This might be an awful idea. But this is one of the places where I feel like I can talk to this "at scale" and get a good mix of comments.
And I'm going to come at this from the angle of "both sides". If you're unwilling to go there, this might not be the thread for you.
But here's my question - what do you think it is that seems to completely blind us to our own hypocrisy?
The latest (or many things) I've seen this in my world is with the Super Bowl Halftime show.
In particular, folks like Franklin Graham who wrote on his Facebook page:
On the other hand, I've seen people upset about the Stormy Daniels stuff that were silent during Bill Clinton's Monica Lewinsky issues.
It seems that we as humans have an unbelievable ability to ignore own hypocrisy. Myself included.
There's also the element of "At what cost?" involved. Franklin Graham is obviously a citizen and can support any president he chooses. The Dixie Chicks can criticize any president they choose. Neither actions happen in a vacuum though.
I recently observed an interaction where a Christian friend of mine seemed surprised when another Christian friend of mine preferred to keep a distance from Graham. My pro Graham friend is highly intelligent. Yet he seems unable to realize what damage Graham has done to his ability to be taken seriously.
It just seems baffling to me.
And was wondering what you thought. I'll dive into more in real life conversations but wanted to ask here.
And please don't turn this into another partisan thing. We have enough of that. I'm more interested in real discussion about why we as humans seem so unable to see our own hypocrisy.
And I'm going to come at this from the angle of "both sides". If you're unwilling to go there, this might not be the thread for you.
But here's my question - what do you think it is that seems to completely blind us to our own hypocrisy?
The latest (or many things) I've seen this in my world is with the Super Bowl Halftime show.
In particular, folks like Franklin Graham who wrote on his Facebook page:
Few public figures have been more supportive of President Trump.I don’t expect the world to act like the church, but our country has had a sense of moral decency on prime time television in order to protect children. We see that disappearing before our eyes. It was demonstrated tonight in the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show—with millions of children watching. This exhibition was Pepsi showing young girls that sexual exploitation of women is okay. With the exploitation of women on the rise worldwide, instead of lowering the standard, we as a society should be raising it. I’m disappointed in Pepsi and the NFL.
On the other hand, I've seen people upset about the Stormy Daniels stuff that were silent during Bill Clinton's Monica Lewinsky issues.
It seems that we as humans have an unbelievable ability to ignore own hypocrisy. Myself included.
There's also the element of "At what cost?" involved. Franklin Graham is obviously a citizen and can support any president he chooses. The Dixie Chicks can criticize any president they choose. Neither actions happen in a vacuum though.
I recently observed an interaction where a Christian friend of mine seemed surprised when another Christian friend of mine preferred to keep a distance from Graham. My pro Graham friend is highly intelligent. Yet he seems unable to realize what damage Graham has done to his ability to be taken seriously.
It just seems baffling to me.
And was wondering what you thought. I'll dive into more in real life conversations but wanted to ask here.
And please don't turn this into another partisan thing. We have enough of that. I'm more interested in real discussion about why we as humans seem so unable to see our own hypocrisy.