The earnings of the top 1% nearly doubled from 7.3% in 1979 to 13.2% in 2019 while over the same time period the amount of total wealth owned for the bottom 90% went from 69.8% to now 60%
When people see someone different or not similar to themselves the immediate assumption is that that person is bad. This leads to them, not liking people outside of their social group.
“Shame is an feeling that comes when we believe we are bad. We often use the terms "guilt" and "shame" interchangeably, but there is a subtle and powerful difference between the two. In a nutshell, guilt is external, "I did something bad," whereas shame is internal, "I am bad."