One thing matters enough to the ruling class and its imperial interests that it can be a colossal money sink without any of this catastrophic language attached to it.

Meanwhile, the background demands and processes of running a functioning civil society can be construed as hemorrhaging money?

(For what it's worth, I think Jeremiads and salvation histories built on liberation theology are mad cool, and hold a lot of promise--I just think the engineers [people who nod at Jeremiads and say "yeah" while enjoying power and comfort] take their outcomes for granted--the perpetual lunch break)