Although it was starting since the 60's, the one difference I see was in the 70's is that not all were indoctrinated to turn left from Kindergarten through College as they are now.
We are, unfortunately, reaping the catastrophe of that indoctrination now.
Nah. It was happening then too... MSM was just as far left, you just didn't know it... Had nothing to compare it to... Remember what a breath of fresh air Rush and FOX were when they first aired?
Education... same thing. Maybe a point or two different in how many teachers vote lib, but more the same than not. I gave up on schooling and my preferred profession (history/archaeology/anthropology) Specifically BECAUSE I had to sacrifice principle to succeed.
And that is coming from a rural small town school system.
We can bawl about it all, but I think it is BETTER now than then, because since the advent of the internet, alternatives not only exist, but prevail. A Rogan, Shapiro, Crowder, or Rubin is capable of drawing more eyes than the entire MSM combined.
That ain't no small gain.