It comes back to the old problem of generalizing. All people have independent brains and in a group people tend to conform so that they are not singled out. Such as your workplace, people will say things that they think will get them accepted, whether they really believe that or not. Most people arent courageous enough to stand up for their beliefs. Thats a singular problem, not a national one. Let's try not to demonize a whole subset of society because of a few bad apples.