I think this blind, non thinking reactionary response is the product of 40 years of an education system where logic, and critical thinking are no longer the number one concern.
It has been replaced by a non empirical educational bias.

'The humanities angle', if you will.

We are now reaping the rewards of it, with a mal educated, emotionally driven population, who lack the skills to dissect, and analyze information clearly.

It does not bode well, and will take some years to 'revert back', I fear,