Rationality Is a Costume

Psychology tells us we can never truly be without bias. Every thought, every idea, every argument we have ever made is saturated with inherent bias. Towards something. About something. Every time we thought we were being objective. Every time we were playing devil's advocate. Every time we thought we were weighing options — we were operating from bias. We are simply incapable of having a thought untainted by it. Unless we are wholly indifferent to the outcome. Or to the people involved. That is why reading world history feels objective. The events are in the past. They do not disturb you. Their effects have been diluted by time. You can therefore reason about them more clearly. That clarity comes from detachment. There is nothing at stake for you. Geopolitics works the same way. The moment you care about the material causes or the outcome, rationality exits. You will weaponise your intellect to justify your position. You will dress up your bias in rational language. This is motivated…