Comments on: I am a hypocrite

By: gruebait

gruebait — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:05:41 +0000

Medication, then blogging. The potential comments that come to mind are numberless, and I can’t think of damn one that wouldn’t translate to the written word badly.

Good luck with the bending.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:59:21 +0000

I don’t think preaching is a requirement. It’s in the “especially” subclause in the definition provided in the original post.

By: becca

becca — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:44:33 +0000

Only if you are not “preaching” what your story is. If your double standard is your only professed value, it can’t be hypocrisy. Idiocy, sure. Unfair, sure. Funny, sure. But not hypocrisy.
And I must say, I think that’s the first time anyone has ever accused me of being nice too often.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:12:15 +0000

I’m pretty sure my use of the word was pretty close the definition. I preach niceness but don’t practice it, or at least, so goes my story.

You are confusing my use of the word with your own, in which you are nice to your friends even when you should be mean to them.

By: becca

becca — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:01:06 +0000

Isn’t it a little unfair to Stephanie to link to her post using a lead-in that confuses the definition of the word she has taken such pains to define precisely?

Also, one of your main problems is you can’t tell when people *are* being nice. I blame your knee, and too little chocolate.

By: Lorax

Lorax — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:46:22 +0000

oooh, be nice or else.

Door #1 is pretty easy and generates feel-good karma, but Door #2 what could or else be? A new Car! or a billygoat 🙁

Ill have to ruminate on this and decide on my approach later.