The circle of power

Whenever one person bases his identity, his superiority, his ego, on being better than another, his days are numbered.

It is the ultimate form of manipulation to raise people up by making steps out of others.

Look at the history of the world and examples are rampant.  The rich, the so called "noble" people are better than the common man, or serfs.  The wealthy are better than the poor. The whites better than the blacks, or the Jews, or the Spanish.  Americans better than people in other countries.  The working over the unemployed no matter why they are unemployed. Professionals over blue collars.  The lists go on and on and on.

Each group justifying it according to some holy book, some written prescription that proves God is on their side so what they do is justified.

And look at the history of these groups falling as their blindness and bigotry turns on them with a conscience that seems to be inherent in humanity, if not smaller groups.

History takes time and many people suffer before each of these groups builds up enough power to create an equal and opposite resurgence of humanity to do away with them.  Then we look back, feeling superior to those who went before us; at their naivety, their ignorance, their bad ways.