I really find the word "sincere" hard to apply to this individual. He
decided what he thought was right based on his personal interest and then
searched for a way to convince the rest of the jury to agree with him. This was
evident from his own statements. He was not trying to solve the case. He was
trying to solve the "problem" of the other jurors not agreeing with his point of
view. If he cannot see that in his own words, he has rationalized himself right
out of reality. Rationalizations are the ultimate form of insincerity. In
Seinfeld, George once claimed, "Remember, if you believe it, it's not a
lie." Does that mean all of the ludicrous things that came out of George's
mouth were "sincere"?
I think only US culture is twisted enough to
allow the belief that people plainly having and publicly admitting to such
agendas are "sincere". It is sort of similar to how everyone talked about how
"brave" they were during the mass hysteria and paranoia of the last decade. Or
how people refer to obese people as "heavy". Perhaps the culture itself is so
dishonest that this individual can be called "sincere", but no amount of
whitewashing can cover the admitted selfishness of this
act.
"Remember, if you believe it, it's not a
lie."
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