Just saying that very few people are actually as blameless and de-clawed as they imagine themselves to be. If OP ever acquired enough power to not really give a shit what anyone else thinks, I'd put my money on him becoming every bit as nasty. Not so sure on racism and sociopathy though. There are so many ways to be a jerk.
If we want to go in the other direction with this, Nietzsche's "slave morality" comes to mind.
The other matter: In reply to People are usually being jerks, not thinking about others, supporting racist ideas, voting to put psychopaths in power.., you actually said all of the awful qualities you recognize in other people are every bit as prevalent--if not more so--in yourself -
So I take that as meaning, in this case, "You are as much a jerk, a sociopath, a racist, as them, if not more so". If it doesn't mean that, why say it? It's easy to say biblical platitudes without facing/admitting the actual meaning in the world, on a particular occasion, like this. If that's not true, then maybe what you said isn't right - that thing about all of the awful qualities you recognize in other people are every bit as prevalent--if not more so--in yourself. Maybe you think that because something like it's in the bible, it must be right.
Well, I guess this is a good example of "We are not all that different" - what you explained you mean in the end makes total sense.
(Not sure about the last paragraph..Nietzsche is a good friend!)
Like take this quote for example:
"Maybe you think that because something like it's in the bible, it must be right."
This is either your unkindness and disregard for me personally, for religious people in general, or for all of the above. It's just that the tables have turned to the point where this manifestation is socially acceptable, so you're blind to it.
As for the Nietzsche, one has to wonder how many people are against racism due to a deep moral sentiment--like the abolitionists of old? How many are against it because it works against them--like minorities? How many are against purely from the fear of repercussions--the HR department, or society at-large?
From what I've seen, people in that first group are an exceedingly rare breed.
By 'biblical platitudes', I meant, well, your point was the 'mote in your neighbour's eye, beam in your own', right? That's why you were saying every bad thing they saw in someone else, the same or worse was in them? Maybe I'm wrong about that.
I was focused on specifically what you said. Sorry if you don't want to face the implications of that. I'll try to forget about it too, I guess. Maybe we aren't so alike? Good luck.