for the psychology of the individual and their peers, a templated pat answer and readily available, reasonable excuse provides cover and a separation (to the cowardly, and self-focused)... It is a willingness of self-deception because forces of mass-consciousness feeds and accepts it, just as these same forces promote mass-delusion and societal suicide. There are means of intervening and disrupting Cultism but none are simplistic or polite.
Rationalization is the provenance of cowards and weaklings
for the psychology of the individual and their peers, a templated pat answer and readily available, reasonable excuse provides cover and a separation (to the cowardly, and self-focused)... It is a willingness of self-deception because forces of mass-consciousness feeds and accepts it, just as these same forces promote mass-delusion and societal suicide. There are means of intervening and disrupting Cultism but none are simplistic or polite.