People often tell me I',m too honest.
That it will get me in trouble some day.
Well I'm always in trouble, not "someday".
Sometimes there is a group of philosophies that when together they build something that the philosophies themselves didn't say.
For instance. There is a great need to stand against what is evil, and what is wrong. And there are many ways to focus on to do that. A person can focus on the idea of treat others the way you want to be treated. Then when they see another who doesn't treat others right, the feeling of injustice over steps the focus of treating another the way you want to be treated, and the precaution to turn the other cheek is forgotten or ignored. Cruelty, injustice, and overstepping penalties all under the false impression that they are upholding the standard to treat others the way they want to be treated.
Another focus could be on being honest, not lying, and in the same way say what's on their mind feeling like that is the moral high ground, even if what they say, or how they say it is painful, hurtful, or in some other way a very large lack in loving a neighbor.
There are others examples, and other philosophical structures that create an atmosphere in our actions, an excuse for the wrongs we do, even to the point of encouraging a person to continue to do the wrong that is built in the structure.
Don't take this the wrong way, Rollo Tamasi, but the idea "I don't have a problem with [insert people here], they have a problem with me," to me sounds like a cop-out.
It's one that I've heard with someone saying they have no issue with Christians, Christians have an issue with him. Then that person does their best to demean and ridicule Christianity, if not directly hassle a Christian. If confronted on their actions, they have at least one philosophy to excuse what they do. Including, "I'm just being honest," "they deserve it," and the philosophy that they are right in doing what they do, so if they get in trouble that doesn't matter. There's likely to be more excuses built into this philosophical structure, however when I see some of those same philosophies used by a different person, it's like a red flag goes off in my head, that something might be very wrong.
Just a heads up to consider. Sorry for the critism though.
