“If it feels good, do it!”
There were several song's from the 1960’s that discussed this philosophy very clearly. Normal people realized the songs were fantasy, liberals thought they were reality. Even to day they still cling to their dream.
Which is to say normal people didn’t realize the damage the mass media of their era did. And as a result what was once a majority of normal, decent people has become a minority clinging to hope that the next election will change things without realizing that real change can only come from elsewhere.