The Political Hypocrisy of Our Culture: Introduction

The following blogs are a highlight of the political hypocrisy of our culture today.

1. The Political Hypocrisy of Our Culture: Introduction

2. Political Hypocrisy Comparison Sheet: A Fake Outrage Becomes a Tool for Power.

3. Why Liberals and Conservatives See the World Differently and the Biggest Values that Split the Two Parties.

I know it looks long, but trust me when I say the information is worth reading.

Let’s begin with a disclaimer… and a thought… and my experiences. I’m confident the facts and time (history) have proven and will continue to prove the thoughts correct.

Overall Reason for the Following Blogs Information:

With the next blog—Political Hypocrisy Comparison Sheet: A Fake Outrage Becomes a Tool for Power.—I want to talk about a few outright hypocrisies from each side of the aisle when regarding those powerful positions (mostly the presidency but also other powerful political positions) and the letter changes that accompany them. The issues and categories I list in that sheet are by no means all of the examples; I’m sure there are hundreds… maybe even thousands… Who knows, but these are a few that I have selected and presented for your viewing and all of our education.

Disclaimer:

When I use the word “many,” it means a lot, like anywhere from 51% to close to 100%. So, for example, if I say, “Many people feigned outrage at…” what I am saying is that, according to the media and online social platforms, it was reported and led to believe that more than half of those mentioned were doing, saying, or agreeing with whatever was mentioned with the “many.”

They are in no particular order in terms of what I think is the most important in that blog, though.

Also, I think I should mention that some areas do have more information and detail than we have been told or will ever be told or know about; therefore, a lot of our political accusations and claims are made based on limited information, feelings, emotions, political bias, and even ignorance, if we want to be honest, that is. But who likes honesty when our feelings and programmable emotions decide for us… Sorry, I mean, when we are easily influenced by propaganda ... sorry, I mean when our exaggerated naivety is comfortable.

Thoughts:

Liberals have always been skeptical of presidents with an “R” in front of their name, and conservatives have always been skeptical of presidents with a “D” in front of their name.

In recent decades, this skepticism makes sense, as the two parties have, according to the stances, policies, and values listed on their platforms’s information; their own recorded words and verified actions; and their support for certain ideals and fundamental elements like morality, ethics, heritage, loyalty, and absolutes, moved great distances apart. This is something that will be posted as well—it’s a side-by-side detailed comparison of the two parties and political identities: Conservative or Liberal. This will be in the blog Why Liberals and Conservatives See the World Differently and the Biggest Values that Split the Two Parties.

The two parties are now poles apart; their dichotomy has been evidently revealed to us through recent decades with the invention of new technologies such as the internet, social media, 24/7 news broadcasting, and the inability for either side’s foundational beliefs and values to be cloaked any longer.

No longer is either side able to claim a moderate stance on almost any issue or topic. But just how far have the two parties—Republicans and Democrats—separated from each other and from the “middle ground” that politicians really like to pretend to be for our votes? How much have their platforms grown apart? Why do liberals and conservatives view the world, view their own country, view their own heritage, and view their own American values so differently? We will find out in the side-by-side detailed comparison chart in the blog Why Liberals and Conservatives See the World Differently and the Biggest Values that Split the Two Parties.

Then again, we will also find out how much of this “middle ground” we, the voters, really care about based on our own hypocrisy in the political hypocrisy comparison sheet in the blog Political Hypocrisy Comparison Sheet: A Fake Outrage Becomes a Tool for Power.

Yes, you are a political hypocrite; we all are.

If after reading that blog you still don’t see at least one area of political hypocrisy that you have subscribed to and applied in your own life, then I think it would be safe to claim that you are lying to yourself. Yes, I am being as bold as brass here.

And since I'm being this bold, might I add a proven example of political hypocrisy and psychological manipulation for some people? Well, I'm going to anyway. As I say in my book ENTREPRENEUR: Road Map For Success, "We cannot please all the people all the time... Another way to look at decision-making is that it is not about trying not to offend anyone because, as mentioned earlier, we cannot please everyone, but, rather, who we are comfortable offending. [Because] being a decision maker is tough and sometimes unpleasant." Therefore, I make the decision to write an example here for some people, even though I know most will deny it.

It’s true that so many people out there who hate Trump only hate him because of what has been termed a derangement syndrome. Peace, love, tolerance, and open-mindedness—absolutely it was there for him (well, maybe not always love, but like and indifference for sure), but it vanished the very moment the letter changed in front of his name to an “R.” If you remember, even before he stated anything that he might try to accomplish as president, he was vilified, and groups were already stating their opposition to whatever he might say or do. Sure, the same could be said of other politicians vying for the presidency, but the key thing there was that they were career politicians whose values, stances on issues, and agendas were already documented.

The truth is, and history has proven it true, that we were almost immediately conditioned to loathe, dispose of, and hate everything about him, without thought, without understanding, without question, from the beginning without an intelligent reason.

As time went on and he spoke of his agendas and began to act as president, then legitimate disagreements were available, but the anger, obstruction, and hate were already implanted and present even before the first thing was said or first action was taken. That is an uncomfortable thing to admit, but it was true and documented.

Why would I bring this up here and anger and offend some people before people read the hypocrisy sheet or contrast chart? Because it helps explain some of the issues we, the citizens, battle every generation and every day. And it helps lead into the next point.

We often worship the letter—D or R—instead of God; we cherish our political identity over our identity in Christ; we value and celebrate an unknown and acquired heritage instead of our born and shared heritage as Americans; we covet the “W” and perceived power over humility and meekness.

Experiences:

I’ve witnessed this too many times with people, this hate and anger (some I know and some I didn’t know), where just the mere mention of the name Trump sent them into an emotional fit, fiery red in the face, breathing like they ran a marathon, and in a worse temper than a starving 2-year-old who missed his nap. It’s sad, really, and truly does hurt the heart when it’s those you care about who are filled with that propagated hate and evil spirit, too. I could not come to any other conclusion from my many experiences with this except for that term TDS—I thought it was a joke when I first heard it, but over time and based on the reactions from many, I now believe it is true. Many times we tried—not just me but others as well—to find out exactly why the dynamite rage exploded without warning at the mention of that name, but thus far all I’ve mostly received was name-calling—mostly directed toward that name but also at those who didn’t share the volcano’s same level of fire and brimstone—hyperbole, and lots of easily disputed generalized lies. Not everyone who dislikes him is like that, but that propagated disease is out there, and when it first spread, it spread fast.

You could say the same thing about others when it comes to presidents with the letter “D” in front of their names. Honestly, it’s true, but I have yet to find it even close to the aforementioned syndrome.