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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, 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. | + | A '''double standard''' is an unjustified difference in attitude towards a favored or disfavored group or individual. 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 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) | | 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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| | + | *after politically prosecuting [[Trump]] for years, [[Biden]] granted the broadest pardon imaginable to his son [[Hunter Biden|Hunter]] for every federal crime he could ever be charged with about conduct over an 11-year period, from Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 1, 2024.<ref>https://www.aol.com/biden-pardons-son-hunter-despite-003718639.html</ref> |
| | + | *[[Liberal]]s like [[John Kerry]], [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], and [[Taylor Swift]] promote the campaign against [[fossil fuel]]s, but in practice are big fossil fuel consumers with their private jets and energy-wasteful homes, while [[conservative]]s are more likely to go "[[off-the-grid]]", as Rep. [[Thomas Massie]] (R-KY) and the [[Amish]] do. |
| | + | *[[Hollywood]] profits from [[chivalry]] in movies, but [[liberals]] humiliate and exclude premier actor [[Will Smith]] for being chivalrous at its [[Oscars]] |
| | + | *Peaceful protesters against [[vaccine]] mandates are imprisoned, while gay pride parades are welcomed despite public opposition. |
| | + | *[[Liberal]]s in [[Europe]] who tried to ridicule [[Trump]] suddenly demand return of migrants from [[Afghanistan]] amid the collapse of that country. |
| | *[[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 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. | + | *Alleged isolated sex abuse by clergy 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. |
| | *[[Obama]] complaining to the poor about the rich, despite how Obama bought a $8.1 million home for himself. | | *[[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. |
| − | *[[Liberals]] encouraged [[Al Gore]] to refuse to accept the election result in 2000, but then harshly criticizing [[Donald Trump]] for merely implying that he might not accept the election result in 2016 depending on whether wrongdoing occurs. | + | *[[Liberals]] encouraged [[Al Gore]] to refuse to accept the election result in 2000, but then harshly criticized [[Donald Trump]] for merely implying that he might not accept the election result in 2016 depending on whether wrongdoing occurs. |
| | *[[Bill Clinton]]'s sexual misconduct was no problem at all to [[liberals]], who then attempt to destroy [[Donald Trump]] based on mere allegations far less severe. | | *[[Bill Clinton]]'s sexual misconduct was no problem at all to [[liberals]], who then attempt to destroy [[Donald Trump]] based on mere allegations far less severe. |
| | *a [[Dem]] like [[Tim Kaine]] can be rude to a woman moderator without a political backlash, but media fury would rain down on any [[conservative]] who might act that way. | | *a [[Dem]] like [[Tim Kaine]] can be rude to a woman moderator without a political backlash, but media fury would rain down on any [[conservative]] who might act that way. |
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| | *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]] |
| | *hold grudges against others who acted no worse than one's friends | | *hold grudges against others who acted no worse than one's friends |
| − | *disparage voters when liberals lose, but act like majority vote means something special when liberals win | + | *disparage voters when liberals lose, but act like the majority vote means something special when liberals win |
| | *immediately believe anything that is contrary to the Bible, yet reject numerous counterexamples to liberal theories | | *immediately believe anything that is contrary to the Bible, yet reject numerous counterexamples to liberal theories |
| | *question the truth of what conservatives say, while rejecting any questions about the truth of the [[Democrat]] claim that [[Obama]] is a [[Christian]] | | *question the truth of what conservatives say, while rejecting any questions about the truth of the [[Democrat]] claim that [[Obama]] is a [[Christian]] |
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| | *Wealth by a liberal, such as the tens of millions of dollars made by [[Al Gore]], [[John Kerry]], and [[Bill Clinton]], is just fine; but wealth by a [[Christian]] preacher or Republican politician such as [[Mitt Romney]] is somehow unacceptable. | | *Wealth by a liberal, such as the tens of millions of dollars made by [[Al Gore]], [[John Kerry]], and [[Bill Clinton]], is just fine; but wealth by a [[Christian]] preacher or Republican politician such as [[Mitt Romney]] is somehow unacceptable. |
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| − | *[[Global warming]]: Supporters of the [[Kyoto Protocol]] (an emissions reduction treaty) say that "[[correlation is not causation]]" when scientists point out the dozens of natural [[climate cycles]] linking changes in sunspots to changes in Earth's air temperature. But their argument for a [[runaway greenhouse effect]] is based on a single period from 1850 to present in which carbon dioxide levels and air temperatures have risen together. | + | *[[Global warming]]: Supporters of the [[Kyoto Protocol]] (an emissions reduction treaty) say that "[[correlation is not causation]]" when scientists point out the dozens of natural [[climate cycles]] linking changes in sunspots to changes in Earth's air temperature. But their argument for a [[runaway greenhouse effect]] is based on a single period from 1850 to the present in which carbon dioxide levels and air temperatures have risen together. |
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| | *[[Evolution]]: Ardent supporters of the Theory of Evolution blindly accept any study that purportedly "proves" their theory, without addressing (or even allowing the criticism of) any flaws in such studies. But when it comes to alternative theories (whether it be [[Creationism]], intelligent design, or something else), the same people immediately reject them without even studying the details. | | *[[Evolution]]: Ardent supporters of the Theory of Evolution blindly accept any study that purportedly "proves" their theory, without addressing (or even allowing the criticism of) any flaws in such studies. But when it comes to alternative theories (whether it be [[Creationism]], intelligent design, or something else), the same people immediately reject them without even studying the details. |