Hypocrisy: Every Condemnation Is an Admission

No one likes a bully — or so the saying goes. Yet here we are, surrounded by them. When they’re called out, we’re met with intimidation tactics, gaslighting, and the familiar deflections: “I was just joking,” “Can’t you take a joke?” or “Why are you even asking that?” — along with whatever slurs and put-downs follow. 
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I firmly believe we find ourselves in this crisis of moral decay because bullies are now fully emboldened by the grifter-in-chief (and his enablers) — the con artist who plays the tough guy, the “big man” who has lied his way through life. He mistreats anyone who refuses to do his bidding, latches onto whatever trend promises him adulation, power, (safety from consequences), and brazenly defies any authority that dares to rein him in. The message it sends is clear: if he can get away with it, so can anyone else bold (man) enough to try.

So why this post, why today? This past week, I spent an entire night composing an opening paragraph in my head — because I am fed up with the blatant hypocrisy of this cult. (Once again, obsessively trying to solve problems in my sleep. The blessings of a neuro-spicy brain.) Their blindness to anything beyond the falsehoods they’re fed daily, their inability to think critically beyond what serves this cult of personality — it is equal parts baffling and infuriating. Which, in a roundabout way, is exactly why I’m writing this.
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These followers claim to be tough on crime — “Back the Blue” — yet when it’s one of their own facing charges, they close ranks, fight the case, and then demand apologies and reparations. Their crusades against trans and LGBTQ people, immigrants, women’s rights, and basic, proven scientific concepts are unrelenting. And yet, as has been well established, every condemnation from this crowd is, more often than not, an admission.

These are the same people who cheered loudest when DOGE made drastic, life-endangering cuts across the board in the name of eliminating government excess. Yet the staggering amounts of federal funding being funneled into vanity projects, unnecessary conflicts, and a mounting pile of lawsuits — all at the regime’s personal whim — go entirely without condemnation. The hypocrisy isn’t just glaring. It’s indefensible.
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Much has been said about what makes someone susceptible to radicalization — to being drawn into a cult. Isolation is often cited: a lack of genuine community connection leaves people vulnerable, open to any group that offers belonging. I believe that. But I also think these movements attract people who already carry a predilection for bullying, along with the phobias and prejudices that come with it — people who are simply relieved to finally find their people.

And yet, many of them would never apply those labels to themselves. They don’t see themselves as bullies, racists, homophobes, transphobes, misogynists, xenophobes, or science deniers. They simply hold — as they’d put it — a particular point of view. “Why can’t we agree to disagree?”

Because when your beliefs put other human beings at risk, disagreement is no longer a matter of preference. It’s a matter of consequence. 
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When faced with a challenge of this magnitude, my first instinct is always the same: How can I help?

I can’t fix this at a macro level. I have little power over how a bully moves through the world. But I can help one kid at a time feel a little less alone. I can build — and fiercely protect — a community where diversity and trust are the foundation.

And most importantly, I can model the world I want to live in: one where empathy, acceptance, kindness, respect, and critical thinking aren’t radical acts — they’re simply how we show up for each other as the wildly different people we are. 

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DRC participated in the Spirit Faire in Norwood yesterday. It was great to chat with folx and listen to my husband, Mike Corse, play some awesome music with his friends Christopher Raymo and Lorna Zvingilas on our 34th(!) Anniversary. 

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