When did we become a country of scaredy cats and wimps and victi

Avalon - When did we become a country of scaredy cats and wimps and victims. When I was growing up, we loved the winners the guy with the best batting average, the most touchdowns, the most first place medals. Our heroes were people who overcame adversity and fought bravely against the odds to win and succede. Our heroes overcame fear and laughed at danger. They were Superman or the Lone Ranger or Mantle or Hank Aaron, or Y.A.Tittle or Jim Brown. Now we are wimps, who want other people to do for us, who fear everything and want to hide snd curl up like pill bugs. We were America, big, tough, generous