Yup the writing is on the wall, but most have been sleeping - but the strippingof wealth- in the final stages- tends to be too painful to maintain the zombie state.

The Achilles heel of the middle class..the more affluent, the more selfish, the easier divided...
They can't afford to have the masses all poor - and educated.

Widespread poverty finds selflessness (a necessary survival tool), and they don't want that.
Not if they aren't ' the cause' that is (WW1... WW2... et al)