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How We View/Feel Insults: Human Nature
Quote: "After reading Carol's first question in this thread: I think it's a fair question, to ask why I'm more disturbed by Obama's more vicious supporters than Clinton's. I'll give it some more thought."
There's a very simple answer: human nature. We always feel more acutely the flames and insults that are directed toward ourselves and those we agree with as opposed to the flames and insults that are directed toward those we disagree with. The latter we observe as if through the wrong end of a telescope. The former come at us head-on like a runaway train.
And like I said: it's just human nature. It was true before this election, and it'll be true after.