The Rise of Rage: Harnessing the Most Misundertstood EmotionOf all the human emotions, anger is probably the most misunderstood. Why is it important to understand anger at all? Rage through the centuries revolutions, wars, civil rights, independence from colonial rule, political unrest, Black Lives Matter, storming the US Capitol has shown that anger can be a catalyst for change; it can also be a tool employed in fear by those resisting reform or trying to quell protests or advancements by other people.