It’s one of a few weaknesses they have. The whole “stick to your guns” strong-and-tough-guy ideology makes it impossible to backtrack, quickly pivot, or even feign concern, to achieve a quick tactical victory. All that is tantamount to failure and admitting defeat. Instead, they have to either build a massive smokescreen, lie their pants off, or dig even deeper into an already cursed situation. Then there’s tribalism, making it impossible to publicly throw their own goons under the bus. It’s a stupid and weirdly consistent mindset (i.e. lawful evil), but when it comes to this cabal and their supporters, it’s kind of their whole deal.
Worst part is, it’s not a new thing. It’s a topic of concern for a character in a book I’m writing - where a powerful figure knows she’s wrong on some occasions, but the political atmosphere rewards her more for boasting her righteousness on those issues.
It’s one of a few weaknesses they have. The whole “stick to your guns” strong-and-tough-guy ideology makes it impossible to backtrack, quickly pivot, or even feign concern, to achieve a quick tactical victory. All that is tantamount to failure and admitting defeat. Instead, they have to either build a massive smokescreen, lie their pants off, or dig even deeper into an already cursed situation. Then there’s tribalism, making it impossible to publicly throw their own goons under the bus. It’s a stupid and weirdly consistent mindset (i.e. lawful evil), but when it comes to this cabal and their supporters, it’s kind of their whole deal.
Their cause and purpose is terror and psychological abuse. For that reason they are already on point for serving their cause.
Worst part is, it’s not a new thing. It’s a topic of concern for a character in a book I’m writing - where a powerful figure knows she’s wrong on some occasions, but the political atmosphere rewards her more for boasting her righteousness on those issues.