It’s always one or more of the following at the center with these assholes: racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, religious zealot, wealthy, or just straight foolish. 7/8 are the product of hierarchy attempting to maintain its established order and 8/8 come from a desire to stand above others in their own minds. The only exceptions are the ones that don’t believe anything other than that they themselves should have power.

Edit: if I forgot one of the governing bigotries please remind me what I missed