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Why is it that so many people classify each other as a bad person based on one attribute?

Do people spend all day searching for people with monumental impact to discredit them for having beliefs that don't stand the test of time?

It seems quite obvious that the crap we do now will be looked down upon in a century's time. So silly.

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Crab mentality, also known as crab theory, crabs in a bucket (also barrel, basket, or pot) mentality, or the crab-bucket effect, is a way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you". The metaphor is derived from a pattern of behavior noted in crabs when they are trapped in a bucket. While any one crab could easily escape, its efforts will be undermined by others, ensuring the group's collective demise.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality

Sex is the only thing that matters. Views on sexuality are the highest our morals go right now, the test of how much you care about the world all comes down to what you believe people should do with their penises and vaginas. Obama kickstarted drone bombing warfare, but he also repealed Don't Ask, Don't Tell, so therefore he is Good.

(I'm being sarcastic... I think...)

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