Is [name withheld]’s ex-husband one of these people being cultivated as a troublemaker?

This is true as well, so you are an old hand at this without having fully realized all you were facing. This is not a cultural thing. This is a mind manipulation utilizing cultural characteristics in an opportunistic way to create weaponized individuals with refined talents for causing trouble. In the latter case, through high-level psychic attacks and enlisting his whole family to assist in the process. This was done through mind manipulation to ensure their participation. You have had other clients as well, if you reflect on this profile, who match this scenario and worse.