"Patrons were reading 'Tropic of Cancer', 'The Communist Manifesto', and 'Stupid White Men'"
Those weren't patrons...they were poltroons. This stage of childhood only lasts until they start paying taxes.
I would agree with you. But michael moore, chris matthews, babs, and susan sarandon speak of a tribe of lost adults, who, while paying taxes, still do not speak the language of common sense.