New research shows people are hard-wired for hypocrisy. Our brain changes how we think to match our actions. That's why church-going folks who preach the gospel about lending their fellow man a helping hand can look at themselves in the mirror with a straight face when they reject government help for the poor.
In other news, recent polling shows that Americans are more familiar with Latinos - and that's a good thing. Familiarity can breed contempt, but in this case I believe familiarity will help develop comfort. I've met lots of people who say the most ignorant things about ethnic minorities and it's usually because they have little or no contact with different folks.
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I just hope Americans weren't being hypocrites in the poll.
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I would think most people don't mind government help for the poor on the surface. When it comes to the goverment helping out the poor at the expense of others, that's when people who actually care start to have reservations. A lot of people choose to donate a lot of time and money to charities that help people (such as myself). I am not heartless enough to demand that people sacrifice and pay extra taxes so the government can help the poor. I am not lazy enough to pass the buck to the government so I can look myself in the mirror every morning. I guess it's just easier to say that you care about people, do nothing to help people, demand the government do something, and then chastise the people who disagree with you.
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