tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359609772531348678.post7509257251966611675..comments2022-10-31T06:27:26.774-07:00Comments on The Incessant Thinkers: International Relations and Gender Studies: The State of Cognitive DissonancePhxxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144144142064640119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359609772531348678.post-56704202401761478902009-09-06T10:56:53.077-07:002009-09-06T10:56:53.077-07:00It takes a psychotic personality, able to split re...It takes a psychotic personality, able to split reality in two, to say on the one hand they believe in human rights and on the other hand, carry out the most despicable of acts. <br /><br />Conversely, do people who have to defend themselves through violent means, have a guilty conscience about attacking others, however justified? If they did, it would indicate psychological consonance rather than dissonance.Phxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01144144142064640119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359609772531348678.post-84280387391326057002009-09-05T16:41:30.785-07:002009-09-05T16:41:30.785-07:00Thanks again. Did not Scott Peck say something sim...Thanks again. Did not Scott Peck say something similar when talking about Vietnam? <br /><br />I would like to see psychologists analyse the psyche and behaviour of politicians who sanction violence. I mean, just because someone is functioning in politics does not mean they are "sane"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com