As I get older and reflect back to the "other world" of the 50's and early 60's, I thank God that I was allowed to be a child. After that, I was allowed to become a man.
Today, there is no such childhood left from the "other world."
Although I share your unhappiness with the state of our culture, I would only suggest that the ways that we go about achieving the lives that we want for ourselves and our children have changed radically. No longer can we depend upon public schools and once-esteemed academic institutions to fulfill their charters of educating our children in the timeless truths of the ages; we must do it ourselves. It is indeed truly sad that children can no longer be sent off to a public school with the expectation that a parent's values will be upheld and augmented (unless the parent is a moonbat) and it is very sad that most of the public media culture can similarly be counted on to actively fight the messages from saner parents. Today we can still provide a good life and education for children through the embrace of alternative educational options and the rejection of the mainstream television media culture. This means considerably more work and expense for parents but it is a labor that many are willing to give, as there are signs that the Left is running out of steam and there may be a day sometime soon when the children who have been properly raised can bring the goodness of Western Civilization back to the world. The lies of Socialism and it's attendant cultural cancers can only sustain themselves for so long, as they have no solid foundations in truth and logic. I suppose I have a marginally optimistic outlook because we are changing the media culture quite rapidly (when the President calls Peter Jennings a 'has-been' you know the end is near for the MSM) and with the changing media culture, other elements of the Left will soon follow. It will be a long and hard road, but I don't believe that it's time yet to throw in the towel.