The middle class of America is in much the same condition as the middle class of the Roman Empire. Our middle class is catching it from from sides. It is the middle class who largely support this nation. But, it is under attack.
This nation is undergoing great social changes. It has gone from a democratic republic to largely a socialist state. Even in this century, many socialist states have been born and died.
Books like The Third Wave purport to show evolution in our society when these great literary tombs were actually written to effect social change. These books were written by socialists whose aim was to destroy the old culture and bring about the neo-socialist culture based on economics.
Our culture has been under attack for many years now, and when the Soviets vowed to defeat us without firing a shot, they knew what they were talking about.