The source trumping content of information can shift national guilt

Evidence

That high identifiers with the national group would be more likely to reject guilt is not surprising, but it is surprising that the source of the information can quite radically shift the emotion. I think there ought to be much more comparative research regarding potential shifts in the source of the evidence. If respectable agents of the national perspective can be engaged seriously in re-examining the responsibility of the nation for specific crimes, it may elicit an acknowledgment of past wrongs and perhaps diminish the conflict. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 2094

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: National guilt and collective guilt are distinct concepts — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 1158; Bureaucratic power shifts guilt from wrongdoer to victim — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2442; Having documented facts can release people from shame attached to their group’s history. — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project: A New American Origin…, 42

Broader Connections

• Bureaucratic power shifts guilt from wrongdoer to victim #complicates (0.75) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2442
• Having documented facts can release people from shame attached to their group’s history. #qualifies (0.72) — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project, 42