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> Both actions are perfectly reasonably justified by self-interest If that's a justification then isn't every kind of hypocrisy justified by self-interest?
by ftxbro 3y ago
> Both actions are perfectly reasonably justified by self-interest
If that's a justification then isn't every kind of hypocrisy justified by self-interest?
- lenkite 3y agoAll nations look out for their self-interest first and foremost over any concerns of hypocrisy. The US is a prime example.
- InitialLastName 3y agoHypocrisy is characterized (to my mind) by criticism of the actions of others that one undertakes oneself, with a presumed unawareness that the conflict exists. The Chinese government is not acting with any sort of denial; these two actions may hold others to standards that they don't follow, but they don't seem to be avoiding that fact.