Why do so many conservatives think of themselves as victims?

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1. Fear

Fear of change, fear of the future, fear of the world outside what they personally perceive, fear of the 'other', fear where they have to treat others as equals, fear of a world where they're not treated as royalty, fear, fear, fear.

It's the 'other' who messes up, who makes mistakes, who sins, who fails, etc. The 'other' does the actions that are supposed to have negative ramifications. So when their actions have consequences they don't like, and they act all surprised, it's because it's one giant mind screw to them, they're not the sinner, it's supposed to be you... the non-conservative, the non-white, the non-Christian, the non-rich who is supposed to mess up and then be held accountable for their actions. And we're seeing this fear play out.