I hated to leave NPR recently, as the discussion was on cognitive dissonance. The example given was somebody starts a war that turns out to be a disaster, but maintains that it will succeed in 20 to 30 years. Would anybody do that just so he might sleep better at night? Absolutely! That’s cognitive dissonance.
How about the time, money and energy of other people? Not to mention their lives. I suppose that’s why Bush still has any support left. Those people don’t want to admit how wrong they’ve been, so they tell themselves the war in Iraq is still going to be a success. When? Not in September — the new date is now November.
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