It’s lonely and unpopular to stand on principle. No matter what they say people are social creatures and want to be “accepted” so they surrender to the bullies.
It’s true that no man is an island. The trouble is, most would rather be sheep.
One need only look on political blogs to see how far what was the political right was has fallen. People posting anon can’t even stand behind that shield and uphold principle, much less put their names to their beliefs.
Not that I hold anything against anon posters. I do not blame anyone for being cautious today where one post can get you gestapoed. But my point is they don’t stand boldly behind conservative principle because they simply don’t believe in them. Much less be willing to put their name to it.