“If you don’t stick to your values when tested, then they’re not values, they’re hobbies.” -Jon Stewart
I think we can all agree, people who lack integrity are corrosive and destructive forces in society (AKA wankers), but do we all have as much integrity as we expect others to have, or could we work on gradually becoming better people ourselves.
What about lying? We all do it. It’s become a type of social lubricant. A sort of community KY Jelly which helps us get on with/tolerate each other. Some people lie to safeguard feelings, while others do so to manipulate conditions for their own gain.
Why is it that most men are able to keep white lies to a minimum, while others seem to relish being dishonest at every opportunity and do so with reckless abandon?
But do we really want to eliminate lying completely? Perhaps the real question is just a matter of dosage and under what conditions.
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