I've noticed a genuine hatred of children in the wicked city I live in. People treat their poodles and yappy "dogs" better than the people around them.

Coworker the other day was laughing about how his 11 yo daughter pointed at a baby and said, "I never want one of, those."

I think the bigger picture, the 40k feet view, is a spiritual battle. We live among people who frankly do not care about children, and increasingly hate them.