Is There Any Common Sense or Inspiration Left for This Generation?

Reading the newspaper today, I am struck dumb by the lack of common sense and righteousness of today’s society.
The Phone Hacking Scandals, the state of the British economy, the rights for terror suspects, Tunisia, Hezbollah being in power in Lebanon, unrest in Egypt and other Arab countries run by dictators which if ousted may then have a government run by other terror organizations and wave upon wave of environmental disasters.