[MrMcCall]

"You get imparted the best morals in both cases."

That is simply not true, for the vast majority of the world's cultures and societies.

Yes, we all have a conscience (inner moral compass), but few of us are taught how to hone and develop it over one's lifetime, using one's intellect to improve our thought processes to be better, more virtuous, human beings.

We are the only creatures that self-evolve, and it is precisely our moral nature that puts this severe responsibility upon us to nurture selfless universal compassion as a personal and societal imperative. Otherwise, we wreak destruction on our blessed Mother Earth and our fellow human beings. We are to use our gifts to create happiness for each other, not misery.

We have the free will to ignore this moral imperative. Look at the state of global heating to gauge its prevalence.

[bilbo0s]

I was giving 2 hypothetical examples. If someone grows up rich, or if someone grows up poor. It won't matter what you teach them. Nor will it matter their morals if they go out into a world where corruption is pervasive and corruption is rarely, if ever, punished. Those two hypothetical people, and any other human, would fall into the pattern of engaging in corruption.

You can't stop it with upbringing.

[MrMcCall]

"You can't stop it with upbringing."

You're right; we all have the choice to be saints or demons, or anywhere in between! We can be one on one day and the other on others.

What is important is to teach empathy as the antidote to bullying, and then have those individuals construct their society's laws to prevent and/or punish bullying of all kinds. Same with govt corruption, of course.

"any other human, would fall into the pattern of engaging in corruption."

I wouldn't, because I honor my sense of honor, of truth. I can raise my voice and say, without hesitation, that I am incorruptible, because I choose to be this way, because it strengthens my inner peace and happiness. I was not always like this, but I have learned to be this way and appreciate feeling the joy of having self-evolved myself in this direction.

It is each person's choice. That most are choosing poorly is academic, if one sees what the world is becoming, and knows what the world could be, if only our design was based upon selfless, compassionate cooperation instead of selfish, callous competition.