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| − | 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. | + | 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, or an inability to see anything other than one's personal worldview (whether the view is religious and/or political in nature), resulting in a bias. |
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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 who is heterosexual 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 same applies when someone who once considered themselves Christian no longer does, the news makes headlines, but if an atheist converts to Christianity, the reverse will only be known in Christian publications (and sometimes not even then) |
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| | Many people undergo dramatic life changes when they wake up to their own double standard, and recognize the double standard by [[liberal]]s: | | Many people undergo dramatic life changes when they wake up to their own double standard, and recognize the double standard by [[liberal]]s: |
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| | *[[Liberals]] are just fine with multiple videos showing [[Joe Biden]] groping little girls, and numerous complaints about his groping women, but [[Roy Moore]] is somehow completely unacceptable due to an isolated, denied meeting he supposedly had many decades ago with a teenage girl. | | *[[Liberals]] are just fine with multiple videos showing [[Joe Biden]] groping little girls, and numerous complaints about his groping women, but [[Roy Moore]] is somehow completely unacceptable due to an isolated, denied meeting he supposedly had many decades ago with a teenage girl. |
| − | *Alleged sex abuse by clergy, and covering it up, garner headlines and relentless prosecution, but more extensive sex abuse by [[public school]] teachers and [[liberal]] politicians is largely ignored. | + | *Alleged sex abuse by clergy, and attempts at covering it up, garner headlines and relentless prosecution, but more extensive sex abuse by [[public school]] teachers and [[liberal]] politicians is largely ignored. |
| | *Images of blackface and the [[KKK]] approved by him for his own medical school graduation page did not result in the resignation of [[Virginia]] [[Democrat]] Governor [[Ralph Northam]], while [[liberal]]s insist on ostracizing [[Republican]] [[Steve King]] for paraphrased remarks that misquoted and distorted what he said. | | *Images of blackface and the [[KKK]] approved by him for his own medical school graduation page did not result in the resignation of [[Virginia]] [[Democrat]] Governor [[Ralph Northam]], while [[liberal]]s insist on ostracizing [[Republican]] [[Steve King]] for paraphrased remarks that misquoted and distorted what he said. |
| | *When a mass murderer uses social media other than [[Facebook]], then negative headlines complain; when he uses [[Facebook]], it gets a pass. | | *When a mass murderer uses social media other than [[Facebook]], then negative headlines complain; when he uses [[Facebook]], it gets a pass. |
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| | *a gaffe by a [[liberal]] such as [[Obama]] is downplayed, but a gaffe by a conservative is national news | | *a gaffe by a [[liberal]] such as [[Obama]] is downplayed, but a gaffe by a conservative is national news |
| | *claim a slow recovery after a hurricane when the president is Republican is his fault, but if the president is a Democrat then it isn't | | *claim a slow recovery after a hurricane when the president is Republican is his fault, but if the president is a Democrat then it isn't |
| − | *are just fine with theories of conservative conspiracies, but ridicule exposure of liberal conspiracies as a "conspiracy theory" | + | *object to exposes of liberal bias as "a right-wing conspiracy theory", "fake news by the alt-right", or "highly edited material taken out of context" (e.g. Planned Parenthood admitting to selling baby parts on video), but routinely do the same to conservatives (e.g. "Trump told you to drink bleach") |
| | *getting angry when personally lied to, yet raising no objection to [[liberal deceit]] | | *getting angry when personally lied to, yet raising no objection to [[liberal deceit]] |
| | *believe what is taught by liberals in school before believing what is taught in the [[Bible]] | | *believe what is taught by liberals in school before believing what is taught in the [[Bible]] |