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    It is not the case that The claim conflates 'unfettered expression' with 'intense anger,' obscuring that righteous anger proportionate to wrongdoing is itself a constitutive feature of moral character.

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    • 1.The boundary between 'proportionate' and 'intense' anger is subjective and contested; claims of proportionality mask value disagreements.
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    • 2.Characterizing anger as constitutive of moral character risks justifying harm caused by angry expression under the guise of righteousness.
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    • 1.Moral agents must be capable of emotional responses proportionate to injustice; apathy toward wrongdoing indicates moral failure.
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    • 2.Righteous anger motivates necessary action against harm; without it, moral conviction becomes merely intellectual abstraction.
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    • 3.Distinguishing justified anger from mere unfettered expression requires evaluating proportionality, not suppressing anger categorically.
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