So you're saying one should use C over C++ because C++ doesn't provide an easy way do X and yet C doesn't even try? You seem to be complaining about a number of shortcomings in C++ and then preach that C is better for this even though the solutions you write in C have all the same shortcomings and more (not well-encapsulated). You're comparing apples to oranges. I don't quite understand the logic here at all.

The beauty of C++ is that you can use the features that you want and ignore the rest (and only pay for what you use). There is nothing stopping you from writing certain parts of your codebase in C-like ways where it makes sense and still benefit from other C++ language features.