It’s not just that the ruling goes against their deeply held desires. It is an assault on their worldview of being “on the right side of history”.
“ It’s not just that the ruling goes against their deeply held desires. It is an assault on their worldview of being “on the right side of history”.
You are correct! I can not remember how many times I heard that phrase before I just started avoiding such people altogether. They simply cannot fathom the notion that their feelings may be irrelevant.