Criticized as morally righteous?
This article begins with, "A senior British officer has criticised the US army for its conduct in Iraq, accusing it of institutional racism, moral righteousness, misplaced optimism, and of being ill-suited to engage in counter-insurgency operations."
Now, I realize I ought to be worried about the issues being raised, not the vocab, but shouldn't that be "self-righteous?" Since when is moral righteousness a bad thing?
Now, I realize I ought to be worried about the issues being raised, not the vocab, but shouldn't that be "self-righteous?" Since when is moral righteousness a bad thing?