This feels very stupid and uncertain to answer, but I get really curious.
I know certain people who are very manipulative. They care a lot about how they’re perceived. They put on a sort of “face” of agreeability and kindness, when in reality, they’re not like this at all.
They can fool almost anyone who doesn’t know them, because they’re very good actors. They don’t like a lot of people and even view a lot of them as not human.
They’ll find people to target, like disabled people specifically, who they view as objects or animals. They’ll show a completely different side to them. Manipulative, outwardly cruel, wanting to hurt them. And they never feel bad. They never apologize.
After all, to them, it’s the victim’s fault that they were hurt.
“If you just would have done X, I wouldn’t have hurt you!”
How can anyone be like this? I know it’s likely something in their brain, but why?
Not any one particular reason.
Some folks just want to see others hurt.
Some folks need to place the blame for something on an easy to reach target that can't fight back. A nameless/faceless corporation or government entity isn't satisfying as a target but the person on the mobility cart at the grocery store, there's entire websites/social media pages shitting on them.
Some people are consciously fashy and its just expected that there must be undesirables to be liquidated. Other people are unconsciously fashy and go along with the folks above because its easier to go with the flow than resist.
Some people accept social hierarchies and need groups to put below them on the ranking chart to go, "See! I'm better than [insert group here]!"