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Victimhood is equated with morality, furthermore victims are entitled to compensation. There's incentive to be seen as a victim, because it screams both "I am
by newacc9 5y ago
Victimhood is equated with morality, furthermore victims are entitled to compensation. There's incentive to be seen as a victim, because it screams both "I am moral, and I am entitled to compensation" It happens at both the individual level and at group levels. Its sort of a key to understanding modernity.
- thelettere 5y agoAlso, being a victim and being privileged are generally seen as mutually exclusive, so it's a way to avoid guilt. And with the infinite torrent of knowledge (including of the amount of suffering in the world) at our fingertips, guilt is an ever-present temptation for anyone with means.
- newacc9 5y agoYou see this with public figures, they do something horrible/super-unpopular and then they whine and say "I've been getting death threats" to posture as victims (maybe they are getting threats and maybe they aren't, but the effect is the same -- ie that they are transformed in the public consciousness into moral beings)
- newacc9 5y agoFurthermore, when you deny a person's victimhood -- you are immediately considered a very-bad-person (you are in league with the aggressor). Anyone who pointed out the Jussie Smollett hoax can attest to being treated poorly/as an aggressor. We also have #believeallwomen, and so forth.
- XargonEnder 5y agoReading your content has me wondering how this all is related to living in a very litigious society where everyone has to live in fear of lawsuits.