So, a lot of this would be dissonance in the head of a logical and rational person. Sadly, this is all rationalized away with the help of a few devices:
Moral Licensing
Just-Universe Fallacy
Denial
Dissociation
Total lack of empty for unknown/outside groups
How do we combat this? Outside of one-on-one conversations to help make “doesn’t happen here” things relevant to the individual, I’m not sure.
So, a lot of this would be dissonance in the head of a logical and rational person. Sadly, this is all rationalized away with the help of a few devices:
How do we combat this? Outside of one-on-one conversations to help make “doesn’t happen here” things relevant to the individual, I’m not sure.
Historically? Well…combat.
They are going to keep hurting others until we make them stop. That’s how bad guys work.