There is a very thin line between the "do nothing liberal" and the rabid Fascist. In the Europe of the 1930's and 40's, do you think that the Italian, German, and Spanish people did not see what was happening to their societies?
The vast majority were just like you, apathetic, frightened to lose what they believed they had, but in reality had not.....every thing could be "fixed", all they needed was a strong leader!
The people who opposed Fascism right from the start, were the anarchists and Communists, they died in their thousands fighting against tyranny and later in Hitlers death camps; their passing barely acknowleged by the "liberals" of today, who are so busy fighting their own brave battles against golliwogs and Popes.

Richard is so right....time to grasp the nettle, the chance won't come again.