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> consumed by personal shame, guilt, and self-loathing I’d suggest that it’s not about those things for the accusers themselves. It’s simply about gaining powe
by wrycoder 4y ago
> consumed by personal shame, guilt, and self-loathing
I’d suggest that it’s not about those things for the accusers themselves. It’s simply about gaining power. And they do it by preying upon “personal shame, guilt, and self-loathing” in other well-meaning people. They’ve discovered that yelling “cultural appropriation” works quite well with people who are constantly looking for other people to feel sorry for - which of a kind of projection.
- namlem 4y agoI don't think so. I think it really is about guilt and shame, because these people just rebranded Catholicism without realizing it. Most of them probably grew up Catholic I bet, and internalized Catholic ideology to such a degree that they can't help but view everything through that lens.
- prewett 4y agoIf so, they missed the key part of Catholicsm/Christianity: the death of Jesus atones for our sin, guilt, and shame. I've slowly come to the opinion that it is about a power play / emotional manipulation, because there is no way to atone. If you're white (for example), you're just an oppressor by the structure of society you were born into, so the sin is membership in a structurally advantaged group defined by race. You can't change your race nor change the past, so the best you can do is hope that supporting the political agenda of your accusers is good enough.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoEurope was Catholic long before the US, so it’s something else unique to the US…