No need to apologize for a rant! Rant away!

But if we could finally stop arguing theory and get pissed off enough to march on Washington together or whatever, 2nd-amendment toting or not, we’d definitely be met with force for wanting to shut down the slave-driven garbage machines.

Yeah, our parents and grand parents kicked the can down the road at best. I'd argue they actively made it worse. Now we get to choose to sacrifice for a tomorrow, or to also kick the can. Either way people are going to die.

What’s our rallying cry?

There really isn't one. People would rather keep their head down, make no noise, and hope to die before things get bad (for them specifically). Nothing you can say will break them out of that rut. They have to be personally and directly affected to even have a chance.

How do we engage?

Sadly I'm pretty sure we're past the point anything good happening through legislation. Without enough people actually caring a general strike isn't going to work.

Who’s going to step up and lead?

Someone who's charismatic and willing to be assassinated.