Hypocrisy Is Impossible for People Who Have No Self-Awareness

Steve made an essential point the other day in his post about Harvey Weinstein:

I don't care how much "liberal media bias" you think there is in the mainstream press -- it will still go after liberals and Democrats. The conservative media? Critical pieces are written only when a conservative isn't conservative enough. There's no self-policing on the right. There's just boosterism, augmented by relentless attacks on the left.

Today "Even the Liberal" New York Times illustrates the point with an op-ed by Bari Weiss, who specializes in lazy sniping at easy liberal targets like the Chicago Dyke March and the idea of cultural appropriation. Her piece today hits all the predictable notes about liberal/feminist hypocrisy; all you really need to know about it is that she quotes Camille Paglia.

And most of the right isn't nearly as restrained as that. The most jaw-dropping right-wing reactions are these two tweets:

Any comment at all from the DNC on #HarveyWeinstein sexual harassment or the money he gave @TheDemocrats ? Has anyone in the media called? https://t.co/QaQXDa9xSF

— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) October 6, 2017

Will She/they all Disavow? Embattled Hollywood Producer Harvey Weinstein Raised Big Bucks For Hillary Clinton & Dems https://t.co/6PHQaAQFNm

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 6, 2017

Let's be clear: Harvey Weinstein is scum, and too many people let him get away with it for too long. But the party of Harvey Weinstein is (belatedly) condemning Harvey Weinstein, while the party of Donald Trump is so inured to self-criticism that two of the most important enablers of an unapologetic serial sexual abuser are sniping at Democrats about Harvey Weinstein.