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 1 week 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 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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 1 week ago (1 children)

My comment alludes to Trump’s negative opinion of refugees

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

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

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Suit yourself, it was just pointing out hypocrisy

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

What refugees?

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

What would you call forcibly expatriated people

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

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

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week 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 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week 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 1 week ago

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