There was a study I saw recently that talked about how politically and culturally, some people are negatively motivated by shame (loosely on the right), and some are not (loosely on the left).

It's related to an overall value on "Purity" as a moral virtue.

I think what happens is that people like the author are very influenced by shame and therefore project the intent to shame on situations when they FEEL shame.

If I do something and someone tells me not to, I don't feel "shame", regardless of whether I agree with the direction or not.

That's not the case with some people.

I believe it's also associated with narcissism. If you are powerfully negatively impacted by shame you will do everything possible not to feel it including intense denial gaslighting and narcissism.