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Why Do We Turn On Innocent People?
A discussion of why ordinary people sometimes turn against innocent individuals has drawn large attention. The topic examines psychological and social mechanisms, such as scapegoating, mob mentality, obedience to authority and misinformation, that lead groups to blame or harm people who have done nothing wrong. Listeners are engaging with the science behind these moral failures and what they reveal about human behaviour.
Why now: Questions about crowd blame and collective injustice resonate amid ongoing public debates about misinformation and mob behaviour.
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- Why Do We Turn On Innocent People? · The Rest Is Science · 366.3K
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