I am afraid it may be too late.  Once people get used to whining, excuse making, and mental laziness it can be nearly impossible to start acting responsibly again.  See my response to Bruce Schneier's latest column <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1058448" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1058448</a>  also see <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1056904" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1056904</a>