Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.what does this mean?

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Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.what does this mean?

Answer 1

It means that people who object to something based on moral indignation are more often than not simply jealous of that which they claim to oppose. However, by claiming moral indignation, they avoid the negative stigma that comes with being jealous and are afforded the positive light of being on moral high-ground.

You see it a lot today in society, but instead of jealousy, moral indignation is now sometimes intolerance, hatred and bigotry with a halo.