Listening to some, it would seem that the worst thing about Sanford's affair is that he's a "family values conservative". Thus, because he strayed, he's a hypocrite.
In modern America, the only thing worse than being judgemental is being a hypocrite.
If Sanford were a libertine liberal like Bill Clinton, this affair would be a non-issue.
The problem with that is, family values are the biggest issue of our time.
The vast majority of our social problems are the results of bad behavior in violation of family values. Divorce and out of wedlock births lead to poverty. Show me someone who is poor, and I'll show you someone who is likely to be divorced (or never married) and have children out of wedlock.
Sanford has shown an incredible amount of bad judgement and disappointed us all, but we should not be surprised. We're all sinners. That doesn't mean that we should all just accept sin, or worse, encourage it.
Sadly, we as a country are not prepared to talk about the societal chaos that libertine ism is causing. Divorce is a non-issue. Out of wedlock births are skyrocketing, and no one cares, as long as you're not a hypocrite about it.
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I think the sanctimony is a bigger problem than hypocrisy.
In modern America, the only thing worse than being judgemental is being a hypocrite.
Bosh. Lots of things are worse, and some much less likely to get away with, but I do seem to recall Jesus condemning both.
If Sanford were a libertine liberal like Bill Clinton, this affair would be a non-issue.
Oh, my mistake. Didn't realize this was a comedy post.
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