Eugine_Nier comments on Are Your Enemies Innately Evil? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 23 April 2011 08:53:23AM 2 points [-]

All of the previous stuff fits fine when both the leader and the intended audience are sincere homo-hypocrites.

Careful about the fundamental attribution error:

I'm sincere in my beliefs; they're sincere homo-hypocrites.

Comment author: wedrifid 23 April 2011 09:08:27AM 2 points [-]

The warning does not appear relevant. The observation I made is that the description can apply regardless of the specific beliefs of the humans in question. It speaks to the general outcome of the political incentives.