Equality
The mantra of our culture has been to make everyone the same. One man is not better than the other. We are all equal right? Those who want power (the nefarious type) strive to ensure that no one stands out as superior. If a person is superior, their money, land, ability to speak should be debased, confiscated and silenced.
After all, it’s not fair.
All men are not created equal. We all start with 99.9% of the same DNA but there is a huge delta between how we react to our pre-installed Divine blessings. What are you doing with your gifts? Are you allowing God’s power to flow or are you letting the plaque of equality constrict your rarity?
Hierarchy is correct and corrupt on the human level. Power is tyrannical and saintly. So what is the cause of a good thing gone bad?
Envy.
Don’t be afraid to be a lion among sheep.