[LaBelleDameSansMerci]

"....Problem is, the barbarians are already inside the gate and most of them look just like you and me...."

The heart of the matter, right there.

Can a poisoned heart nourish a body? If so, what kind of body will it be?

[Ridin' Shotgun]

Can a poisoned heart nourish a body?

I would submit that we are rotten from the top, down. Our leaders are corrupted before their names are selected by the 'elect' to become our choices of: from bad to worse.