Well said, andy. I was of that generation and I praise God that somehow I was able to disdain and side-step most of the nonsense. (God gave me a very good choice of parents!)
So yes, we should listen to and not ignore these skulls full of mush. We must do as much as we can to (re)educate them and those who are younger than them truly to reality and the more positive road this country can offer. We should pray daily for God to accomplish this, for we ourselves of ourselves have not been able to. The rats gnawing at the vitals of our educational system have done their damage, and truly it is in the hands of God (as well as us being His hands and feet to speak) if any of these ones can now be salvageable.
We must soberly consider what we have allowed to happen to America and how we may still act to reverse the damage.
Because somehow, in a span of less than 75 years, we have gone from a nation of doers and thinkers to one of borrowers and beggars.