Most people know to supplement what is missing, but few understand that what the state apparatus fervently advocates is precisely what society lacks and feels threatened by.
When the great way is abandoned, there is benevolence and righteousness; when wisdom appears, there is great deceit...
Villains are especially adept at exploiting benevolence and righteousness.
Hence, in times of chaos and the struggle of crafty heroes, what you consider true righteousness is very likely to be outmatched by others' false righteousness.
Why is this?
Most people cannot distinguish between true and false; they prefer not the true righteousness, but the "righteousness" they desire, even if flawed. Villains understand how to disguise righteousness as what the common people want, just as the five aggregates transform desires into what people believe is true, all extremely skillful.
