One understands that when those in charge start making decisions based on personal revenge, that it’s the people they are meant to serve that pay the price.
Once one goes down the path of petty spite, they don’t care who it hurts, all they really care about is making sure that their perceived enemies suffer.
Every action that they take is one meant to hurt their so-called adversaries, and if anyone else happens to get in the way, they end up as collateral damage.