Here again, radical egalitarianism is the culprit. An obsession with racial and gender quotas, and with favoritism towards certain groups in admissions policies and even in testing and grading, has brought escalating disrepute to renowned American educational institutions that once were the envy of the world. Medicine is another key area where a process of degeneration is powerfully manifest. The Sensate Culture should serve as a tocsin for Americans, helping them to realize that the current plunge into moral squalor and social decay is not merely some passing condition, but is without parallel in American history and possesses definitely fatal potentialities. However, they must realize at the same time that there is hope for the future, and that we are not locked irredeemably on the present course.
History abounds in sudden turns and dramatic changes in fortune.
Sorokin believed that the West's present materialistic orientation would eventually be exchanged for a worldview firmly rooted in Christianity and this would come about, he stated, when the debasement fostered by materialism reached an advanced stage, causing people to turn away in disgust. In other words, the turnabout will come to pass from acts of courage and will by people who love their country, remain loyal to their heritage, stand uncorrupted by acquisitiveness, possess a strong sense of the spiritual, and desire to live in accordance with the ideals of their ancestors. It is from such elements as these that a rebirth of America and Western Civilization, rooted in a traditional religious outlook, will spring forth.