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It highlights hypocrisy, practically. Whether that is an appropriate 'therefore' is debatable. Personally, I do think some form of accountability around hypocri
by torwayburger 6y ago
It highlights hypocrisy, practically. Whether that is an appropriate 'therefore' is debatable. Personally, I do think some form of accountability around hypocrisy is necessary in our public leaders.
- tunesmith 6y agoSure, but to what end in this case? This is specifically about lockdowns. Leader is hypocritical about lockdowns, therefore he shouldn't behave that way? Or Leader is hypocritical about lockdowns, therefore we shouldn't have lockdowns? Generally speaking, charges of hypocrisy can often be lazy like this. Someone pointing out hypocrisy should be clear about what behavior they are actually in favor of - the value without the hypocritical action, or, the action without the stated value?
- torwayburger 6y agoAs far as I can tell, nowhere on the site does the reasoning "therefore we shouldn't have lockdowns" actually follow from the presentation. It presents the hypocrisy and leaves it at that. Whether that is appropriate is up for debate of course, but we should be honest about what the site does and does not present, right?
- definetheword 6y agoAre you saying that hypocrisy should have no consequences and so it shouldn’t be pointed out?
- tunesmith 6y agoNo, I'm saying that someone pointing out hypocrisy should be clear about what behavior they are actually in favor of - the value without the hypocritical action, or, the action without the stated value.