The joy of outrage

1. Riot police run past burning dustbins set on fire by yellow vest protesters as they keep pressure on French President Emmanuel Macron's government, for the 13th straight weekend of demonstrations, in Paris, France, Saturday, Feb.
2. Riot police run past burning dustbins set on fire by yellow vest protesters as they keep pressure on French President Emmanuel Macron's government, for the 13th straight weekend of demonstrations, in Paris, France, Saturday, Feb.
3. "The joy of outrage, and the success of such, utilizing obstructionism and plotting to undermine the winner of an election, is being played out as we speak by those who cannot tolerate losing on any level ….. But, 2020 will show that outrage and incivility only deepens the hole, and certainly not a brilliant strategy for winning anything other than more outrage.
4. Here’s how Quartz sums up the findings of Jeffrey Berry and Sarah Sobieraj, who teach at Tufts University and have written a book called “The Outrage Industry”: “Complex issues are simplified to fit in a tweet or a headline and the messages make us feel good, even while they make us mad.

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