How a Culture of Coddling Gave Birth to a Generation Unprepared for Reality

We are living among the children of political correctness,not just biologically, but ideologically. They are the offspring of silence, raised by fragile egos and coddled truths. In classrooms, boardrooms, and even our pulpits, uncomfortable facts have been exiled in favor of tolerance theater. The result? A generation more offended by the misuse of pronouns than by flawed policies, more fearful of microaggressions than macro threats. This didn’t happen overnight. It was engineered by social justice promoters and activists who know very little about the danger in what they espouse, much of it inspired by nation-states patiently working to purchase the death of America through our institutions of higher learning. When I consider my grandchildren, the eldest just seventeen, growing up in a world where boys are no longer boys and girls no longer girls, I’m stunned. Today’s shifting norms around sexual identity would have been unimaginable in the world I grew up in. Words like misgender, non-binary, or transsexual were alien to a kid raised in the 1970s.

Speaking of the 1970s, I was too young to fully grasp political corruption. I believed America was different, morally superior to the Soviet Union or Communist China. To me, war meant Vietnam or Hitler’s Germany. My focus was on escaping poverty, because I could, and I did. Today’s youth are growing up in the shadow of corruption that’s not only visible but nearly normalized. The consequences? Almost nonexistent. They must navigate gender identity confusion, diversity mandates, and an educational system that bears little resemblance to the one I experienced. And while I was taught a revised version of history, many kids today aren’t taught history at all.

As flashpoints emerge, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, China’s intentions toward Taiwan, Russia’s aggression in Europe any one of them could cast the world into the fires of World War III. My grandchildren, like many children today, are unaware of how close we may be to the brink. That ignorance terrifies me! I believe life delivers consequences when societies erase boundaries. Across the globe, people are doing what is “right in their own eyes.” The phrase “It’s my truth” has become a cultural shield for “I’ll do what I want, and it’s none of your business.” Disagree? You’re labeled homophobic, racist, or a bigot. We are descending into a morality built on slogans and shame. The so-called sexual revolution of the 1960s and 70s has mutated into “It’s my truth!” no matter how destructive the consequences.

Girls are being forced to compete against biological boys in athletics, losing across the board. To me, that’s despicable. Yet to many, it’s celebrated as progress. How can anyone support this and still claim to value fairness? But the debate continues, not fueled by reason, but by ideology. Cultural decay, Political corruption, Lawlessness, Godlessness, these forces have ushered in a mindset of zero accountability. So I ask: what is the cost? My grandchildren, like many others, are growing up in a country I can hardly recognize. Political correctness gave birth to gender-neutral restrooms, drag queen story hours, and 13-inch stilettos in public schools. It has led to protests, not against injustice, but against common sense.

And now I wonder: How will this culture respond should cruise missiles, like the ones destroying Ukrainian cities start obliterating social justice along with the lives of our grandbabies?

About the Author

Jeff Morton is a writer, speaker, podcaster and unapologetic truth-teller who peels back the layers of revisionist history, cultural confusion, and ideological decay. Raised in the ghettos of Rochester, NY, Jeff overcame a life of addiction and brokenness to become a bold voice for faith, family, and freedom. He writes at Free From Fear, where he challenges the status quo and calls readers to think critically, live courageously, and stand unapologetically for truth.

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