This unique book is about making mistakes and their consequences, as millions of people commit mistakes for which other people bear the consequences, and nations commit grave sins for which other nations bear the consequences. From just a person destroying a bed mattress in a strange hotel with the ink of his pen, to America's invasion of Iraq and the tragedies that resulted from it, and between them there are thousands of examples of mistakes committed by all of: administrations, institutions, authorities, ordinary people, presidents, social notables, and others on a daily basis. The price is paid by others who have nothing to do with the matter, near or far.
As fallible human beings we all share the tendency to justify ourselves and avoid taking responsibility for actions that turn out to be harmful, immoral or stupid. Most of us will never be in a position to make decisions that affect the lives and deaths of millions of people, but whether the consequences of our mistakes Trivial or tragic, on a small scale or nationwide, most of us find it difficult, if not impossible, to say, "I was wrong, and I made a terrible mistake." The greater the emotional, financial, or moral stakes, the greater the difficulty. Why, how, and what is the way to correct mistakes and avoid the abyss? This is what we know through this book.
The solution has become in the exculpatory past tense, and in the passive voice, which the ordinary individual, the seasoned ruler, and others seek, to escape responsibility for the mistake he has already committed, by saying: "Well, mistakes were made, but not by me but by someone else, who will remain nameless." ". Authors Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson discuss this formula through important theories to answer the most important question: "How do evil people, fools, scoundrels, and hypocrites live with themselves?"

كارول آن تافريس عالمة نفس اجتماعية ونسوية أمريكية. كرّست حياتها المهنية للكتابة وإلقاء المحاضرات حول مساهمات العلوم النفسية في المعتقدات والممارسات التي توجّه حياة الناس وانتقاد «النفسية» و «البيوبونك» والعلم الزائف. تعاملت كتاباتها العديدة مع التفكير النقدي والتنافر المعرفي والغضب والجنس ومواضيع أخرى