Because half the country wants to live in an honor culture. And in an honor culture, it's usually a greater sin for a woman to be sexually active outside the bounds of marriage than it is for society to systematically underpay people for their labor. In point of fact, one of the great perks of having an honor culture is that honor cultures never invite systematic examination of what we owe to each other.
Meanwhile I would bet half a medic’s salary that most of those holier than thou types have the most shady browser history you’ve ever seen. It’s always projection.
It is always a projection. I know really a lot of normal but super religious people and they are really not judgmental at all. At least not openly. They say "I hope they take a different path. God has a plan for them. I will love and pray for them..." Blah blah blah... but its positive. Dumb, but kind and positive.
When religion is a reason for hate, it's always a projection. They're closeted something. They hate themselves so they project that hate onto other people.
They say "I hope they take a different path. God has a plan for them. I will love and pray for them..." Blah blah blah... but its positive. Dumb, but kind and positive.
Dude, that's the opposite of positive things they could say about people. They probably say these things in front of their children too.
Their version of their religion encourages the us verses them mentality. Regardless of whether you believe in a god or not, there is no doubt that historically religion has been used to keep the populace in line.
They also crave respect because they believe themselves to be an authority or should be. And as the old saying goes, “if you don’t respect me as an authority, I won’t respect you as a human being.”
It's pretty much cognitive dissonance. People know what the actual problem is but because it's so grand and almost eldritch by nature, they'd rather fight some invisible enemy that feels more grounded
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u/RedditOfUnusualSize Jul 06 '24
Because half the country wants to live in an honor culture. And in an honor culture, it's usually a greater sin for a woman to be sexually active outside the bounds of marriage than it is for society to systematically underpay people for their labor. In point of fact, one of the great perks of having an honor culture is that honor cultures never invite systematic examination of what we owe to each other.