Rationalize means to explain AWAY, using reasoning to excuse some behaviour. For Instance, “good will come from this because even though he got lost for three days because I hid the compass, he came out of the bush having learned a lot”. The PM is one of the most accomplished rationalizers of all time. For instance he invented The Economic Action Plan whereby replacing Canadian workers will make us all more prosperous; piping oil across the continent is good for the environment; gutting the pension plan is good for the economy; firing government workers improves public service, etc. You get the idea? Does this mean that when he attacks Justin Trudeau for “rationalizing” he must be right? Only the PM tells the scientific truth, while opponents rationalize? But can we trust an expert rationalizer to detect someone else’s motivation? Is the PM also an expert character analyst or is he just an expert attack adder? Is this a case of don’t explain yourself, just silence and shout down the opposition? I just want to understand what is going
on. Too much root thinking for my own good?
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