Moral Lines in an Age of Outrage: Relearning the Virtue of Restraint
Exposure to good-faith disagreement builds resilience and reduces the temptation to demonize those who think differently.
TL;DR
- Prof. Tom Flanagan was assaulted by a masked individual at the University of Calgary.
- Prof. Frances Widdowson was arrested and her cameraman assaulted at an Orange Shirt Day event at the University of Victoria.
- These incidents demonstrate how polarization and divisive rhetoric can result in real-world harm.
- Intense polarization often fuels harsh and aggressive language, as seen in past attacks on former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.