[ideamotor]

The same effect applies to political parties. The people that care about X focus their complaints to the party that is trying to address issues with X.

[rdtsc]

Yeah, pretty much. If you look historically, it's always that traitors and betrayers get the most severe punishment. It just wakes up something very basic in humans.

[account42]

It's not just an emotional reaction but rather that trust is a fundamental requirement for a functioning society.