Hypocrisy: A Tutorial

Hypocrisy is the act of pretending to have beliefs, virtues and feelings that one does not truly possess. The word derives from the late Latin hypocrisis and Greek hupokrisis both meaning play-acting or pretence. The word is arguably derived from hypo- meaning small, + krinein meaning to decide/to dispute. A classic example of a hypocritical act is to denounce another for carrying out some action whilst carrying out the same action oneself.

The term hypocrisy is also commonly used in a way which should be more specifically termed a double standard, bias, or inconsistency. An example would be when one honestly believes that one group of individuals should be held to a different set of morals than another group.
Hypocrisy also refers to the act of criticizing others for behavior which one engages in as well, or in other words, not practising what you preach. (Source: Wikipedia)


Today, at a marvelously staged press event, this man said:

"We should not use public money to support the further destruction of human life."

and

"This bill would support the taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for others. It crosses a moral boundary that our decent society needs to respect."

and

"Each of these human embryos is a unique human life with inherent dignity and matchless value. "

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"America must never abandon our fundamental morals."

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"If this bill would have become law, American taxpayers would, for the first time in our history, be compelled to fund the deliberate destruction of human embryos. And I'm not going to allow it."

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"I will not allow our nation to cross this moral line."

In other news, the US has sped up bomb delivery to Israel.

Apparently, American taxpayers can be compelled to fund the deliberate destruction of human beings in the Middle East. This is not a crossing of a moral line or a moral boundary that our decent society needs to respect.