Rationalizing Bad Behavior
The cluster centers on how individuals justify unethical actions using excuses like 'everyone does it,' 'it's always been this way,' or by accusing others of hypocrisy and projection.
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This is what people who make bad decisions tell themselves.
That's what malicious people say.
"It's always been this way" and "everyone does it" are what bad people say to justify themselves.
Might even be people taking the spin of the description as an excuse to act like that.
The bad guys usually think they're the good guy, is my point.
"People claim thing I like is bad, so they must be making it up."
Don't fool yourself - both sides think the other is guilty of this.
Sorry to say but you’re the one doing what you accuse others of doing.
You'd be amazed how many of the accused said things very similar to what you're saying, right up until the point when they themselves were accused. It's not simple at all, people who claim it is are missing a great deal of nuance and, oftentimes, merely projecting this attitude in the hopes of masking their own transgressions.
You want people to think you're a specious disingenuous person? It's of your own doing.