"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it."
People don't want to understand because a new understanding might force them into a state of external (social) and/or internal (psychological) conflict. Knowing that your country is in the wrong when everybody around you proclaims just the opposite is tough. Really tough. It is much "healthier" to assume a moral victory and share the euphoria with friends and colleagues.
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Date: 2008-08-26 12:19 am (UTC)People don't want to understand because a new understanding might force them into a state of external (social) and/or internal (psychological) conflict. Knowing that your country is in the wrong when everybody around you proclaims just the opposite is tough. Really tough. It is much "healthier" to assume a moral victory and share the euphoria with friends and colleagues.