Moral immunity enables censorship

When political identity is treated as a moral credential, adherents are less likely to examine or correct their side’s institutional abuses. That moral 'immunity' can cascade into organizational practices—training, policing, editorial gatekeeping—that suppress dissent and harden orthodoxy. — Naming the mechanism clarifies why culture‑war disputes translate into stable institutional changes (HR practices, publishing norms, content moderation) rather than transient rhetorical fights.