Probably throw in a bit of “just world” delusion in the mix, to make things worse.

If not the cruelty they are often convinced (or have convinced themselves) that poverty is deserved, like their opulence is.

Just today there was a post on how most Americans believe poverty is the result of individual choices.

The president of peace and all that.

We all agree this is just distraction and the arbitrary nonsense is really the point: “we make up what is true” is what they are trying to show.