That's just it. The West has had this minor miracle for so many consecutive generations of relatively limited government, that they don't see it as a miracle anymore. They (we) take it for granted.
We saw this at the time of the founding, as well. The OG founders held pretty well to the Constitution, but once they were dead, the new guys REALLY started trying to work their way around it.
The natural state of humanity is destitute and starving. Anything more is a blessing supplied by a lifestyle they're determined to wreck.
That's just it. The West has had this minor miracle for so many consecutive generations of relatively limited government, that they don't see it as a miracle anymore. They (we) take it for granted.
We saw this at the time of the founding, as well. The OG founders held pretty well to the Constitution, but once they were dead, the new guys REALLY started trying to work their way around it.