As the outrage around Israel Folau peaks, let’s turn the volume down a notch | Peter Lewis

The public appears to display a degree of nuance sorely lacking in the shoutiness of the current debate

Just in case Australia was suffering post-election outrage withdrawal, rugby player Israel Folau has burst through the gap with his own special breed of neo-feudal theology to get the nation firing again.

Folau’s social media comments have unleashed a tsunami of outrage: from those offended by his blunt homophobia to those who are outraged that those who are offended would dare to impinge on his freedom to outrage them.

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