Out come the traditional defenses. A few bad apples. The devil made them do it. Must be the negroes. I know that you know as well as anyone else that the truth is humanity hasn't made it as far along the evolutionary ladder as we like to pretend.
Material gain is a stated social goal.
Since at every turn society will take from them the money they earn, they see no reason why not to retaliate - which of course furthers the simian cycle of our behavior, where those in power maintain their power is necessary by pointing at the others fighting, much as they did to come into power, claiming that as a result we need more authority above us. We hate the intrusions of our neighbors, and so pay to run to the suburbs. There is no future in this. Our sickness is, that on a basic level, we have not defined values as something we value. I think they're all insane.