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>There is an unstated and unnamed assumption in modern American culture: that you have experienced trauma, and more importantly that trauma is what has construc
by logicchains 2y ago
>There is an unstated and unnamed assumption in modern American culture: that you have experienced trauma, and more importantly that trauma is what has constructed your personality
This is not "American culture", it's American leftism. Almost no conservative American thinks like that. And it's dying out by itself because American liberals aren't having enough children and views/values are partially heritable.
- zfg 2y ago> Almost no conservative American thinks like that. Of course they do. Victimhood is a common driver of all politics.
- kelseyfrog 2y agoThat's exactly right. Leftists are victims of the past, conservatives are victims of the future. Conserving the past to protect it against the future is, in general, the guiding sentiment.
- standardUser 2y agoReligion is what is dying out in the US, despite being "partially heritable", and with it a framework for recontextualizing trauma. And since we're talking about trauma, it's important to remember that suicide rates in the US are highest among middle-aged white men.
- paulryanrogers 2y agoI'd say religious indoctrination turned out pretty traumatic for me. Gotta teach those kids that they'll most likely burn in hell for eternity while they're still young and impressionable.