-— . If you can get a young, anxious girl to commit a heinous act, she will be a fervent supporter of those who legitimize the act. She depends on them to shield her from the thought she might be a “bad person”.-—
That makes sense
-— . If you can get a young, anxious girl to commit a heinous act, she will be a fervent supporter of those who legitimize the act. She depends on them to shield her from the thought she might be a “bad person”.-—
“That makes sense”
There is a wealth of research that supports the relationship of “once an action is taken” then the person’s attitude will conform to justify that action. It is most often associated with the work of a researcher named Festinger back in the 1950s (about 1954).