Well, having worked with Sexual Abuse Victims for 37 years, pedophiles and (the majority of) non-pedophilic sex offenders, and being a victim of sexual abuse myself, it is my hope that your general assumptions about the culture are similar to what you obviously horrifyingly do with your example of pedophiles- take an ultra-minority within a segment of a type of person, and wrongly generalize because the outlier example fits your belief … or MAYBE EVEN YOUR MISSION — to sew pessimism during what is admittedly a period of cultural regression, while ignoring the big pic of humanity … that over-all, we are headed in the right direction.

Ironically, like the media you correctly criticize, you appear to opt for sensationalist pessimism and a message of fear, and in the process, overlook the positive movements in reaction to much of what you accurately call out as a form of culture regression towards the dark ages.

Examples include the strong reaction of the public against the separation of parents and children by ICE, (which has led to the reunification of most), Cory Booker’s recent release of Kavanaugh’s record to break through the unprecedented lack of transparency to seat a judge that has ruled in favor of corporations over real humans almost 90% of the time.

Another example: The robust youth uprising against their complacent congressional elders that continue to NOT ban assault weapons and combat magazines in service of the international gun manufacturer's toady…the NRA (former TRUE supporter of hunting rights and gun education for youngsters!).

Returning to my world (sexual assault prevention, treatment, and recovery), …a few EVIDENCE BASED facts (that completely contradict your outlier pessimism, and mis-education.):

— MOST pedophiles are low to moderate risk to re-offend (and Yes, we have developed scientific actuarials over the past 3 decades!)

— Sexual Assault RATES HAVE DROPPED by 40–50% over the last 20 years!(Won’t get that from the news, or folks that peddle pessimism like you!)

— Most sex offenders will NOT re-offend!

In fact, they have the LOWEST recidivism rate-BY FAR-when compared to other crimes!

(BTW, did you notice that our [albeit flawed, and in need of reform] system DID keep the pedophile away form his daughter!)

— Have you noticed that for the 1st time in a long time, Rep’s and Sen’s have been being defeated in primaries by candidates that stand up for Justice Reform, Environmental Reform, Women’s Rights, at least some steps towards Medicare for All, and overturning Citizen United (to get the HUGE problem of $ in politics taken care of!)

Now, I am NOT saying that our Climate, or other problems are small, or that we should simply live our lives w/o getting involved. We need to find the time to get involved in change in whatever way we can. We need to take back our government from lock step authoritarian Republicans AND Corporate Democrats. We need to recognize that the majority of Americans are fair and decent people, and fight all efforts to polarize us!

I am saying that historically, it often is darkest before the dawn, and we are close to, or possibly there now! We CAN, TOGETHER, DO THIS!