Why do public tears make us uncomfortable? | Jamieson Webster

When holders of high office cry, it makes them more human. But there’s a long history of suspicion of ‘emotional’ leadership, too
Passion, in the form of tears, has often been viewed as a greater threat than the angry bravado we have grown so accustomed to from the likes of Donald Trump. His rage doesn’t fit into the same category of “emotional” behavior as sobbing. Not only is he not dismissed – his antics seem to incite more and more outbursts by other