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I have wondered about that too. What caused so many people to be so vulnerable to be led like sheep (or wolves). I agree with you about the sense of victimhood. I wonder if the 'replacement theory' talk has been echoing in private, quiet echo chambers for longer than we realize. I spent my spring reading on the roots of anger, fea…
I have wondered about that too. What caused so many people to be so vulnerable to be led like sheep (or wolves). I agree with you about the sense of victimhood. I wonder if the 'replacement theory' talk has been echoing in private, quiet echo chambers for longer than we realize. I spent my spring reading on the roots of anger, fear, guilt and shame -- trying to back into this root of the issue, as I see it. Why are we such an angry population? With so many modern conveniences -- why the anger? Sometimes I detect from people that this started out on this journey with the election of a black president -- it insulted their white privilege. Then God forbid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- really got under the skin of women who detest and distance from successful career women, who should be hanging closer to the kitchen. Stirred up and solidified patriarchy v. matriarchy talk. Toss in immigration resistance (thought we were all immigrants except our Native American brothers and sisters..). And a feeling that they've been left behind financially, a copycat, diminished moral compass -- 'look at all the crooks, .. how.. did they figure out to do that? Can I do that too?' For a less thoughtful segment of America, it swirled into staunch, silent white privilege victimization and income inequality competitiveness to quickly get on the heavier side of the financial equation. Somehow being mature, thought-ful, having genuine expertise and compassion grew to be unfashionable.
I appreciate that President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, the Biden administration , cabinet and press secretaries have accentuated these American values when they speak.
I agree, and victimization and victimhood has never been an American idealized value.
Actually it started with rush Limbaugh. Psyops.
The anger that Trump tapped into, had its roots in our broken middle class economy, where jobs were outsourced to cheaper labor markets. The subsequent deindustrialization allowed a charlatan to come to power. He amplified their sense of victimhood for political gain. In the early 1970's a bill was proposed to greatly limit outsourcing. If it had passed, our nation would be a very different place today. It was called the Burke-Hartke Bill. Our business community had it smashed, so outsoucing proceeded with little to no restrictions. Anger, victimhood and vengeance became normalized.
Thank you, for this clear explanation with detail. Almost the roots of this mess. Why people are so angry & full of unspoken grievances. The beginning of outsourcing was like flipping a switch as I recall. It was a tidal wave that businesses wanted to jump onto.
So much anger and (false) victimhood. Even my 70+ y..o. bus driver today was unnecessarily snarky, I politely and indirectly called him out on it & he realized his rudeness. Anger is just spewing in the world like lava from a volcano. People need to go back to charm school and practice civility. An hour later I saw an angry exchange between 2 women over nothing. I think there maybe heightened anger in former Trump supporters as this is unraveling and being exposed. Perhaps people feel associated to it and are now embarrassed or who knows what.
Shape up America, I say.
That a 70 yr old has to drive a bus is a pretty clear example of the nation’s decline and lack of basic humanity.
Exactly!