Things do not look good but generally it is the 1/3 of the population that cares enough about something to change things that moves societies forward.
Demoralize the enemy and inspire the troops.
You’re right that a small energetic 1/3 can drive a much larger organization or society. But that 1/3 in the United States is becoming more liberal and decadent. Particularly the rich. Wealth, alas, does not promote virtue.
Note the rise of the guilty rich, decline of social conservatism and church-going among the rich, rich feminist pro-abort working women, and wealthy donors to pro-homosexual campaigns. Also weighing down the once-virtuous 1/3 is its own growing dependence on entitlements. And of course, the 1/3 will always be outnumbered by the great mass of poor voters who cherish entitlements and will never give them up.
WE ARE DOOOOOOOMED