I agree and have been trying to tell my friends and relatives this for a long time. They won't listen.
It's the left and the Islamofascists against America and Western civilization.
Ping for Sammy Huntington's Clash of Civilizations.
They honestly believe the good times last forever.
Consistency is the most tempting illusion that good moral people will fall for. They'll turn away from drinking, drugs and gambling, but fall right into this one, and they won't even realize it until it every piece of the illusion is completely stripped away.
We're more aware than generations past. We know now not to expect jobs or relationships to last a lifetime. But peace? Nahhhhh. Everything's fine. It's all just politics and fearmonging. Keep your cynicism in place, because you'll just look foolish among your friends and neighbors without it.