@The_unconservative_one Odd, that tendency. I read somewhere, actually several places, that that’s an element of the ‘authoritarian personality’ (to a degree, at least);
If one resents those in power yet simultaneously worship them – yet also fears them enough not to even allow yourself to recognize that… * .. you’re likely to project all that hostility towards those you perceive as weaker or lower on the social ladder than you. It’s more acceptable than even criticizing those in power, in some circles.
(Has something to do with upbringing, as well… very authoritarian parents tend to promote this complex, and the worship/resentment/fear of parents later gets transferred to authority figures later in life – as apparently we tend to stick with relationship patterns from childhood somewhat, even as who we have relationships change. Guess it saves us the energy of establishing totally new ones.)
Does this reflect your observations at all?
*or even if you’re are generally frustrated with the state of society, but without an understanding of what causes that (& the sense of powerlessness our society seems to engender in many), and lack ethical outlets for that need to understand or even do something about that.