"I have always been among those who believed that the freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking" - Woodrow Wilson
Friday, July 31, 2009
Question of the Day
Is it hypocritical to judge someone for being judgmental?
Not necessarily. We're all judgmental; that's just human nature. Having a concept of right and wrong makes it necessary to judge between the two.
When we get upset at someone for being judgmental, it's not the actual judging we're annoyed with. There's an unspoken addendum: judgmental and being an ill-mannered [bodily orifice]about it. It's the snottitude that's the problem, not the judgment itself.
So you're probably quite right to judge a judgmental jerk. Because you're not a jerk. If that makes sense.
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Not necessarily. We're all judgmental; that's just human nature. Having a concept of right and wrong makes it necessary to judge between the two.
When we get upset at someone for being judgmental, it's not the actual judging we're annoyed with. There's an unspoken addendum: judgmental and being an ill-mannered [bodily orifice]about it. It's the snottitude that's the problem, not the judgment itself.
So you're probably quite right to judge a judgmental jerk. Because you're not a jerk. If that makes sense.
Thanks, Joel. That DOES make sense. That unspoken addendum makes all the difference, I think.
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