I think the social darwinism in culture is in part the result of decades of red scare brainwashing and its fallout, like identitarian consumerism. It's really w

I think the social darwinism in culture is in part the result of decades of red scare brainwashing and its fallout, like identitarian consumerism. It's really what sets the US apart. As a western nation, the US seems to lack a generation of collectivist (youth) revolt as a cultural balancing force. "The left" is, has been a joke in America. I mean seriously, you still witness pavlovian reflexes on anything "social" all the time. Sometimes feeling mindlessly automatic, it's rather disturbing.