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Selective Morality: Exploring the Hypocrisy Within the Republican Party

In politics, it’s common to see people turning a blind eye to their wrongdoings while simultaneously pointing fingers at their opposition. The Republican Party seems to be particularly skilled at this.

Libby Winkler
3 min readDec 29, 2023
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Selective Morality: Exploring the Hypocrisy Within the Republican Party

In politics, it’s common to see people turning a blind eye to their wrongdoings while simultaneously pointing fingers at their opposition.

The Republican Party seems to be particularly guilty of this. While they claim to uphold moral values and principles, it’s not hard to find examples of Republicans who overlook their sins.

Bill O’Reilly The former Fox News host faced numerous allegations of sexual harassment, yet he continued to flaunt his conservative values on his show and in public appearances.

Roy Moore The Alabama senatorial candidate was accused of sexually assaulting minors, yet he remained defiant and dismissed the allegations as “fake news.”

Donald Trump The former president has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women, yet he…

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Libby Winkler
Libby Winkler

Written by Libby Winkler

Freelance writer who loves exploring the messiness of humanity, while poking around in nooks of life and shining light on all the things that make us complex..

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