Here is a standard definition of
hypocrisy: "the practice of
claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does
not conform; pretense." Here is another definition of hypocrisy: "Hypocrisy
is the practice of engaging in the same behavior or activity for which one
criticizes another. In moral psychology, it is the failure to follow one's own
expressed moral rules and principles."
Are there no limits to the hypocrisy of current political leaders? Apparently not. Are there no limits to a person remaining a believer in the words of Abraham Lincoln in 1858 that "A house divided against itself cannot stand"? Apparently not. We are losing the opportunity to form "a more perfect union" and realize "a decent respect to the opinions of mankind." We are losing and we have lost a clarion voice for the civil rights of all Americans, rich and poor, male and female, young and old, black or brown, red or white or blue. Such a sad day, week, and year ... more than 200,000 lost lives to protect the ego of one person. So sad ... the loss of a dream.
