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To my mind, being a hypocrite is up there as one of the worst character traits a person or organisation can possess. It's one of the few things that actually pr
by panacea 14y ago
To my mind, being a hypocrite is up there as one of the worst character traits a person or organisation can possess. It's one of the few things that actually produces an emotional response of anger from me. I wonder why that is?
- enraged_camel 14y agoI feel the opposite way. I think it humanizes them by showing that even though in their professional lives they are draconian enforcers of certain laws, in their personal lives they are people like you and me.
- panacea 14y agoTo clarify, I was speaking more in general about hypocrisy. In this case, I don't hate the people, but I don't like the hypocrisy inherent in the organisation.
- InclinedPlane 14y agoHypocrisy is fundamentally hard to avoid, it's almost a universal human trait. I think the bigger problem is absolutism when it's not justified.
- panacea 14y agoIsn't absolutism often the root cause of hypocrisy? As in the stereotypical closeted homosexual lawmaker pushing for discriminatory laws based on absolute religious beliefs.