They create the heavy-handedness, which leads to rebellion, which demands heavy-handedness to curtail.
We have here in America, a quickly, self-fulfilling prophecy, that only a blood-thirsty tyrant could love!
And much of that premised on superiority of law. There is also, in the mix of self-destruction, elevating a sort of diversity, and directly related to "superiorty of law," diminishing of the value of religion and "the old" societal norms.
The law fancies itself to be a moral force, and claims to be a moral force, but considerable parts of it are immoral and don't merit obedience.