#36A CYNICISM

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Once I thought people could be trusted, had good intentions, were caring, decent, honorable--I now know better.  Humans beings, I believe, are self serving and can’t be trusted to do good. Those who profess to be altruistic are deluded, not seeing misguided self interest for what it is. Most are lazy, mean, corrupt, and immoral--hypocrites, too stupid to see themselves as such.  I was once more accepting and forgiving, now I am critical--sneering at, and finding fault with, much of what people do and say.

Alternate Concise Characterization with Wikipedia Entries:

disturbed by hypocrisy

attitude of Cultural Pessimism / rejects belief world becoming better

disturbed by political corruption

disgusted with humans, human nature ==> Misanthropy  

summary Wikipedia article: Cynicism 

Numerical Characterization with TFJD code: 3311

Numerical Characterization with Emotional Volatility VI index: 9