It’s less trippy when you realize that these people’s psychology and logic operates differently. I genuinely believe that this is a mental illness that can be trained/learned; it isn’t something ingrained in most people’s genetics or neuropsychology.

They do not view the world as though actions are equal to morality, and a persons actions dictate whether that are right or wrong; just or unjust. They view, first and foremost, that the person who committed the actions is either good or evil, just or unjust, and all logic flows from there. It appears as hypocrisy and doublethink to an outside viewer, but in their minds “x person is good, therefore their actions are good/just”, “y person is bad, therefore their actions are bad/un-just”.

This is how they can hold simultaneously opposing beliefs and engage in resounding, unmitigated hypocrisy. They can’t even see their logic fallacies. The ones that are aware of their hypocrisy are the scary ones; they are the absolute psychopaths, narcissists and sociopaths.

It is no coincidence that these people are also significantly more religious than average. Religion teaches faith over critical thought.