Cause and Effect

Narrowing things down to something we can point at ... this is what we do.

We point at politicians and say they're this or that ...
We point at a kneeling athlete and say he's this or that ...
We point at countries, racial groups, political groups, ...
We point at government ...
We point at organizations like schools or churches ...
We point at people ...

... we categorize, judge, and dismiss, then move on without further thought.  That's the western cultural norm.

Having simplified things ... we tend to place ourselves outside the equation so we can observe and evaluate and perhaps think we're not a contributor.

For the record, nothing is quite that simple.  We can't explain our own thinking with a few words on social media, much less the reasons others might have for their life decisions.  It can take decades to understand our own choices, to understand the overlap between reasoned and self-justified response.  It can take even more years to grasp the impact our lives have on others ... unless we ask that question today.

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Without any religious interpretation, there's a practical truth in 'judge not lest you be judged'.  If we point and categorize, judge and dismiss, others will see us rather clearly and judge us accordingly.  True?  Of course.  You needn't take as many years as I to understand.  :)