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Balance, it appears, is the new political incorrectness.

Unsubscribes peaked following last week’s satire that drew parallels between voter outrage and how bad bosses have treated people over the years. It was clear many would have had no problem with the subject matter had I validated their outrage instead.

Now don’t go away … this column is about you as a business leader, not matters of public policy. Honest. Stay with me.

The subject: How business leaders should interpret the news.

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Why is everyone shouting at each other these days?

I think I know why: It’s nothing more than pent up resentment over how bad managers have treated people for decades. We can’t get back at the managers, so we’re redirecting the anger.

For example:

Assigning blame

Ever have a boss who, when something went wrong, mostly cared whose fault it was?

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