Rationalize
Question: Would you ever take from your children by means of extortion? How about from your neighbor’s children? How about from anyone’s children?
Politician: You don’t understand. It’s the only way I can do anything for my countrymen. I’m just doing my job.
Voter: You don’t understand. A majority of us said it’s OK to take resources from others. I’m just doing my job.
Police Agent: You don’t understand. It’s the law to take resources from others. I’m just doing my job.
Military Agent: You don’t understand. I have orders to take resources from others. I’m just doing my job.
[Anyone involved in the political process]: [The way we do things now is the best possible way]. [Rationalization of why it is OK to take from others by means of extortion]. [This is what I have been told to do, so it must be the only way].
