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Honestly, I think we have to recognize that even the appearance of sincerity is honestly further than where most politics is at right now.
You don't necessarily have to praise it if you think that, but at least we can give credit that at least the words were the right message, even if you think the intention was not.
We need to reset the bar. I think people (not you) are actively trying to say that it was all fake and she only did it for political gain, etc. Maybe that's true, but at least for right now her message was good. I mean Trump's portion was a fucking disaster.
We don't have to praise it, but it's hard to criticize. I think the criticism galvanizes harsher responses, and it's an easy thing to focus on as a good thing. Yes, forgiveness is a good thing. I mean she actually spoke about Jesus in correct context and didn't completely bastardize the message to jail refugees in inhumane conditions. It's a step in the right direction, even of the intention was hollow.
At least we could start there.
I'm not so sure that being an asshole and a hyprocrite (in the sense of simulating honesty whilst in fact being dishonest and hiding bad actions or ideas) is better than being an asshole which is open about it.
Maybe my years in Britain (were the Middle Class and even more so the Upper Classes have these whole thing of "white lies" - and not for the morally justified reason of saving others from the pain that the truth would bring, but purelly to make others have a good impression of them - and a constantly maintaining of a fake image, in the upper classes well beyond what would consider normal) after years of living in The Netherlands (the Dutch tend to be very direct and blunt) have traumatized me, but personally I find hypocrisy deployed for one's own personal good one of the greatest personal flaws there is.
I actually think that those who will simply say nothing at all if they have nothing good to say are much better people than the ones who are hyprocites about it.