And perpetrated by the leftists - children and young adults are no longer being taught to think more than one step ahead; they've lost the ability to understand actions and reactions. They've been shielded from the consequences of their own actions to the extent that I believe they have lost that capacity.

This isn't just hyperbole on my part...it's observable in their thought patterns and we make fun of it in memes.

Beyond being a source of perpetual amusement, it poses a real risk to the Republic. How can a people govern themselves who have no idea of how the future relates to the present?

As an example, you can ask most Leftists / Liberals / Democrats if they favor unfettered immigration; there are many who feel it is a "human right" for anyone to be able to come to the United States.

Okay, for the sake of this argument, let's grant them that: Okay, anyone in the world can come here freely and live.

But then you ask them if they believe in free universal healthcare and free universal education. They will also say "Of course, everyone has a right to healthcare, and college should be free"

Probably all of you reading this here can see the logical outcome here, but it is lost on them: Obviously you could in theory have one or the other, but there's no logical way you can both accept everyone and also provide them with free things.

It's plausible that you could provide free education and healthcare for all Americans. It's plausible that you could accept anyone in the world who wishes to emigrate to this country.

There aren't enough resources in the world to do both. Maybe in some future Star Trek utopia, but we aren't there. And we definitely will never get there as long as we act as though money is infinite.

I feel like an un-indoctrinated child could come to this conclusion their own.

But wait...it gets better. These same people who are willing to import the world's poor and house them are also complaining that there aren't enough well-paying jobs to go around and that their apartment costs $2,000 a month. They seem incapable of tracing the inevitable outcome of increasing the population and the labor force to the trials and tribulations they face.

"My university allows you to get a Bachelor's Degree in Polygender Dance Studies" / "Why do employers think a Bachelor's Degree is worthless"

"We need a higher minimum wage!" / "Restaurants are laying off all of their staff"

"Everyone working full time deserves free healthcare!" / "Why can't I get scheduled for more than 25 hours a week?"

It goes on and on, but you get the picture. I'm not sure how we cure this. We need less "Critical Race Theory" and more "Critical Thinking"