[dark_glass]

People in the culture that they live in have a vested interest in it.

[protimewaster]

This is only relevant if people are manipulating others for the betterment of the culture, and that feels overly optimistic IMO. If everyone is just manipulating for selfish reasons, they'll happily destroy their own country.

[j_maffe]

As the politicians of the US have shown time and time again /s