Can someone explain Chris Hedges to me? Por favor?

Listened to him on LINK TV this evening, just left his website. AND as is so often the fact of my attempt to read and study the Bible, its like I've never seen the words before, and when did that happen, and what does it mean? Same with Mr. Hedges. WHAT???

The best I can be is a wit, but only half.

Every place within is absolutely terrified about this US, and what kind of future just may take place here after November. Elections always make me neurotic, so its normal, but this level is different.

I understand that as my beliefs go, this is a planet with the Great Deceiver enjoying the chaos. That there is a higher source; "be IN this world, but not OF it". Ironically just had this debate with an evangelical, well back after the events at UC Davis with Occupy. I literally ran to their house way beyond upset, yelling "Its a coup, please tell me its not?"
The double response was "if you this upset now, what will you be down the road when its 'a gnashing of teeth'?" What are we supposed to do, be complacent or apathetic? Their combined view was "yeah". Can't buy that. I still remember the footage at Kent State.
I have no answers, but am sure we are not to sit idly by. I'm a Lutheran, we do guilt pretty well, perhaps its a wish or an avoidance of guilt.

Hedges seems to infer, liberal Christians are not meant to be leaders, or in control. Its as though we are some kind of buffer zone between extremes. Is that correct?

My world centered around what is familiar and common and safe, works fine. The truth is the Creator I believe in has literally sustained me much more than once. Once after a series of this amazing "coincidences" I asked a fellow Christian: Is this something we're supposed to get used to? She grinned and said "Of course." DUH?

WHAT is the role of a progressive liberal Christian? Seems like we're not overly-welcomed by either extremes. Yet one side more closely reflects our perspectives.

It feels like a little more than just "Who am I?...Where am I going?"

AND why does there seem to be so few of us?
Thankyou