Caution

• When talk is equated with action.
• When effort is equated with results.
• When equality trumps merit.
• When the defender is portrayed as morally equivalent to the aggressor.
• When facts are deemed opinions.
• When opinions are deemed facts.
• When feelings overrule reason.
• When experience is quickly discounted.
• When industriousness is derided.
• When virtues are mocked.