D&D (2024) Are the new default alignments of Goblins (CN) and Kobolds (N) more consistent with their current portrayals?

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I am queasy about assigning an alignment to an entire culture.

But assigning an alignment to a faction that is in power − can do, yes.

my word choice on the particular point may not have been the best due to it being late when i wrote that, my intent was more akin to the previous underdark reference i made before so that 'culture' is referring more to the inclinations of a localized group rather than the entire species.

'the mountain city places much importance on doing things in an honourable way, as a whole they're quite lawful'

this does not mean there cannot or are not individuals who diverge from that culture in the group, individual alignment was separate from societal alignment for a reason, it just shows the overarching trend in that settlement/group/organization rather than being a hard identifier saying everyone in the group is XYZ alignment.