I am 30, but I would say that the problems that you described aren’t the whole story, there’s plenty of culture going on among the young right now, dictating that certain ideas are cool, I personally avoided a lot of the problems among my generation, such as unwed parenthood, or getting stuck in some stupid cohabitation agreement, and made it along. The only problem is that tons of people in the younger generations are going to be in deep trouble when SRHTF!!!
>>>I am 30, but I would say that the problems that you described aren’t the whole story<<<
My point isn’t to say that every young person is one way. I am glad you have lived a responsible life and you will benefit from not having made foolish choices. But the liberal-conservative split is definitely affected by age. And even more pronounced than that is the abandonment of traditional notions of young people. Such as the belief in God, Jesus Christ as the way to heaven, distinct and separate roles of men and women and in general the belief that the majority opinion equates to right (in a moral right vs. wrong sense).
So when I interact with 20-30 year olds I’m surprised at how many of them see hooking up as normal. How many think men and women are nearly the same. And am dismayed how many reject God: Many even think those who have faith are a problem.
So when I say all is lost, I simply mean the country will get the leaders it deserves and desires. Those of us who believe in small government and want to be free from undue interference from the nanny state are a new permanent minority I fear.