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Scrutiny Preserves Trust
Trust depends on proportionate inquiry, not on insulating admired figures from the questions their power requires.
Admiration otherwise protects narratives from revision; legitimacy closes when contradiction arrives.
- Inquiry is cast as cynicism
- Coherence is prized over contact
- Heroes absorb moral weight the system still distributes
- Revision threatens belonging
Scrutiny keeps legitimacy open without demanding that every admired figure be recast as a villain.
A board asks for evidence and tradeoffs in public, not only reassurance about character.
