@Oberon_
I dont think they are idiots. They are just too self confident. Most of them believe they are #1, and everyone else is below them (which granted, just about everyone is). So when a new individual comes who says that they are better than them, the self confident asshole cant comprehend that. There is no proof that they are better than him, so why should he think he is beneath them? Most also come from lines of power. Nobility (or whatever you call an influential family) carries a certain pride along with it. Having direct relations to it basically means you lived your entire life with power over others. So accepting someone having power over you is simply unthinkable, because you never have experienced it, and have been taught it isn't possible from birth.