1/ When people read Graham's statement they think, "wow, what hypocrisy!" But, I'm sure he doesn't feel like a hypocrite. Explicit statements are rationalizations of (often latent) beliefs and justifications for desired consequences. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/05/05/franklin-graham-trumps-affair-with-stormy-daniels-is-nobodys-business/ …
4/ When I say the accusation (even if correct) has no useful power, I mean exactly that. It is powerful. It puts the cognitive emphasis on the person / group which expresses (and only incidentally holds) the contradiction. So, it reinforces and reproduces the contradiction.pic.twitter.com/x2YTx8dQlS
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5/ I get the need to call a hypocrite a hypocrite. And, sometimes I do -- it bleeds off a bit of pressure. But, I also try not to because attention is valuable and it's a misallocation. Focus on harms, the clear and present ones and those that are predictable. This isn't that.
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