They're like this for the same reason a lot of people are violently in denial. If they pluck that thread and concede how wrong they are, it means they're wrong on a lot more than that.
That they endorsed war criminals
That they were complicit in state violence
That they ignored god knows how many people who were right
That they have to do a lot of work to be the good person they think they are
And so it's easier to just blame and attack others and think that the system will right itself.
They're like this for the same reason a lot of people are violently in denial. If they pluck that thread and concede how wrong they are, it means they're wrong on a lot more than that.
That they endorsed war criminals
That they were complicit in state violence
That they ignored god knows how many people who were right
That they have to do a lot of work to be the good person they think they are
And so it's easier to just blame and attack others and think that the system will right itself.