This raises an interesting point.

I think we already live with this kind of tension much more than in the past, as made clear by the voting patterns of young vs old.

Sharing a country with people of such different values is hard. Particularly when the older generation is always the shrinking demographic and feels its way of life is at risk.

What can alleviate this? More federalism? More geographic clustering by age? A culture that puts empathy over shame?