Jonathan Haidt has a great concept for this "trying to get people fired at all costs by taking the most offense and doing the worst read of something someone sa

Jonathan Haidt has a great concept for this "trying to get people fired at all costs by taking the most offense and doing the worst read of something someone said". He calls it the "prestige economy", where one gains great prestige in the eyes of one's group by calling out someone for being racist/sexist etc., even when the caller KNOWS (he references the Dean of Claremont McKenna getting fired as example) that's not at all what that person intended. Intent doesn't matter in that world view, and it becomes all about gaining prestige through intentional (or maybe not) misinterpretation of their position. It's a dangerous game to play, and I can't see it leading to anything but the worst tribalism and division among well-meaning people.