I started a thread on another forum about several subjects. One of the questions was: "Is it justified to perceive [NF] idealism negatively as an arrogant, patronizing, hypocritical and naiive attitude, as some people do?"
No one on the other forum answered that question but it just keeps bothering me, so I decided to start a thread about it here.
Like. If I see someone being picked on, I want to help the poor thing and reprimand the bully. Some people (ie the bullies and possibly some NTs) claim that it's arrogant and patronizing to treat another person as a "poor thing", that it's hypocritical to reprimand others, and that it's naiive to even think of the possibility that my little input could "make things better" in any way.
I want to understand this "patronizing, arrogant, hypocritical, naiive" viewpoint and develop my idealism so that I can use it in a truly positive way. I really don't want to hurt anyone in the process of acting on my idealism, but I don't want to give up on it, either. Are these accusations mere intentionally discouraging backbiting, or are they actually justified?
Oh and to anyone who's been thinking about the same questions I recommend the films Manderlay and Dogville, whose heroine is an idealist accused of the very same flaws that I mentioned in the topic. They're a pair of quite philosophical films. If someone has seen either of them, they can be referred to in this thread.
Manderlay (2005)
Dogville (2003)
All viewpoints are encouraged by me in this thread.
No one on the other forum answered that question but it just keeps bothering me, so I decided to start a thread about it here.
Like. If I see someone being picked on, I want to help the poor thing and reprimand the bully. Some people (ie the bullies and possibly some NTs) claim that it's arrogant and patronizing to treat another person as a "poor thing", that it's hypocritical to reprimand others, and that it's naiive to even think of the possibility that my little input could "make things better" in any way.
I want to understand this "patronizing, arrogant, hypocritical, naiive" viewpoint and develop my idealism so that I can use it in a truly positive way. I really don't want to hurt anyone in the process of acting on my idealism, but I don't want to give up on it, either. Are these accusations mere intentionally discouraging backbiting, or are they actually justified?
Oh and to anyone who's been thinking about the same questions I recommend the films Manderlay and Dogville, whose heroine is an idealist accused of the very same flaws that I mentioned in the topic. They're a pair of quite philosophical films. If someone has seen either of them, they can be referred to in this thread.
Manderlay (2005)
Dogville (2003)
All viewpoints are encouraged by me in this thread.