Out of fear of slipping into chaos, measures are taken to invest authority in the tradition, to better control the way students are educated, to ensure greater conformity, to discourage individual creativity from straying too far from the norm. The overriding concern becomes control. If authorities are multiplied, as when nonwestern or minority voices are given respect, then authority is less centrally in control. People have more options to exercise individual initiative, to develop their own beliefs and values. They would be less controlled.
Less control is a bad thing.
We are obsessed with control. Just like addicts. The control paradigm is a losing proposition, however. That is what we have to face up to or control ourselves right to hell. Releasing obsessive control does not lead to social breakdown and chaos.