It's the natural result of having more and more of our population being complete morons. The truth never goes away, but societies can shift closer to or futher away from being willing to learn and accept new concepts, attitudes, and behaviors.
History is rife with examples: Galileo, St. Francis of Assisi, Boltzmann, Einstein, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Eugene Parker, Bernie Sanders ... the list goes on and on.
Most every tradition in Earth's various societies consists solely of excuses to keep doing the same stupid crap, for the same stupid reasons, with the same willfully ignorant disregard to better ways of doing things.
Only compassion gives us the clear perspective on how we can best apply our energy to lift everyone's boat, without harm or misery to either ourselves or our blessed Earth.
"Same as it ever was." --Talking Heads
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