"As a society we have all been completely betrayed by the public education system and the mainstream media."

Although your point is not completely wrong, it seems quite simplistic to me. Not everything one would call "mainstream media and education" is necessarily wrong. I think, it's more important to chose from every source available and fact-check as much as possible. Personally, I wouldn't disregard everything, just because the source might be not my favorite one ;)
Interesting thoughts, though!