“Well I don’t even care to know about it.”
This is part of the problem. It has been this disconnect, indifference, and to some degree, ignorant view of the media that has allowed this level of debauchery to become the norm.
“Fortunately, youth are the least captive audience.”
The issue isn’t about “captive”. The issue concerns what the youth are watching. A perusal through popular film and television programs drawing a young audience speaks volumes. This fact coupled with the assault on our children on the academic front reveals the answer to why American’s societal/political/economic landscape looks the way it does today.