Fight the gas prices

[Munkay]

But if some unknown american made this movie and put it on you tube would it get the same amount of attention? True or false, the movie led to loads of measures against global warming.
Indeed he might be hypocrytical but better then somebody with the same lifestyle that didnot make such a movie.

So the ends justifies the means, neh? I think we're opening a can of worms here. Is it alright to lie (including being a hypocrite) if its for the better good. I'm not saying you're wrong, nor am I saying you're right. Merely throwing up a big warning sign saying "highly debatable ethics question alert!". You're not going to get one simple answer here.

I have a nice salary and education, for which I will be very likely always in the higher economic classes in our country. Does this mean that if I vote for a party that wants to raise taxes for higher icomes I'm a hypocryte?

Your example doesn't line up eppie. Al Gore isn't espousing something that is bad for him (and better for all) and then following it. The closer (but still not perfect) example would be to campaign publicly for higher taxes on the upper class, and then outright refusing to pay taxes yourself.

Even so, the question you raised is not whether or not Al Gore is a hypocrite (genuinely, there's little wiggle room for argument there). It's whether being a hypocrite if its for the betterment of everyone else justifies the action. And that's a fair question - though as I said earlier, one that is highly debatable.

Cheers,

Munk