RNAi [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 3 years agoFascist spend half their time fantasizing how strong they are and the rest whining like little flowers.imagemessage-square28 fedilinkarrow-up1127
arrow-up1127imageFascist spend half their time fantasizing how strong they are and the rest whining like little flowers.RNAi [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 3 years agomessage-square28 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareHewaoijsdb [none/use name]hexbear5·3 years agoI've always wondered why conservatives love pointing out why they are the real victims, even when that's obviously not true but any metric. Is it because having a sense of shared victimhood creates community? link
minus-squareRNAi [he/him]hexagonhexbear10·edit-23 years agoEh, yes but not really, it fuels the hate towards the outgroup. link
minus-squarewantonviolins [they/them]Mhexbear5·3 years agoIt also positions them and any actions they take as morally righteous because they’ve been wronged and it’s “justice” to right that wrong link
I've always wondered why conservatives love pointing out why they are the real victims, even when that's obviously not true but any metric. Is it because having a sense of shared victimhood creates community?
Eh, yes but not really, it fuels the hate towards the outgroup.
It also positions them and any actions they take as morally righteous because they’ve been wronged and it’s “justice” to right that wrong
It helps trivialise the concept of victimhood