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Tuesday – Hypocrisy is a Parental Hazard
Apr. 21st, 2009 04:15 pm.
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I am convinced that hypocrisy is simply part of the human condition. At the very least, it's part of this particular human's condition. The best way to insure you will one day partake in a particular behavior is to announce in front of a large group of people that you don't approve of that behavior. The larger the group you act all smug and self righteous in front of, the more spectacular your fall from grace will be. This is why the careers of television preachers and right wing politicians often end in such sordid scandals: the TV cameras magnify Fate's vendetta against them.
Fortunately for me, I usually get smug and self righteous in front of a few friends and co-workers at most. As a result, my falls from grace are pretty low key. Often I am the only one to notice them.
( I'll never (insert grave parental mistake here) to my kids. No siree! )
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I am convinced that hypocrisy is simply part of the human condition. At the very least, it's part of this particular human's condition. The best way to insure you will one day partake in a particular behavior is to announce in front of a large group of people that you don't approve of that behavior. The larger the group you act all smug and self righteous in front of, the more spectacular your fall from grace will be. This is why the careers of television preachers and right wing politicians often end in such sordid scandals: the TV cameras magnify Fate's vendetta against them.
Fortunately for me, I usually get smug and self righteous in front of a few friends and co-workers at most. As a result, my falls from grace are pretty low key. Often I am the only one to notice them.
( I'll never (insert grave parental mistake here) to my kids. No siree! )
