Rationalizing the Irrational

From the Alchemical Tarot Removed, the Seven of Swords; from the Oracle of the Radiant Sun, Extremism:

          Place suggests the willy-nilly pattern of swords this fox has stashed away represent communication designed to be obscure the truth. Words that mislead or confuse can be used to hide motives, 'prove' a theory (circular reasoning) or cover up dishonesty. Yet where there is miscommunication, there will be fear; where there is fear, there will be people who react poorly instead of responding logically. The Extremism card (Mercury in Scorpio) shows the result. Americans currently have a leader who is adept at misleading the people he is supposed to serve. He kicks the hornets' nest then blames someone else when people get stung. The recent shooting of congressional members at a baseball game is the perfect example. (However, I do not think the shooter was justified in what he did.) Misinformation and rationalizing the irrational will push people to the edges of extreme views. In the words of Voltaire:

Certainly any one who has the power to make you believe 

absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices.