The theory that people are motivated to see the existing sociopolitical systems as desirable, fair, and legitimate.
Believing the the world is or should be fair, combined with abundant evidence of inequality, can generate a fair amount of ideological dissonance. protest is hard; justification is easy.
"low-income people may be poor, but they're happier than the wealthy" "women may not have much power, but they're nicer, warmer, and more socially connected than men"
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