Pratibha VermaAIR 3 · CSE 2019 · 155 wordsTheir whole copy
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Power of rationalization, defined as human tendency to rationalise their wrong action and justify them. This tendency has led people to believe that they are right all the times and hence not self-interrogate their actions.
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But people tend to forget the principle of rationalise when they come across faults & mistakes committed by others.
It is often seen in political campaigns that opposing parties accuse each other of their wrongdoings and lack of achievement but never apologize for their own misgivings.
Prime example being recent act of US government of withdrawal from UNHRC and pull back from principle of promoting human rights and at the same time it publishes report on religious freedom and accusing countries such as China & India of violating them.
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This hypocrisy of pointing out other's fault and not accepting their own limits the scope of self improvement and promotes culture of accusation leading to a society that is less virtuous.