Misled by their own integrity?

I think some people can be misled about the true state of affairs in our society because they expect their integrity to be matched by the power brokers in our communities or the wider world.

My own understanding is that, at the highest levels, this integrity is not only missing, it is inverted. 

In other words there is activity to actually harm people intentionally. We are talking about some unpleasant people here at the peak of the power pyramids.

See also: If you want to understand a system you need to think outside it