Predestined Shortcomings
By setting a moral standard much higher than what can be achieved, you downgrade everyone who can’t meet that standard. From there, you can criticize or punish these shortcomings.
- Unrealistic expectations
- Set them up to fail
- Downgrade the masses rather than one individual at a time
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