>>55124017
The family structure in the West is breaking. Civilizations have to consist of functioning family units to be healthy, and it's obvious that the family unit in the West is breaking down. Divorce is commonplace, the single adult population is rising, and people are having substantially fewer children. Fewer children mean fewer citizens to contribute to society, and it's well-documented that children of divorces typically underperform compared to children from two-parent homes in virtually every way. This creates a whole new set of problems.
We no longer share common values. Civilizations have to have a common goal to work toward or ideal to pursue. The West used to, at least largely, share common standards and values (I'm not making a moral judgment of these values). Now, we can't agree on what the nature of truth is, and it's eating us alive. For example, in the US, a shockingly large number of Democrats say that they won't have friendships with Republicans. While the number of Republicans who say the same about Democrats is smaller, it still exists. Neighbors in the same country won't even be friends with each other because they disagree so strongly about the nature of truth. How are they supposed to share a civilization and a culture?