Certain fundamentally reprehensible behaviors are now praised under seemingly positive names:
"Progress" is often just greed for money and status.
"Honour" is frequently just pride or arrogance.
"Love for One's Nation" is reduced to a blind, tribal fanaticism that ignores right and wrong.
"Statesmanship" is simply deceit and cunning.
"Keeping Up with the Times" is often just hypocrisy.
"Boldness" is plain shamelessness.
"Being clever" is just ability to cheat.
Virtues Condemned as Vices
Conversely, truly commendable attitudes are now dismissed and viewed negatively:
Contentment is mistaken for lack of initiative.
Acceptance of God's Will is condemned as idleness or lack of ambition.
Firmness of Faith is labeled as dogmatism or fanaticism.
Courtesy and Humility are seen as meanness or pettiness of mind.
Piety and Fear of God are mocked as mere whimsicality.
Avoiding unnecessary social mixing is considered anti-social.
Vices Practiced Openly
Finally, there are vices that haven't been renamed but are now practiced openly as if they were virtues, including:
Falsely imputing motives to others.
Injustice toward and neglect of the rights of the poor.
Humiliating and showing lack of respect for others.
Malicious gossip, slander, and picking faults, especially targeting religious or pious people.
Vanity, exhibitionism, and squandering money.
Indifference to spiritual and afterlife concerns.
(Taken from Al Intibahaat al Mufeeda by Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanawi رحمه الله )
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