Does this mean that everyone has to make known, has

Does this mean that everyone has to make known, has to think about or just what. I am having a little trouble getting the gist of this. Thanks.

sich über etwas Gedanken machen = to give thought about something
bewusst = conscious / consciously

So here it could be translated like:
…that everyone gives a conscious thought …

I hope this helps.

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This is another one of those German expressions that are best to not literally translate. In English, one would rarely say “to consciously think” about something; the German expression is used to imply that everyone should deliberately think about or think through a particular matter or issue, in contrast to passively accepting the status quo.

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Thanks, that was very helpful. I am using a lot of your recordings by the way and am getting a lot out of the program. Nice work!

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks very much.