• Fandangalo@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This kind of rhetoric is abhorrent in the public sphere. It’s a further erosion of social norms and expectations of leaders in society.

    This election, unfortunately, validated these behaviors as acceptable. It makes me gravely sad for the US.

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      This is what happens when a person’s development is arrested in middle school and they go on to get billion dollar windfalls.

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        1 year ago

        Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of moral development comes to mind for me. A lot of people get stuck at authority or social contract. It requires deeper levels of thought and consideration to expand your circle of care.