“Be careful not to paint with too broad of a bush. There are still youths out there enlisting in the armed forces, entering the service academies, helping in their communities, holding conservative principles close, etc.”
Absolutely true. Youth is a wonderful thing; too bad it’s in the hands of those who are too young to appreciate it. (And I know that’s a paraphrase whose author’s name escapes my age-addled brain at the moment. It was that British playright/philosopher......)
The actions of youths you cite are not doing these constructive things out of any “youth movement” designed and marketed as a “break” from “the establishment”, particularly one as dizzy as the one we’re currently engaged with. And of course, they give great hope for the present and future. That’s MY “kumbayah”, not the ignorant nonsense peddled by the cult now in power.