I hadn't made that distinction consciously but it supports the important inference we both got.
Dumbed-down folk (however manufactured) indeed--like DJT as a harbinger--do seem to trend black/white on most issues
(eschewing the actual complexity of ..well, most anything worth discussing). Drumpf Begins! from: punch-im-inna-face!

Agreed, ya just can't Hate WHM's role. Unless yer a nutter--which means you never do look-at yoursel, In-action.
And we are awash with such Ones, each one Certain! of ter farmily-valuez.
Poor US..as this issue of mass psychology leaves us open-ended on the Fate of the whole enchilada ..indefinitely :-/

PS: maybe snag a copy of Bad Seed? Minor spoiler:
as the credits roll at the End, she is shown across her mater's lap--receiving her Spanking!

Carrion ..it has its ups and downs. :-/, :-)

PS: Believe it is a sad accidental tragedy that many more than [local PBS] haven't seen the Obvious need for just
such a masterful allegory as is Pleasantville. KQED Rocks ..fairly often ... Lucky, us locals.