Thinkage [updated]

“What creates the mob in any society, therefore, is not just the problems that make people unhappy. The root cause is a deeper poison in the soul of man. It is the pride that prohibits the person from saying they are sorry. It’s the pride that makes them blame someone else for what is wrong. It’s the pride that refuses to admit that they are part of the problem, and even if they are not, that they are responsible for doing something about it.” -- Fr. Longenecker, Trump and the Mob: A Theological Observation