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It's also important to note that being hypocritical doesn't make you wrong. Smokers saying "don't smoke, it's bad for you" is a classic example. That's why it
by ivraatiems 10y ago
It's also important to note that being hypocritical doesn't make you wrong. Smokers saying "don't smoke, it's bad for you" is a classic example.
That's why it can be legitimate for a politician to say things like "yes, I take lobbyist money - everyone does. The system's broken and should be fixed."
- greenshackle2 10y agoYes, this. Or, another example, a corporation could legitimately be advocating for more stringent regulation while doing the bare minimum to abide by the law. If the environment is sufficiently competitive, the corporation or politician that goes the extra ethical mile gets outcompeted and fails. So the choice is between being hypocritical or not existing. To succeed, they have to either convince all other players to cooperate and use the more ethical, less competitive strategy, or change the system so that the less ethical strategy is not an option.