Norman Finkelstein said something the other day, quoting someone else...it was..."hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue". Meaning, evil people understand what they're doing is wrong, that's why they pretend to be good. Hypocrisy is beyond the point to them. They've sacrificed morality. Although I think Finkelstein was saying it in the context of talking about how Republican pols do so much less of even pretending to be good (though certainly not zero).

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't think Finkelstein's quote takes into account a severe narcissist.

In the narcissistic mind, the only right is something that benefits them, and the only wrong is something that harms them.

[–] dx1@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Well, the proof's in the pudding - examine the evidence on this point, does he pretend to be something he's not, better than what he is?

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Ironically, so does your comment. You mean actively and forcibly ejecting refugees.

The economic vs. refugee character of the people he ejected is unclear AFAIK, though.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My comment alludes to Trump’s negative opinion of refugees

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Oh, negative morally.

How does it do that? These were Colombian citizens being moved unwillingly, not refugees.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Saying the president is already unpopular and now he won’t take these people makes it sound like taking refugees would boost his popularity

Trump however by doing this shows he thinks taking refugees is a bad thing

Forcibly relocating refugees doesn’t make them no longer refugees, it just makes you (the one relocating them) a bad person/in violation of international law

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah. Then I'll go back to my first comment.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Suit yourself, it was just pointing out hypocrisy

[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What refugees?

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

What would you call forcibly expatriated people

[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How or by what were they forced to leave their country?

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

By whoever put them on the plane they were on on Trump’s order that is mentioned in the post we’re talking about.

[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He is deporting Americans? That's your argument? What does it take to become American?

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I dunno, you tell me. I wasn’t making an argument just answering your dumb ass question.

[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Lol you answered nothing at all. Did you even read my original question?