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One explanation for why our Culture is as it is.

Over the past 78 years I have observed the actions of several million people counting in-person observation and what others have written or said about those actions.

Since I have been a voracious¹ reader all of my life, the directly-observed actions and behavior of others has been supplemented with hundreds of thousands of opinions and observations of people with myriad backgrounds, ethnicities, political viewpoints and personal biases.

Factoring in the viewpoints expressed in the Bible - the primary viewpoint being that the natural state of humanity is rebellion against God - and observing both Biblical and secular histories of man over the past 3 millennia, I have reached certain conclusions about homo sapiens² in general and the cultural shifts that have transpired over that time.

Thesis

In any culture, in any people, in any large group, these approximate³ statistics remain about the same: 25 % are trying to obtain ruling power; 35 % are basic hard-working people trying to do what's right for their families, friends and neighbors; the remaining 40% - all else being equal - split into 20% who go along with or condone the actions of those seeking power and 20% who side with and are more like their hard-working neighbors but without their strong standards.