Some medical experts say victimhood is a coping mechanism, a state of mind developed in response to personal experiences. Sociologists argue that white supremacists justify their violence by claiming they are victims of racial erasure. Psychologists often view “playing the victim” as a negative coping mechanism that avoids accountability.
Watch the above video as Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette recounts his own family history and says that white Americans today are desperately looking for anyone to blame for their current state of distress.
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Below is an excerpt from the video:
White folks no longer get 100% of the pie. They have to scrimp and sacrifice and make it on just 80%. And the folks that used to be in that other 20%, yep, they’re the new victims.
Today, the most aggrieved victim in America is a 50-year-old white male living in Ohio or Michigan. He chose not to go to college. He went straight to work right in the mill. Then the mill closed. He lost his job. He drank, hurt his back, got hooked on painkillers. He’s struggling, and his life turned out to be harder than he thought it would be. I mean, he’s not a Black woman with a disability. Life was supposed to be easier for people like him.
For this he blames, in no particular order: Mexican immigrants who take jobs, rich people who don’t pay their fair share of taxes, affirmative action that keeps his kids out of Princeton, trade deals, globalization, politicians in both parties, the liberal media and the man on the moon.
This great white male victim voted for Bernie Sanders, then Donald Trump, then Joe Biden. Oh, and one more thing about this guy: In his entire house, you won’t find a mirror.