We have one lost generation raising another lost generation on progressive "truths" that have a lifetime of a weekend or so, where self esteem has a higher value than honesty, character and integrity and all in a dumbed down world determined to remove from our collective consciousness God and the concept of an authority higher and greater than our immediate personal wants and desires.
We are reaping the seed we have sown and are raising those who will eventually be our caretakers. You'd think we'd be more interested in the quality our golden years and future, but you'd be wrong.
If you want people's votes or attention or spending money, the easiest way to get it is to flatter them.
Well, you could rob or defraud them, but on balance, it's flattery that gets you everywhere.
That might not have worked a generation or two ago -- or it might not have had any ill effects -- but over time the consequences are clear.