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I would be more surprised to find any longstanding human culture that didn't have any glaring inconsistencies in the things it encourages vs the things it disco
by kranner 8y ago
I would be more surprised to find any longstanding human culture that didn't have any glaring inconsistencies in the things it encourages vs the things it discourages.
We are all hypocrites.
- _bxg1 8y agoTrue, but some cultures take it to a greater extreme than others. Usually it's the ones most focused on self-purification that have the most hidden vices. America and (apparently) Japan seem to be towards the top as far as first-world countries go.
- bsder 8y agoI would argue that the American people are far less hypocritical than the government. Most Americans who do marijuana, cocaine, MDMA, etc. will fairly readily admit to it if you are in their circle of friends. Heroin, crack, and crystal meth have a bit of stigma associated with them and so will get relatively less admissions unless you are a bit higher on the friend scale. Most marijuana users I know will tend to offer you some fairly unprompted.