I don't know where you live but,I live in L.A., and I know what you mean, but there are lots of OTHER goofy trends around here that are NON-Latino:
I have personally seen a trend towards non-assimilation and the pushing of chicano rights...
anti-war, anti-SUV, pro-abortion, pro-gay, etc.IMHO, we need to fight ALL of these counter-productive (left-wing) trends with POSITIVE replacements, like organization that promote church, family and civic responsibilty.