I think by now we have enough evidence to support that point of view. Not everybody up top is a crook, but not having morals or abandoning them along the way certainly makes it easier to ascend.
When these kind of generalizations sound like they are flattening any resemblance of reality, it is because they are
Evil. Yes it’s fashionable. Doesn’t make it untrue.
Most thieves, murderers, etc were poor, they weren't? Then they were explained as special cases.
When you come with a premade conclusion based on ideology it is usually very easy to find "proofs".
Think it a different way, most of the people reading this forum are at the world's top 1%. I venture to guess you as well, are you evil for hoarding all that cash? Was your 9-5 work epitome of evil?
I am honest these days about my life, choices, etc. I have done much that is flatly wrong and I would love to somehow make up for it. I cannot. Society is structured in such a way to promote evil and suppress good. That structure is continually reinforced by evil people seeking to retain their advantage.
A thing is what it is.
I think this is a marking of the overly dramatic and self centered nature of the american progressive movement, but I digress