A perfect combination of three factors:
Narcissism Cowardice (1+2) Remains perfectly hidden from all external (social) view – extremely personal to extremely impersonal; nobody who favors them can notice 1 and 2.
The power of the A$$hole to impose its will on others (as with a simple narcissist) requires a shield to cover up the two aforementioned motivations. All such a$$holes, starting in infancy as mere narcissists, learn how to hide their true feelings as they are also…..