[Antoninus]

Not in their brains so much as the evidence in front of their faces which they can no longer ignore. Such as the article referenced in my last post.

If you think the world is worse now than it has been in previous ages, you need to read more history.

[TradicalRC]

I've read enough history. You should probably peruse Bill Bennett's Report on Leading Cultural Indicators. As for history, it's so amusing to hear people say that things are always the same (apparently regardless of the legalization of baby-slaughter, pornography and the increase in gambling institutions) history is chock full of examples of empires that rose and fell and nobody seemed to recognize when it was falling or why. Wake up.