I have mixed emotions on all of that. I don't share SOME younger folks' sentiment about this country, but, sort of what you said; I think they have no perspective of just how good we have it here, and that isn't entirely their fault. It's the fault of society, that hasn't PROVIDED that persepective.
I'd be much more amenable to student loan forgiveness if a period of civil service was attached to it. Not necessarily the military (but that would count), but some manner of humanitarian service etc.