I think part 2 of that link sums it up a little bit better.
The invention of a boogeyman allows them to feel much more self-righteous and morally upright.
His example of the satanic panic is emblematic of an invented evil that allows people to rush to the security of bare-minumum morality as if it is some brave stance to take.
I think part 2 of that link sums it up a little bit better.
The invention of a boogeyman allows them to feel much more self-righteous and morally upright.
His example of the satanic panic is emblematic of an invented evil that allows people to rush to the security of bare-minumum morality as if it is some brave stance to take.