The Unpleasant Cost of Modernist Ideologies in Numbers
A Case Study of the United States of America
Introduction
The rise of modernist ideologies like secularism, liberalism, individualism, feminism, scientism, LGBTQ+ in the Western world is well known to all. In this write-up, I attempt to connect the dots—studying the implications that a nation inevitably faces while holding on to those "isms."
The United States, being the epitome of these ideologies, serves as our case study. Various discourses born out of modern irreligious ideologies like secularism, feminism, and liberalism across the decades—and the corresponding impacts they made in U.S. society—are examined below, with causes and effects presented in sequence.
For a person inclined toward liberal ideas, all these may seem "progressive" and "pleasant." But no—these acts aren't in compliance with the natural way of life that the Creator wants us to live, and therefore there will be repercussions.
All of it comes with a painful cost.
🔶 Abolition of Marriages
"We can't destroy the inequities between men and women until we destroy marriage"
— Robin Morgan, American Feminist
Marriage rates in the U.S. have dropped continuously, reaching the lowest level since 1867, according to official figures.
Why No Marriages?
"Women's independence and gender equality is a huge factor in the long-term decline in marriage"
— Philip Cohen, Sociology Professor, University of Maryland
Source: US News
If the motive is only satisfying one's needs, why bound oneself with a spouse?
🔶 Cohabitation Culture
"A higher proportion of 18-24 year-olds live with an unmarried partner than a spouse"
— U.S. Census Bureau (2018)
"About 70% of US adults say Cohabitation is acceptable even without plans to marry"
— Pew Research Center (2019)
🔶 Premarital Sex
"Research shows by age 20, 75% of Americans have had unmarried sex and by age 44, 95% have had unmarried sex"
"Percentage of 20-year-old women experiencing premarital sex rose precipitously over the course of the 20th century"
Source: Lawrence B. Finer, "Trends in Premarital Sex in the United States, 1954–2003"
Journal: Public Health Reports, 2007 Jan-Feb; 122(1):73–78
PMC Article
Apart from marriage, women now don't want to have kids, viewing it as a "hindrance" to women's empowerment.
🔶 Child-Free Society
"Growing share of childless adults in U.S. don't expect to ever have children"
— Pew Research Center (2021)
"Millennial women are delaying having children due to career"
— SoFi + Modern Fertility Study (2020)
The average age of first-time mothers in America rose from 21 to 26, and for fathers from 27 to 31.
Source: Forbes
🔶 Multiple Sex Partners
"Between ages 14 and 21, the proportion who had had six or more partners rose from 8% to 31% among females and from 14% to 45% among males"
"Alcohol use, illicit drug use were associated with increased odds that females had had two or more partners"
Source: J. S. Santelli et al., "Multiple sexual partners among U.S. adolescents and young adults"
Journal: Family Planning Perspectives, 1998 Nov-Dec; 30(6):271-275
Data: 1992 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (8,450 males and females aged 14–22)
PubMed
As alcohol-related behaviors increased, multiple partners rose from 8% to 48% among females and 23% to 61% among males.
♦️ HIV/AIDS
The Consequence of Promiscuity
"Population of People with HIV on treatment in U.S. projected to keep increasing through 2030"
Source: Johns Hopkins University study at CROI 2021
2020: 678,000 on treatment
2030 (projected): 929,000
Source"Largest share of US global Health funding is towards tackling HIV & US spending on fighting HIV is consistently increasing since 1995 and now the highest ever"
Source: Journal of Global Health (2024)
HIV/AIDS: 65% of U.S. development assistance for health (2007)
Remained 52–69% from 2008–2019
Source
♦️ The Porn Problem & Its Link with Increasing Sexual Assaults
There's no reason why a liberal would ban porn—because freedom, you know.
"40,000,000 Americans regularly visit porn sites"
Source: Nelson University & International Institute for Sexuality and Wellness (2024)
Source
"Many studies have shown a link between porn use and sexual violence"
— Psychology Today (Dr. Huss, 2021)
UK Government Review (2024):
"The review found evidence of an association between pornography and an increased likelihood of committing both verbal and physical acts of aggression."
Key Research Findings:
♦️ Loneliness
Now that there's no marriage, no spouse, no children—the person is bound to feel alone. There's a void which cannot be filled by "temporary partners" or by screens.
"Around 60% American adults say they are lonely & 80% of 18-24 year olds say they feel isolated"
Source: Cigna/U.S. Loneliness Index (2018–2020)
61% of U.S. adults are lonely
79% of 18–24 year olds feel lonely
Business Insider
PMC Study
♦️ Depression
If you do not obey the laws of the Creator, you're bound to face the heat of it.
"Teens who reported an MDE (major depressive episode) in the previous 12 months jumped from 8.7% in 2005 to 11.5% in 2014. That's a 37 percent increase"
Source: Study in Pediatrics (November 14, 2016)
Reported by: TIME (November 15, 2016)
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To battle these mental health issues, youths move toward alcohol and substance use—and there's nothing to restrict them, because "free choice", you know.
♦️ Drug Use & Drug-Related Deaths in U.S.
"Country with the highest rate of Drug-use/abuse and Drug-related Deaths is U.S"
Source: Our World in Data (2022)
2021: The U.S. surpassed 100,000 overdose deaths (15% increase from 2020), with over 1 million Americans dying from overdoses in the 21st century.
♦️ Suicide
These outward "treatments" aren't helpful in the long run; eventually, there comes a time when the individual doesn't see any hope, or a God to call out to. Thus, he/she ends their life.
"The rate of suicide among those aged 10 to 24 increased nearly 60% between 2007 and 2018"
— CDC Data
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S.
♦️ Heart Disease
These activities are also responsible for the highest leading cause of death—heart diseases.
"1 in every 2 Americans suffers from cardiovascular disease"
Source: American Heart Association (2019)
Journal: Circulation
Source
How Are Heart Diseases Related Here?
We've just studied the rise of:
🔹 Alcohol
🔹 Drugs
🔹 Loneliness
🔹 Depression
In the United States.
And unsurprisingly, these four subjects directly affect the heart and increase risks of Cardiovascular Diseases.
Summary Table: Combined Impact on Heart Health
♦️ Homicide
The absolute chaos that America is in can be understood by the problematic rise in shooting incidents within the U.S.
"Guns killed more Americans in 12 years than AIDS, War & illegal drug overdose combined"
Source: Vox (2015)
Time Period: 2001–2013
"War on terror" should've been an internal activity, I guess?
♦️ Population Crisis Alert
We studied how more women now are opting for child-free lives to live happily.
Well, not that happily.
"Currently US' decade-long growth rate is The LOWEST since the nation was founded"
"U.S. Population Grew 0.1% in 2021, Slowest in History"
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2021)
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♦️ Decrease in Life Expectancy Rate
"Life expectancy, the average length of time that you're expected to live—continues to drop for Americans. Drug overdoses, suicides, alcohol-related illnesses and obesity are largely to blame. These problems have been building since the 1980s"
Source: PMC Study (2022)
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The Full Picture
In the U.S.:
If you're a foetus, you might very much be aborted
If you happen to come out, for a good time you'll be put in doubt about gender
Just as you grow, you'll experience sexual activity way too early
You'll then move toward alcohol & substance use
You'll think of self-harm
Since you maintain multiple partners, you're likely to invite HIV
If you're married, it's unlikely you'll have kids
If by any chance you manage to reach 55-60 years of age, you'll feel extremely alone & isolated
You might even end your life painfully because of it
This is the U.S.
And this is absolutely degeneracy to say the least. It must not be termed "progressiveness."
Chaos like this is bound to happen in a society which follows desires and does not abide by the laws of the Creator.
💠The Solution: Islam
At a time when all of the above problems are rising, there's a stern opposition to it...
ISLAM
The only force that can fight down this tsunami of degeneracy is Islam.
Christianity lost it to Atheism & Liberalism
Any other faith almost surrenders
But you've Islam—the Saviour—from falling to these crazy & hazardous ideologies
All praise is to ALLAH, alone.
