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Rules for thee and not for me

A phrase use to denote that a person is trying to make others follow rules without having to follow them themselves.
Jane apparently has a rules for thee and not for me type of logic regarding her staff fucking the retards in her group home because she's trying to bully me into following the rules why simultaneously protect Kendra from having to follow them. Kendra complains about me not doing my job but she's fucking the retard and only works if I leave it all my work for the child murderer. Rules for thee and not for me I guess.

Rules for thee but not for me 

It means "rules for you but not for me", it means you have to follow the rules but not me
Trump: Rules for thee but not for me, you gotta release your tax returns but I don't have to do it because.... reasons.... bullshit... excuses....

It should be "rules for thee and rules for me, rules for all of us!" We must all follow the rules.

rules for thee but not for me 

Leftist quote to follow, pretty self explanatory
Nancy Pelosi : Don't get haircuts (at beginning of pandemic)
Also Nancy Pelosi : *gets haircut at salon*

Kamala Harris : Owns handgun
Also Kamala Harris : Takes away everyone else's guns

RULES FOR THEE BUT NOT FOR ME

Rules for thee but not for me 

Usually a phrase said when cops abuse their power doing things as if they're above the law, it's a saying when someone believes they have authority over the law to do whatever they want.
Person 1: "holy shit... did you see that cop just blow through that red light?"
Person 2: "rules for thee but not for me"

Rules for thee but not for me 

Someone imposing rules on others while consciously breaking them themselves, like telling someone to stop doing something mean to them while doing the same mean thing to many others seconds ago.
A and B: *Pushes C*

C: *Pushes in self-defense*

A: "Stop pushing you stupid son of a bitch!"

B: "Yeah! Moron!"

C: "You were LITERALLY pushing me seconds ago!"

A: "It's cuz you're lower leveled than us!"

B: "Haha n00b!"

C: "Rules for thee but not for me."

(Based on a real interaction with a couple of people in a game. Words said here don't completely match with what was said in the game.)

Rules for thee and not for me

silly peasant.....don't you know it's rules for thee and not for me?
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