Being honest with minor things but being dishonest about big issues
I was looking for a proverb or a saying that describes the hypocracy of a local dictator at a non profit organization who held and managed fake elections in which he was running for the president position which he won. Everybody was laughing at its faulty procedures and the obvious conflict of interest. Interestingly, last week he asked people about their opinion about the color of the new carpet for the building and he had four different samples for the carpets and asked everybody to vote by putting a mark on the carpet sample they liked. He made it transparent and counted the votes and made a big deal out of a trivial ussue.
I am looking for something that describes people people being honest with trivial things but being dishonest with bigger matters. I might also do a comic carecateur so please suggest ideas. Thanks
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I was looking for a proverb or a saying that describes the hypocracy of a local dictator at a non profit organization who held and managed fake elections in which he was running for the president position which he won. Everybody was laughing at its faulty procedures and the obvious conflict of interest. Interestingly, last week he asked people about their opinion about the color of the new carpet for the building and he had four different samples for the carpets and asked everybody to vote by putting a mark on the carpet sample they liked. He made it transparent and counted the votes and made a big deal out of a trivial ussue.
I am looking for something that describes people people being honest with trivial things but being dishonest with bigger matters. I might also do a comic carecateur so please suggest ideas. Thanks
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I was looking for a proverb or a saying that describes the hypocracy of a local dictator at a non profit organization who held and managed fake elections in which he was running for the president position which he won. Everybody was laughing at its faulty procedures and the obvious conflict of interest. Interestingly, last week he asked people about their opinion about the color of the new carpet for the building and he had four different samples for the carpets and asked everybody to vote by putting a mark on the carpet sample they liked. He made it transparent and counted the votes and made a big deal out of a trivial ussue.
I am looking for something that describes people people being honest with trivial things but being dishonest with bigger matters. I might also do a comic carecateur so please suggest ideas. Thanks
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I was looking for a proverb or a saying that describes the hypocracy of a local dictator at a non profit organization who held and managed fake elections in which he was running for the president position which he won. Everybody was laughing at its faulty procedures and the obvious conflict of interest. Interestingly, last week he asked people about their opinion about the color of the new carpet for the building and he had four different samples for the carpets and asked everybody to vote by putting a mark on the carpet sample they liked. He made it transparent and counted the votes and made a big deal out of a trivial ussue.
I am looking for something that describes people people being honest with trivial things but being dishonest with bigger matters. I might also do a comic carecateur so please suggest ideas. Thanks
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