A form of moralism where claiming objectivity becomes a performance of virtue and a weapon against those with different perspectives. The objectivity moralist presents their own view as simply "objective truth" and treats any alternative as not just mistaken but morally suspect—biased, ideological, irrational. They don't need to argue because they claim to speak for reality itself; disagreement is not just error but a kind of sin against truth. The moralism lies in using the claim of objectivity to immunize oneself from critique while condemning all alternatives, treating one's own perspective as the view from nowhere while everyone else is hopelessly situated. Objectivity becomes not a goal to strive for but an identity to claim, a weapon to wield, a way of feeling righteous without being right.
Example: "He didn't present arguments—he simply asserted that his view was 'objective' and everyone else was 'biased.' Objectivity Moralism: using the claim of neutrality to justify taking sides."
by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 14, 2026
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