What's the difference between "self righteous" and "righteous" ?

[brewerb]

That sounds ego dependent.

If you mean I want to like what I see in the mirror when I brush my teeth in the morning, then yes, it's ego-dependant.

non sequitur

[Dexta]

You loose woof woof, go needlessly fly to Bali and smirk in your selfish ignorance. WOOF!

[Dexta]

I fucking hate dalmatians - violence dogs. fuck that.

[Dexta]

Do you hate climate activists brewerb ? Are you guilty? So am I!

[brewerb]

Nice tantrum.

[Cavebear]

I think the difference is that "self-righteous" is often unsupported by general social principles, while "righteous" is generally in agreement with some substantial portion of society. I'm not saying that "self-righteous" people are wrong (one self-righteous" person may indeed be correct), but the difference seems to be based on the "self" part. Society as a whole does not really like independent-thinking.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Glad you can tell what others are feeling. Or are you telling others what they should be feeling?

On the other hand, being called "self-righteous" is also someone telling you what they think you are feeling about something -- as opposed to how they think you should feel.

If the tones were heated you probably earned the 'self righteous (indignation/condemnation)' label.

Non sequitur. What if the tones got heated from false accusations? I get heated when falsely accused. Does that mean I'm guilty as charged? Does that mean I'm self-righteous? Or does that mean I'm pissed off by being falsely-accused, and swinging back?

Said someone, "Glad you can tell what others are feeling."

[Dexta]

Nice tantrum.

True. I'm a problem drinker. How embarrassing. Then again fuck that, my self esteem is unimpeachable! lolz

[brewerb]

Glad you can tell what others are feeling. Or are you telling others what they should be feeling?

On the other hand, being called "self-righteous" is also someone telling you what they think you are  feeling about something -- as opposed to how they think you should feel.

If the tones were heated you probably earned the 'self righteous (indignation/condemnation)' label.

Non sequitur. What if the tones got heated from false accusations? I get heated when falsely accused. Does that mean I'm guilty as charged? Does that mean I'm self-righteous? Or does that mean I'm pissed off by being falsely-accused, and swinging back?

Said someone, "Glad you can tell what others are feeling."

We may never know if the accusations were false, the conversation was not provided. That's why I included 'probably'.

I previously indicated that I was being self righteous, but I'm not getting bent out of shape.

[Thumpalumpacus]

We may never know if the accusations were false, the conversation was not provided. That's why I included 'probably'.

I previously indicated that I was being self righteous, but I'm not getting bent out of shape.

So you admit getting self-righteous even as you acknowledge not knowing the context of the other's conversation, and still happy to call him self-righteous all the same. Got it.

[brewerb]

We may never know if the accusations were false, the conversation was not provided. That's why I included 'probably'.

I previously indicated that I was being self righteous, but I'm not getting bent out of shape.

So you admit getting self-righteous even as you acknowledge not knowing the context of the other's conversation, and still happy to call him self-righteous all the same. Got it.

Yep. I think this thread was/is an attempt at manipulation from the beginning. Dex starts out with 'whats the difference...', a simple google search question. He wanted validation that he was not self righteous in his other conversation, note that he only provided his side. Then got pissed off when he didn't get the response he wanted, another self righteous tell.

You can think what you want. I wasn't going to fall for the game he attempted.

[Dexta]

Another psychic in our midst.

[brewerb]

Another psychic in our midst.

Ouch. I'm going to start a thread because my feelings got hurt. Then I'll be vindicated.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Yep. I think this thread was/is an attempt at manipulation from the beginning. Dex starts out with 'whats the difference...', a simple google search question. He wanted validation that he was not self righteous in his other conversation, note that he only provided his side. Then got pissed off when he didn't get the response he wanted, another self righteous tell.

You can think what you want. I wasn't going to fall for the game he attempted.

That whoosh you're hearing ...

[mordant]

So the context of my posting this thread is due to a colleague saying I'm "self righteous" because I said I'd only fly in an emergency due to the enormous greenhouse gas emissions inherent to air travel. I got quite cross, actually. Fair comment by him? I don't think so.

Meh, he's just deflecting from his own responsibility to the environment by claiming your motives are impure and self-serving. One gets that a lot. Same thing tends to happen with any sort of self discipline or principled decisions.

[Dexta]

Pussy hole brewerb too man, the selfish cunts are everywhere it seems

[brewerb]

Pussy hole brewerb too man, the selfish cunts are everywhere it seems

I see that your feelings are still hurt, poor boy.