Originally Posted by
Grendel
That's the catch. I don't believe any of this shit because I think I'm one of the amazing special people this world deserves. Far from it. I believe it for the opposite reason.
You know what the "special people" think? They're all so naturally good at kicking ass, they never need to think about it. They're not forced by necessity to introspect much about the world, either - why would they? They have the impunity to stake out and do better, thinking is a waste of time for them.
By never needing to think about why they're so naturally superior to everyone else, they never flirt with the abyss, they never reach the grim conclusions about the reality of this world. Instead, they have the luxury of believing in far kinder and more charitable fantasies. If your wings are strong enough to lift you from any danger, then what would one know of rude awakenings? They never got swatted in the face with the harshness of the cosmos - they can believe pleasant, generous lies, like egalitarianism, freedom, democracy, nurture-over-nature.
Ironically, thinking "all men are created equal" becomes the luxury of the man who stands far above all the rest - equality, which would benefit the "peasants" more than anyone, is something the peasants can't afford to be charitable enough to believe, because even a moment of charity and sacrifice would cut the thread they're hanging from. It's a Monarchy of Democrats - the peasants are forced by necessity to be far more cynical.
Egalitarianism is a pipe dream for the nobility.