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Though I agree in general, I think acknowledging it kind of smugly changes the calculus a bit.
by ksdale 7y ago
Though I agree in general, I think acknowledging it kind of smugly changes the calculus a bit.
- Roritharr 7y agoWhy?
- ksdale 7y agoIf someone says, “Here is a wrong thing,” that’s just an acknowledgement that the thing is wrong, but there is no hypocrisy. If they say “Here is a wrong thing and anyone who does it sucks,” then it is the definition of hypocrisy if they do it themselves. The smugness is an implicit moral judgment, and the moral judgment has to create a duty to act, or else it’s not a moral judgment (maybe? I’m not a philosopher...)
- mercer 7y agoIf anything, it's the other way around. We can call out someone for being a hypocrite or smug, if we so desire, but it shouldn't change the calculus.