Nonsense. Not everyone is a hypocrite, as you insist.

At age four, I realized when I am nice to people, they are nice to me.

Acting kind, honest, and moral is a series of daily decisions. It became a habit.

I have friends who are kind and good people. Hypocrites? No.

Wholeheartedly disagree. Hypocrites say one thing, and do another--they are liars who can never be trusted.

In his powerful pocket-sized book, Lying, Sam Harris makes too much sense. When we lie, Harris says, "we deny others a view of the world as it is. Our dishonesty not only influences the choices they make, it often determines the choices they can make—and in ways we cannot always predict. Every lie is a direct assault upon the autonomy of those we lie to.”

Personally, I find that life is too short to be dishonest, or to spend time with hypocrites and deceivers. I prefer the company of honest men and women. Again, I agree with Harris: “Honest people are a refuge: You know they mean what they say; you know they will not say one thing to your face and another behind your back; you know they will tell you when they think you have failed—and for this reason their praise cannot be mistaken for mere flattery.”

And by the way, loyalty is an overrated virtue. For instance, is maintaining the thin blue line while allowing bad conduct, abuse and even murder, a moral good? Loyalty is earned every day, and must depend on the behavior of the one to whom one remains loyal.

"A just and peaceful society depends on hypocrites who ultimately refused to abandon the ideals they betray"
lol, i mean just listen to yourself man

Only in a world that has come to rely on hypocrisy and lies, re-branding them as tact and diplomacy does this hold true.
When falsehood is compassion and when correction of error is politically incorrect because feelings are more important than facts we are living in a dishonest world, and the honest person is a deviant at best a criminal at worst

Hypocrisy stems from intent. An otherwise honorable person who fails occasionally in the everyday struggles of life is an imperfect being, not a hypocrite.
Morality is fluid to the times. The first thing that needs to happen in any society has to be an agreement on what those moral standards are. Hypocrites are certainly not essential to a "just and peaceful" society.
A more accurate statement might be, " law breakers are essential to feed the cash cow of the justice system."

Disagree.

Accepting that people are human and have failings is not quite the same as endorsing hypocrisy. The latter should be reserved for more serious breaches of behaviour. Not managing to keep to your diet is not the same as running for public office on an intolerant moralistic campaign ticket then getting caught sharing cocaine with call girls.

Bunk! Being "moral" is an ideal that we strive for and morality is defined by the societal structure you live in. Your view seems to say we are all hypocrites because no one can be moral or ideal. That view would have to always produce failure.

Hypocrisy is definitely not unavoidable and society does not depend on hypocrisy. Your statement is nonsensical and absolute bunk.

I don’t listen to hip hop.

hypocrisy is not a product of failure. Honest mistakes happen. Hypocrisy is a product of deceit or ignorance. Often failure is a prerequisite to success.

What is called morality in our system is unnatural and by definition impossible to achieve completely. Morality is instinctual and self-regulating. If allowed to 'play out' in a non indoctrinative and non abusive environment, it develops very well all by itself. Don't believe it? Have a chat with your dog.

I disagree...

Hm, I agree that hypocrisy is unavoidable at times due in part to some form of moral negligence, but to say that it is necessary is to imply that hypocrisy is a benefit when it is not. If you would elaborate on the necessity of a morally apprehensive decision that clashes with the alleged morals of the individual I might be able to better understand what it is u mean by necessary.

It is not hypocritical to do one's best.

This is an interesting feed for me since I’ve often struggled with my own hypocrisy ( which is in itself a product of ego...another discussion). I have no interest in others’ hypocrisy, though if it is blatant I tend to steer clear ( because judging theirs is, obviously, hypocritical.) and discussion of it is more arrogance and posturing than concern for society’s betterment. And when I say “struggled with” I mean it in the sense of self reflection...am
I the person I want in the world. Do I live my morality or merely speak it? It is not “ do I check the boxes of what I or society deans expedient at the moment?” (My person quandary has been about my consumption of animals given my belief in our equality, but I know that’s my issue, knowing that others’ don’t have that same perspective.) Ultimately we have to reconcile ourselves with these hypocrisies...stop them or accept them...to get through life without self loathing. And that is an ongoing struggle, not often a one-and-done, since growth is always fluid. And just a btw, I don’t see “ loyalty” as an attribute. More often than not, it requires not only hypocrisy, but the suspension of morality/ethics to support a hollow ideal.

Disagree

I think whoever you are quoting (without attribution) is confusing an honest aim for an ideal with a dishonest claim of having reached it.

Life’s a struggle to be honest with your inner set of scruples; which varies as life progresses. No ones perfect, but everyone rationalizes. Everyone will be a hypocrite resultantly. Not that this is a bad consequence. It’s just growth.

IMO we should not be striving to be a good, moral person. Such striving is inherently hypocritical.

Our behavior patterns spontaneously reflect the state of our inner awareness. We love because we can not help ourselves—it is a logical necessity.

Concentration on the duality of good vs. evil leads a person straight into contradiction. If you consider yourself “good”, and you are constantly looking for and judging others evil, you yourself are committing evil—you are spreading condemnation and hatred.

The great MLK wrote some amazingly penetrating essays on this very subject.

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Certainly honesty and compassion (and loyalty) are sometimes in conflict, but I don't see that this necessitates hypocrisy or even relativism. Rather I think it shows we can't consistently accept these as unconditional ideals.

Interesting line of reasoning.

I have come to believe that most things like the characteristics you mention exist along a continum rather than a black or white kind of scenario. Individuals we would describe as honest are honest most of the time, and the same would be true of loyalty, compassion, and other characteristics. I don't see this as an admission of hypocrisy as such when applied in general terms, and would generally reserve the label of hypocrite for greater disparity - the person who claims to be honest but lies regularly, or the person who claims to be moral but then engages in serious moral infractions.

Sounds reasonable and realistic to me.

Disagree. Silly statement really. If you want to aim for being moral and showing genuine concern for the well-being of others, your position should rather be, one of honesty and integrity, leading by example in the spirit of the golden rule. No hypocrisy of these ideals are required.