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David Poe's avatar

People have a natural tendency to emotionally bond with one group or another, our tribe versus their tribe, our team versus their team, so I think the oppressor/oppressed mindset can be seen as an extension of that phenomenon. This is useful to the manipulators. Have you ever tried to count the number times Hillary Clinton would say “I'll fight for you” in a speech? Fight for who, exactly?

It gives people an explanation for the worlds problems without needing to look further into reality, and you don't have to consider the possibility that some of your opponents are decent people. It has the advantage of explaining the world with little effort or the need for much intelligence, and it is common in university degree programs with titles that end in the word “studies.” The student suddenly finds an explanation for all of the worlds ills. (It is my hope that, as the college degree financial bubble continues to burst and colleges have to live more in the real world, the “studies” departments will be the first to go.)

https://drp314.substack.com/p/copy-hooray-for-our-side

David Perlmutter's avatar

The final episode of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" featured a sketch where a man is stabbed by a nurse while waiting for a doctor, and the doctor keeps putting him off rather than doing anything about the situation. Kind of like the police vis-a-vis Nowak...

I say this because this used to be the province of fiction and not fact.

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