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Oh, I agree, but the article says: There is an element of hypocrisy in all this because American intelligence agencies were previously caught intercepting Cisc
by tptacek 8mo ago
Oh, I agree, but the article says:
There is an element of hypocrisy in all this because American intelligence agencies were previously caught intercepting Cisco-made routers on their way to customers
No there isn't! That's not hypocritical! Words mean things!
- orwin 8mo agoI agree it's not hypocrisy, but I can see the element of hypocrisy, if I understand their meaning correctly.
- tptacek 8mo agoCan you help me understand it then? I assume it's some kind of "turnabout is fair play" thing?
- linksnapzz 8mo ago"L'hypocrisie est un hommage que le vice rend à la vertu." Rochfoucauld didn't miss.
- machomaster 8mo agoCountry X1 is claiming that country X2 is allegedly doing bad thing Z. If it turns out that it is the country X2 that is actually doing Z, you would call it hypocritical, wouldn't you? Like Russia talking about the importance of international law and sovereignty of Iran. Like Israel speaking how much against Holocaust/genocide they are. Snd words do mean things and they don't discriminate. So all the "it's only bad when others do it, for us there is an exception" defence is invalid. It is indeed hypocritical.