@emsenn It's also embedded in the capitalist system - that money/power are the most important thing, and people's wellbeing, happiness, existence & general health are all subservient to the mighty dollar. Americans have learnt well from the British empire attitude. All the nice 'freedom' words in the constitution were put there by a small group of white men with a specific 'Christian' viewpoint (one which they found was unpopular in their home countries), with certain cultural assumptions.