Door Anoniem: Het hele stuk is het zeker waard om te lezen. Inderdaad. The Age of Outrage is zeker een interessant artikel. Ik ben er even mee zoet geweest. De volgende anecdote die Prof Jonathan Haidt in zijn Wriston Lecture van 2017 verteld, van een voorval op het Reed College, een liberal-arts school in Portland (OR), vind ik nog wel het meest hoopgevend: Finally [...] several Asian students stood up, criticized the [social justice] protesters, and asked them to stop interfering with their education. Once these students stood up, support for the protesters collapsed. Many people had been going along out of fear, rather than conviction. So please do not despair. Be alarmed — the situation is truly alarming. But most Americans are decent, thoughtful people who don’t want to give up on their country or its universities. There are many things we can do to reduce tribalism, strengthen our kids, and repair our universities. The Age of Outrage What the current political climate is doing to our country ...