It is politics of The Other. If you're not 100% on board with them, you are The Other. It is very satisfying to hold oneself up as the moral holier-than-thou and claim this moral superiority enables - nah, compels - you to police the rest of society. And one thing that people at the top can always do without repurcussion is punch down and punish the little people for failing to live up to your moral standards. It is exhilarating. It is proof positive of your high status.
It is politics of The Other. If you're not 100% on board with them, you are The Other. It is very satisfying to hold oneself up as the moral holier-than-thou and claim this moral superiority enables - nah, compels - you to police the rest of society. And one thing that people at the top can always do without repurcussion is punch down and punish the little people for failing to live up to your moral standards. It is exhilarating. It is proof positive of your high status.