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March 18, 2010
Item #3: Science Proves Eco-Fags Are Self-Righteous Jerks
Posted by Gregory of Yardale at March 18, 2010 4:40 AM
The science is settled, those sanctimonious prigs with their Priuses, recycling bins, and holier-than-thou environmental attitudes really are a bunch of smug, self-centered a-holes.
According to a study, when people feel they have been morally virtuous by saving the planet through their purchases of organic baby food, for example, it leads to the "licensing [of] selfish and morally questionable behaviour", otherwise known as "moral balancing" or "compensatory ethics".
Do Green Products Make Us Better People is published in the latest edition of the journal Psychological Science. Its authors, Canadian psychologists Nina Mazar and Chen-Bo Zhong, argue that people who wear what they call the "halo of green consumerism" are less likely to be kind to others, and more likely to cheat and steal. "Virtuous acts can license subsequent asocial and unethical behaviours," they write.
And this cannot be disputed, because it is science!
