To Ken- The problem with relying on this social fabric you speak of is that the vast and expanding cultural and religious spectrum eventually begins to turn inward on itself, resulting in similar effects as a corrupt govt. or worse a ridiculous surmounting set of over-accommodating laws to try and please everyone. Something like what is starting now. like a president who says one thing and does another, who has a homosexual preacher giving the prayer at a presidential speech while claiming to be a christian. Wide-spread culture is not the answer to corruption, rather it breeds weakness and unrest in our leadership, causing them to become corrupt for the sake of societal peace.