True. You can also see this value system play out all over Africa with their ignorant and brutal warlords. The guy most willing to be ruthless and savage is the one who rises to the top. Those who choose the path of civility and rule of law get assassinated and forgotten. It's easier to incite a mob of low intelligence than to create a coalition of peaceful people with good intentions and education. After a few generations of this you have a pot of lobsters pulling anyone down who tries to find a way out.