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| − | A '''double standard''' is where a person or group holds another person or group to one set of rules, regulations, standards, etc. (usually a person or group with whom they do not agree), while not holding other persons or groups to the same standard (usually a person or group with whom they agree). | + | A '''double standard''' is a harsher or stricter attitude against someone else than one holds about himself or strangers. Causes of double standards include a lack of forgiveness and political bias. |
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| − | There are many reasons why persons have double standards: among them are bias (political, religious, financial), lack of a moral code, personal dislike or disagreement with the others' viewpoints, etc.
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| − | Examples of double standards include:
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| − | *The [[lamestream media]] holding conservatives to (perceived) higher standards than liberals
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| − | *An employer firing a low-level employee for a minor offense (e.g. tardiness) while allowing higher-level employees to "come in late and leave early to make up for it"
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| − | *A church placing a female member under church discipline for not seeking elder approval for an annulment, while not doing the same for the husband who admitted to possession and viewing of child pornography over an extended period of time <ref> https://baptistnews.com/article/man-confesses-to-child-porn-church-disciplines-his-wife/#.W0_Szv60WM8 </ref>
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| − | ==In the Liberal Media==
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| | The double standard in the [[liberal media]] is obvious. For example, when someone obscure declares to be a homosexual, it's top of the news; when someone prominent converts to heterosexuality, there is barely a word about it. | | The double standard in the [[liberal media]] is obvious. For example, when someone obscure declares to be a homosexual, it's top of the news; when someone prominent converts to heterosexuality, there is barely a word about it. |
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| | Many people undergo dramatic life changes when they wake up to their own double standard, and recognize how they: | | Many people undergo dramatic life changes when they wake up to their own double standard, and recognize how they: |
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| | + | *[[Obama]] complaining to the poor about the rich, despite how Obama bought a $8.1 million home for himself. |
| | *[[Liberals]] use the euphemistic term "groping" to refer to molesting done by other liberals, but insist on referring to it with the highly pejorative term "molesting" if alleged against a [[conservative]]. | | *[[Liberals]] use the euphemistic term "groping" to refer to molesting done by other liberals, but insist on referring to it with the highly pejorative term "molesting" if alleged against a [[conservative]]. |
| | *[[Obama]] did nothing for 8 years about the immense environmental harm caused by the cultivation of plants for [[marijuana]] production, and both environmental groups and liberal politicians say and do almost nothing to object to the environmental damage. | | *[[Obama]] did nothing for 8 years about the immense environmental harm caused by the cultivation of plants for [[marijuana]] production, and both environmental groups and liberal politicians say and do almost nothing to object to the environmental damage. |