Two Soul-Searching Questions
1. Suppose you lived in a society with a massive, age-old injustice. Think slavery. Are you the kind of person who would staunchly oppose this injustice anyway?
2. Suppose a colorful, feel-good movement advocating a massive, new injustice suddenly became fashionable. Think communism. Are you the kind of person who would staunchly oppose this movement anyway?
My guess is that about 10% of people could honestly say “yes” to #1, and about 20% could honestly say “yes” to #2. Yet it’s hard to believe more than 3% honestly say “yes” to both. Most of the people who would be righteous with respect to #1 would be gullible with respect to #2, and most of the people who would be righteous with respect to #2 would be dismissive with respect to #1.
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