There can be no better illustration of the folly of victimhood and outrage than the furore surrounding US President Donald Trump's comments about poor countries with relatively high rates of migration to the United States.
In the last few days, the politics of indignation – particularly by people generally on the progressive side of politics – has reached new heights with tweets of African landscapes and immigrant success stories.
The drama that has greeted Trump's comments has provided a disappointing reminder that outrage can be addictive even when it is wholly ineffectual.