Why is America so backwards today?

Loaded question, I know. But like image is more important to anybody it seems like. Being fake is considered fashionable now. Casualness has gone overboard. Entertainment and who knows who are the only things that matter. Fairness and competition are yesterday. People don't care about qualifications and reputation anymore. More and more people are being political and don't care. America has developed ADD and laziness. Many people say one thing and mean another. Stereotypes never end. The President is still a bafoon with an ego the size of Mars. He keeps trying to think he is smarter than the American people when it comes to the effectiveness of laws and policies. Unemployment rates are going up in every state. Too many people expect the government to hand everything to them and no one else.