Phrases with «collective guilt»

"Collective guilt" refers to a shared sense of responsibility or blame that a group or society feels for something wrong or harmful that has been done, regardless of individual involvement. It means feeling guilty as part of a group, even if you personally did not contribute to the wrongdoing. Full definition

Sentences with «collective guilt»

  • Is there indeed such a thing as collective guilt — and forgiveness — in politics? (religion-online.org)
  • Christians internalized the charge that Jews caused the death of God and, with it, the lethal teachings of collective guilt of all Jews. (firstthings.com)
  • And so it goes. The grandchildren are trotted out. We shudder in collective guilt, thinking about the financial hardship that our selfishness imposes -LSB-...] (progressive-economics.ca)
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