Western universalism inevitably produces exposing double standards.

Evidence

Non-Westerners also do not hesitate to point to the gaps between Western principle and Western action. Hypocrisy, double standards, and “but nots” are the price of universalist pretensions. Democracy is promoted but not if it brings Islamic fundamentalists to power; nonproliferation is preached for Iran and Iraq but not for Israel; free trade is the elixir of economic growth but not for agriculture; human rights are an issue with China but not with Saudi Arabia; aggression against oil-owning Kuwaitis is massively repulsed but not against non-oil-owning Bosnians. Double standards in practice are the unavoidable price of universal standards of principle. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 491 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Universalist moral claims inevitably produce visible double standards in practice. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 491; Western modernity is a hegemonic particularism disguised as universalism — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2: Identity…, 153; Western imperial particularism was disguised as universal civilization — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2: Identity…, 372 (+10 more)

Broader Connections

• Universalist moral claims inevitably produce visible double standards in practice. #corroborates (0.95) — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 491
• The West promotes a universal culture it is increasingly unable to impose. #complicates (0.75)