Kristi Wallace Knight: But instead of being ostracized for his destructive behavior, he's lionized.

I'm just a simple country political scientist but I'm pretty sure if any other major presidential candidate said this it'd be covered none stop for weeks and everyone would agree that their campaign was over

Is there any scholarly work delving into how permission structures remove shame conceptually? I've seen commentatora comment about Trump and the permissions for a range of actions of his rhetoric, but not a lot about the subtraction of shame. The subtraction of shame (?) points to societal problems?

I'm sure there are other sources, but shame and social norms are essential aspects of governing shared natural resources (commons). Here's an excerpt from my book featuring lobster harvesters. www.yesmagazine.org/economy/2021...

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"Anthropologist James Acheson, who wrote several books on lobster harvesters, noted that 'Gossip, slander, and ostracism are usually quite successful in forcing people into line with the expectations of the community.'"

But instead of being ostracized for his destructive behavior, he's lionized.

Gossip, slander, and ostracism are being used against Republicans who aren't Trumpian.

That's bad.

His followers are part of a cult, not part of a community: different rules apply.

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