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“Stories like the infected blood and Post Office scandals offer rare moments of moral clarity in public life. The issue is clear, the wrong is egregious, the victims are clearly blameless — so we unite in outrage. But something troubles me. | “Stories like the infected blood and Post Office scandals offer rare moments of moral clarity in public life. The issue is clear, the wrong is egregious, the victims are clearly blameless — so we unite in outrage. But something troubles me. Why do we identify with the victims rather than seeing ourselves in the legions of failing officials?” | ||
:—{{plainlink|https://x.com/vishvapani|Vishvapani}}, ''{{plainlink|https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00szxv6/clips|Thought for the Day}}'', BBC Radio 4, 23 May 2024 | :—{{plainlink|https://x.com/vishvapani|Vishvapani}}, ''{{plainlink|https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00szxv6/clips|Thought for the Day}}'', BBC Radio 4, 23 May 2024 | ||
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“Stories like the infected blood and Post Office scandals offer rare moments of moral clarity in public life. The issue is clear, the wrong is egregious, the victims are clearly blameless — so we unite in outrage. But something troubles me. Why do we identify with the victims rather than seeing ourselves in the legions of failing officials?”
- —Vishvapani, Thought for the Day, BBC Radio 4, 23 May 2024