Anger as Civic Identity

People increasingly wear anger and refusal to forgive as an explicit political identity, not merely a private emotion. When public figures model and praise vengeful rage, that converts resentment into an organizing virtue that reshapes who is considered loyal, trustworthy, or authentic in politics and media. — If anger becomes a public identity code, it changes incentives for leaders, penalizes conciliatory governance, and hardens polarization across parties and institutions.