In my experiences of Traditional Catholics, SSPX and sedes, I have found them to be very uncritical and sheep like in their views of our modern political and social systems.
These people are called false traditionalists. Don't be like them.
This is a great frustration :dwarf: for me as I can't understand how a Traditional Catholic cannot help but be highly critical of the curruption and cօռspιʀαcιҽs in our modern world.
Of course you feel this way. You, at least, don't appear to be a false traditionalist.
Why is it that someone can come to the conclusion that there are serious corruption issues in the Church, though they cannot see that the same is possible in the modern world?
False traditionalists are usually in love with the Church and all of her externals and have the appearance of being zealous and detached, but in essence they don't really want or even try to separate themselves from the modern world as Christ would want.
If the Mystical Body of Christ (The Church) can be corrupted by the outside world, why is it so hard to believe that the outside world which is the devil's playground is not also susceptible to cօռspιʀαcιҽs?
The Church cannot be corrupted by the outside world. That is an error, just like saying that the Church needs to be "restored". The Church is indefectible. Those who are inside of the Church can certainly be corrupted, but not the Church herself. She is the immaculate Spouse/Bride of Christ, eternally modest and faithful to the Son of God.
Unfortunately, most of the false traditionalists don't really want to take the time to think complex issues through. As long as they have the externals, nothing else matters. It's like playing dress-up. "Let's dress him up as Bishop, him as Priest, him as Deacon and we'll call this little ceremony of ours The Mass"..
There are so many trads (including some on this forum) that look at you like you are a nut case if you say that you think 9/11 was an inside job or that generally shudder and change the subject quickly when they hear theories that their governments are slowly reducing their freedoms.
That has more to do with being some variation of a modernist (i.e. Americanist) than it does with being traditional. They couldn't possibly fathom that the people who run their country might not actually have the purest of motives.
What is wrong when you can see problems in the Church but all you smell are roses in our modern society?
Modernism is like a thick smog that allows you to see that which is in close proximity to you, but not that which is a little further.
Where did the corruption that currently infects the Church come from if not the outside world?
Most people don't even get so far as to even contemplate such a question. That is the unfortunate reality of false traditionalism and being a false traditionalist.