Hypocrisy

Today I was thinking about why I hate hypocrisy. We all hate it, no one will stand up in support for it, but do we really know why we hate it?

I think it comes down to a matter of trust. All human relationships are built on a modicum of trust on one level or another, and when someone says something and then does something that contradicts that, we wind up not being able to trust that person. That violation of trust then leads to a sense of betrayal and that the other person does not have integrity. This can very much destroy people's respect for other people.

Politicians, take note.