blind hypocrisy

(Is there any other kind?)

Before you celebrate diversity, try describing to an Other what you perceive to be Their idiosyncrasies without making them feel patronised or outright offended.

Before you embrace commonality, recall the times and ways you have spoken of an Other amongst Yourselves and in so doing sensed a greater likeness within.

Before you advocate equality, enumerate all that an Other must do and be to qualify as no-less-deserving.

[19.40 Sun 01-Aug-2004]