It was at one point in time, half a century ago. But when a part of you is rotting, you're supposed to treat it, not egg it on. Now it's so rotted and infectious that it contaminates other nations' cultures too.

Doing social destruction tests on your own citizens really should carry some harsher noteriety or lashback than it did. "Lets give addictive hard drugs that encourage violence to these youths, and see what happens, keeping in mind our goal is research into destabilizing communities!" should never be done on your own people. Any people, really, but your own most of all.

It was at one point in time, half a century ago. But when a part of you is rotting, you're supposed to treat it, not egg it on. Now it's so rotted and infectious that it contaminates other nations' cultures too.