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Hiraeth | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Do you not see a problem with judging people by a standard that you admit you yourself cannot meet?
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Scoundrel | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 No?

Should I perform mental gymnastics when coming up with my standards for an ideal human so that I happen to always meet them as I am at that moment?

Shouldn't a standard apply to everyone equally, and not hold back even when judging its creator?

Can you name any circumstances where you might judge Americans similarly to how I say that I do?
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Hiraeth | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 So the standard that people should meet is "ideal human"?

I don't judge the American people as a blob the same way I might for example judge the American govt.