According to Osho, the crowd - blind, timid, and attached to safety - abhors simple, natural truth because it threatens collective lies and demands individuality. Authentic clarity exposes inherited falsehoods, so the many defend their comfort by abusing the few who see. Like sheep resenting lions, they prefer artificial doctrines that keep conformity intact; truth's fragrance unsettles noses trained to stench.
When someone speaks plain truth, groups who rely on shared illusions feel exposed and scared, so they gang up and attack the truth-teller.