What is your understanding of this quote: "All of us are experts at practicing virtue at a distance"?
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Doggie S
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we can all make a judgment from a far but being apart of it is best to pass an opinion
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My interpretation is that it is an observation of the common human trait of hypocrisy. We all have moral and ethical ideals that we find easy to project onto others, or make judgments on people and situations that we are objectively detached from. However, in our own personal lives, humans often find it much more difficult to "practice what they preach", or even something so simple as taking their own advice. I think part of it is the hypocrisy of thinking that we as individuals are somehow special or exempt from the moral radar that we use on others. Although, I also feel that it is usually much more difficult to be objective and unbiased when dealing with our own problems and situations.
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It is human to look at the world in an idealistic way and expect others to have a strong moral compass as we believe we do. We can have all the ideals in the world, but actually "walking the walk" is a different story entirely.
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we are not experts
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