The way it was explained to me is more complicated. It’s about hierarchy. The higher you are in the imagined hierarchy, the more things don’t apply to you. Th

The way it was explained to me is more complicated. It’s about hierarchy. The higher you are in the imagined hierarchy, the more things don’t apply to you. The president is at the top, so he can do anything. The WASP housewife is in the middle, so she can get an abortion because her case is special. The minority commits all crimes and is killing babies. So, it’s not contradictory in their mind, they literally think they’re better, and it’s why there’s value in having people lower than them in their mental system.