***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[Present]

White victimhood:

What these things have in common is that they are examples of people wanting not only the power that comes with being privileged but also what they see as the power held by those who are victimized by that privilege. They want what they see as the “benefits” of oppression without ever actually having to experience it.

They are children who see someone sick in bed with strep throat and, instead of offering sympathy, demand to know why they can’t have ice cream for dinner, too. They’re people who want punching up to be seen as just as much of a sin as punching down.

Perhaps ironically, the people who do this the most are often the first to accuse actual victims of “playing the victim card” in order to get free passes on things. Find someone yelling about other people having a “victim mentality” and wait five minutes. Soon enough, they will be telling you all about the ways they are being oppressed by those victims.

This isn’t just people being stupid, or not understanding what actual oppression is. It’s a very obvious attempt to manipulate people. At best, it’s an attempt to create a false equivalency between the oppressor and the oppressed in order to get away with bad behavior. At worst, it’s the first step in the process of radicalization.

The Privilege of White Victimhood - Dame Magazine

Being an actual victim of anything sucks. This is a thing we are supposed to learn as we grow up. We’re supposed to grow out of the phase where we get jealous of the attention or the extra toys or balloons a sibling gets when they are sick or hurt and move on to being

www.damemagazine.com

 

[Mark Antony]

White victimhood:

What these things have in common is that they are examples of people wanting not only the power that comes with being privileged but also what they see as the power held by those who are victimized by that privilege. They want what they see as the “benefits” of oppression without ever actually having to experience it.

They are children who see someone sick in bed with strep throat and, instead of offering sympathy, demand to know why they can’t have ice cream for dinner, too. They’re people who want punching up to be seen as just as much of a sin as punching down.

Perhaps ironically, the people who do this the most are often the first to accuse actual victims of “playing the victim card” in order to get free passes on things. Find someone yelling about other people having a “victim mentality” and wait five minutes. Soon enough, they will be telling you all about the ways they are being oppressed by those victims.

This isn’t just people being stupid, or not understanding what actual oppression is. It’s a very obvious attempt to manipulate people. At best, it’s an attempt to create a false equivalency between the oppressor and the oppressed in order to get away with bad behavior. At worst, it’s the first step in the process of radicalization.

The Privilege of White Victimhood - Dame Magazine

Being an actual victim of anything sucks. This is a thing we are supposed to learn as we grow up. We’re supposed to grow out of the phase where we get jealous of the attention or the extra toys or balloons a sibling gets when they are sick or hurt and move on to being

www.damemagazine.com

This irks me to no end. They want the attention of the oppressed group but don't want to lose the privilege of their own. I've seen these type of people hijack legitimate movements too often to the point you can' t really speak on them without them stirring the pot and making it look like you're attacking that group.

 

[IATT]

 

[wballz]

I’ve never seen a group of terrorists and criminals coddled so firmly by the American government. Next time they talk about invading Iraq I hope they intend to hand them Pepsi’s and papa Johns pizza

The difference is, those Iraqis were never terrorists. They minded their own business and never initiated attack.

 

[blastercombo]

Once again, “yeah I did it, but why do we have to keep talking about it?”

 

[IATT]

 

[IATT]

 

[gry60]

smmmmhhhh

I feel like nobody would be saying that if people were being recruited into ISIS, but even they never dreamed of storming the Capitol.

What the Twitter picture says is actually how you get people to leave cults. Using logic usually doesn't work; getting them to recognize their cognitive dissonance by themselves does (the Socratic method).

Now, given who is saying that, it is clear that the goal is not to get people to leave Q; it is to coerce the public and authorities to not apply legal and social pressure on Q followers, and that must never happen.

Also,



They gone...

 

[Mark Antony]

And Dems still fall for the pressure every time.

 

[gry60]

And Dems still fall for the pressure every time.

I don't understand why they don't call out the media about this double standard. What could the strategy be here? What's the upside when the press continuously misrepresents your willingness to compromise when you have the power to enact legislation and never points out (or worse, excuses) the selfish behavior of Republicans when they control any of the three branches?

 

[IATT]

 

[IATT]

 

[whywesteppin]

I don't understand why they don't call out the media about this double standard. What could the strategy be here? What's the upside when the press continuously misrepresents your willingness to compromise when you have the power to enact legislation and never points out (or worse, excuses) the selfish behavior of Republicans when they control any of the three branches?

I feel like Psaki (the press secretary) has done a good job pointing out when she gets ridiculous questions. But I agree, Democrats need to do more and need to be absolute about it. You have to call it out 100% of the time.

 

[IATT]

 

[KHUFU]

European spies can stop holding back secrets from the US after Biden called for end to Trump's briefings, sources say

• Since Biden took office, allied intelligence agencies appear more willing to share secrets.
• Sources told Insider they are reassured by President Biden's call to end his predecessor's briefings.
• Some allies were spooked and held back after Trump shared secret information with Russia in 2017.

European spies can stop holding back secrets from the US after Biden called for end to Trump's briefings, sources say

European spy sources said Biden's reluctance to give Trump intelligence briefings was making it easier to share key information with the US again.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[IATT]

 

[gry60]

Gotta love the emphasis on "last summer."

"The mayor said she didn't need the national guard for the BLM protests, now she's complaining about their absence during the attempt to overthrow the US government"

Clowns.

 

[IATT]

 

[dinyc3st]

This is who CNN / Media refers to as "Former QAnon Believer" & decides to broadcast to millions of people, in the name of "Unity":

In the video Sunday, a woman identified as Melissa Rein Lively, who also is the CEO of The Brand Consortium PR, pulled the masks off the display, of a Scottsdale store, in an expletive-filled rant. She did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for comment....

WAIT THIS WAS THE SAME CHICK WHO WAS JUST ON CNN? OH HELL NAW!

 

[had pants]

 

[blastercombo]

WAIT THIS WAS THE SAME CHICK WHO WAS JUST ON CNN? OH HELL NAW!

No no, she’s reborn. Now, anyone who talks bad about her is the bad guy. She wasn’t in control. She’s the victim




*also like and subscribe to her channel*xoxo

 

[dinyc3st]

 

[gry60]

 

[mplsdunk]

So that stupid jeep commercial popped up in my ig this morning.

took a look at the comments, “I can’t meet in the middle with a group that labels us nazis and terrorists.”

 

[cedric ceballos]

I feel like Psaki (the press secretary) has done a good job pointing out when she gets ridiculous questions. But I agree, Democrats need to do more and need to be absolute about it. You have to call it out 100% of the time.

They just need to get it across that “unity” doesn’t mean giving the GOP everything they want. Throw in a Mitch McConnell sound bite about how winners make policy while losers go home as well.