As I notice the face of a former student or two in footage of mobs threatening the lives of doctors and school board members and also see their parents who are also sometimes elected officials platforming the people who lead the mobs, the question of what I owe abusive adults with whom I am in relationship arises. As my friend, Karen Swallow Prior, recently reminded me, it’s probably better to call
Baseline Moral Seriousness
Dissent =/= Disloyalty. Not automatically anyway.