Retroactive Justification 

When you call someone out who's wronged you and they try to use your response, anger, or retaliation to justify what they did.

Person A: "I only lied because I knew you'd react like this!"
Person B: "That's some retroactive justification bullshit! That's not how time works. The cause happens BEFORE the result, dumbass!"

Retroactive Justification by Gaius315 March 16, 2022

justification 

Justification, verb, the act of making excuses for your foolish actions. Can be used as another form of blagging.

justification of why you shagged your sister is easy

justification by Pickle March 8, 2005

justification 

The act of making something extremely gay and jewish; named after Justin

Skateboarding was totally cool until it underwent a complete justification.

justification by JT Dollar Sign November 8, 2003

dustificator 

(n). an obejct that gets rid of dust as it purifies the air.

We bought a dustificator in order to have a clean, allergen-free house and save time cleaning.

dustificator by pure-x May 6, 2010

Justification 

You are trying to make it and argument about what is or is not justify and it's going to cost you one of your kids. Stop do it.

Hym "And I can just as easily say there's no justification for what you're doing but I'm not going without the credit or the money. Being mealy-mouthed about what constitutes doing vs saying or arguing about what is or is not justified is not going to alter in any way the fact that you are steal from me and I just don't have to let you do it for free. Until money hits a bank account that I control and it fucking stays there until I die there is no reason to let your kids live and I'm not going to. I'm not struggling with the rest of you because I don't have to. And you do have to pay me. I will make you pay. You need to concern yourself with the people who don't have a stake but are still in the way."

Justification by Hym Iam July 31, 2025

Justification against Victims of Capitalism

The direct argument that the harms suffered under capitalist systems—poverty, alienation, exploitation—are necessary, deserved, or noble. It frames victims as willing participants in a fair game (“they chose that job”), as beneficiaries of growth (“a rising tide lifts all boats”), or as unfortunate but acceptable casualties of progress and efficiency.

Justification against Victims of Capitalism Example: A politician arguing against a living wage by stating, “Low wages are what give young people the hunger to climb the ladder. Struggle builds character.” This justification against victims of capitalism transmutes systemic economic coercion into a moral virtue, suggesting that being underpaid is a beneficial rite of passage rather than exploitation.

Justification against Victims of Capitalism by Abzugal February 8, 2026

Justification against Victims of Western Colonialism and Imperialism

The argument that the violence, extraction, and cultural destruction of colonialism were ultimately beneficial, necessary, or outweighed by introduced “gifts” like infrastructure, borders, or religion. It positions the victimized societies as primitive beneficiaries of Western intervention, framing conquest as salvation.

Justification against Victims of Western Colonialism and Imperialism Example: “Yes, the colonial period was harsh, but it ended tribal warfare and gave them modern states and Christianity.” This justification acknowledges harm only to immediately discount it by asserting a superior alternative was provided, framing the violence as a difficult but necessary education.

Justification against Victims of Western Colonialism and Imperialism by Abzugal February 8, 2026