I think it is the fact that over the last few years, decades really, that people have started trying to make everyone happy. Anyone that cried "foul" was given priority. Look back and remember how they took God out of the school systems. I grant that God isn't for everyone, but for the majority, He is a part of their life.
Then for hurricane Katrina, New Orleans had ALL the cameras and news agencies riveted, while the Mississippi coast was actually much harder hit, all because New Orleans had people screaming that the Government hated blacks. Meanwhile, you had residents shooting at rescue choppers, cops looting right alongside those residents, and they were not looting for food. They were hitting the electronics stores, jewelry stores, you name it. We were there for rescue efforts to get cel sites back on line for e911 to work, with big portable generators, and had to have fully turned out National Guard troops so we didn't have any trouble with the locals. We were glad to have them too, since quite a few times we heard shots while we were in the city and one of the generators we were towing had a bullet hole in the sheet metal when we got to it's site!
Anyway, my point was that we have taken "the squeaky wheel gets the grease" to a completely new level, enough so that people WANT to be a part of the squeaky wheel, even if it makes no sense! It's like the gun issue. More people are killed everyday in auto accidents, far more than are killed by guns. Yet there is an outcry for banning guns. Why? Because people can't get along without their SUV's but need to be a part of the squeakiness. The sad thing is the most squeaking comes from the people with the most free time on their hands so the rest of us in the real world, with things that eat up our time, like jobs and hobbies, will never be able to put up a real defense. If only all people would think for themselves, weigh both sides of an issue, and then make a decision based on facts! For so much of our society as a whole, the decision making process is driven far too much by emotion and pandering, instead of thought and intelligence. The needs of the many actually do outweigh the needs of the few. This doesn't mean you mistreat the few, you just don't change policy to cater only to those few. By doing that, you basically retard and hobble your entire society. Personally, I think people have just forgotten that special treatment should be earned, and not just given without regards to actions. Look to the school systems again for this one, where everyone is a winner, from the child that actually worked hard and did well, down to the kid who did nothing but be a seat warmer. This is a big part of the problem. Rewarding mediocrity only breeds citizens that can only feel entitled and will not bother to strive for actual greatness. They'll tell you that it's important that the children don't feel left out or picked on, but what they are actually creating is far worse.
OK sorry...[rant/off]