Moral defensiveness and the fear of moral contamination

 This relates to Nietzsche's notion that consciousness is "a stomach" -- and some people have weak digestion indeed, therefore their consciousness revolves around moral issues.Nietzsche was not wrong that there is something slimy about expressions of morality. Likely these stem from a terror of extreme violence and extreme vulnerability. It is better to face these things with courage, but one cannot help distorting logic at times.