Richard Silverstein says “Do I hear the word “hypocrisy”?”

The intriguing and detailed story in the Guardian about Israel violating it’s own boycott by buying oil exported by Iran for as far back as before the Shah fell, illustrates a couple of phenomena whose effect is bigger than any country, meaning they cannot help but participate in such practices.

One, the details behind the production of goods and their ultimate consumption have always been complicated. Today’s vast and increasing trade in goods and services that are contracted for and shipped around the world is facilitated sometimes on a one to one basis directly between a buyer and seller and also sometimes anonymously through private and public middlemen including transactions on what are called secondary markets.

Two, it is not surprising to me that the Israelis might be purchasing Iranian oil in some mechanism because a lot of it is exported and because it is of the high quality they want. That is self interest and most countries, corporations and other fictitious organizations wrongly emboldened by the 14th amendment and most importantly all “real person” individuals except me are guilty of the ubiquitous Hypocrisy of Self Interest. I say most importantly, because countries and corporations contain all the failings of us individuals.

I am excepted because I have sworn off any and all hypocritical behavior.

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