Here's my pop-culture theory: 1/ US is left relatively unscathed after WW2 becoming the remaining superpower. 2/Unearned power without the corresponding sense

Here's my pop-culture theory: 1/ US is left relatively unscathed after WW2 becoming the remaining superpower. 2/Unearned power without the corresponding sense of responsibility led to unsoohosticated methods of locking in interest. Domination oriented. Assassinating other countries leaders. 3/To rationalize the disproportionate wealth and actions due to innate "just-world" beliefs the culture evolves to dehumanize others. 4/The dehumanization revolves specifically around democracy and hard work. Hard work due to puratinical bsckground. 5/When wealth is abundant the externalities can be external. However when the rest of the world catches up much of the population has no competitive advantage. 6/The only well off people are those maintaining existing moats. Entrance requires strong status signalling. 7/The same people are already indoctrined into a fend-for-yourself culture and are in a bubble where they don't sense they are lucky. The residual programming is too successful. 8/new "good stuff" is reserved for the deserving. The undeserving are punished more to goad them to be more successful. Also, a contrarian thought. It's not the rich who are the problem. They actually tend to create ecosystems that generate wealth for others because the capital seeks use. Instead it's the middle class who can't deal with the guilt created by seeing the less well off. In their hearts they know they are living off moat surplus. Their internal rationalizations create systems that make them feel good instead of doing good. the "punish the wicked" mentality especially creates disastrous consequences. (e.g war on drugs)