There are forces, always at work, not always conscious of their goals (and often blind and overall unaware of context and even consequences), trying to destroy

There are forces, always at work, not always conscious of their goals (and often blind and overall unaware of context and even consequences), trying to destroy civilization from inside, and revert it to a primal state. Kind of like an auto-immune disease of society. The sentiments described in your comment are a prime example of it.