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Originally Posted by Cheater5
Not to derail, it’s a strange thing watching a man provide his unsolicited opinion regarding the hidden nature of others in word and deed— when you know he carved two people up like pumpkins and has lived a lie for 26 years. But life isn’t binary, and everyone wears a mask to an extent; OJ, savagely butchered two humans and yet can come across as gregarious and insightful. Gruden wrote unsavory private emails, yet no proof exists he has actually treated black people, homosexuals, or women differently.
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Crux of the dilemma, right here. Conflating words with actions is the heart of this issue, and many others.
Words are used to define actions. Actions are used to define character. The latter is the measuring stick for human progress (or regression). The former is just conversation.