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Sympthsical

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24. That's interesting
Wed Nov 22, 2023, 02:11 PM
Nov 2023

I'd never heard of the drama triangle before, but that certainly tracks.

And there's, of course, the historical pattern we see in these things. If you genuinely believe you're a liberator against an oppressive force, excess isn't a bug - it's a feature. Quite a bit can be justified "for the cause." So the vandalism, the antisemitism, the shutting down of speech, the violence. Because it's all in the name of Our Righteous Path, none of it matters. It's not important, and if you bring it up, how dare you. We're having a crusade over here!

Saviors are sinless.

And, as we've seen many times in history, that can be a dangerous identity to hold.

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Vituri enid602 Nov 2023 #1
The graffiti is certainly worse elias7 Nov 2023 #3
Vituri enid602 Nov 2023 #12
Which countries exactly, in these days? Certainly not ours if the GOP returns to the White House. Hekate Nov 2023 #44
Bridge enid602 Nov 2023 #48
Very soon JustAnotherGen Nov 2023 #60
Countries enid602 Nov 2023 #63
The Deflecting from the Horror of the OP is Still NOT Working.. Cha Nov 2023 #47
Graffiti enid602 Nov 2023 #51
NOT Wolrking. Cha Nov 2023 #54
Answers enid602 Nov 2023 #55
Hey everyone....LOOK OVER THERE! Behind the Aegis Nov 2023 #4
Exactly freaking deflection. Cha Nov 2023 #5
IMO, advocating adding to 6 million murders and continuing genocide is worse Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2023 #9
WTF? Why are you comparing these things? yardwork Nov 2023 #13
Vituri enid602 Nov 2023 #15
We don't own Israeli comments any more than we own another country's yardwork Nov 2023 #22
Vituri enid602 Nov 2023 #38
Not according to this: yardwork Nov 2023 #40
Aid enid602 Nov 2023 #41
"We" do not "own this war" Hekate Nov 2023 #45
Blame enid602 Nov 2023 #53
Russians and JustAnotherGen Nov 2023 #61
It's NOT a matter of "what's worse".. you're Attempt at Cha Nov 2023 #30
That's just Whataboutism Happy Hoosier Nov 2023 #32
Vituri enid602 Nov 2023 #39
Squirrel! Hekate Nov 2023 #46
It's worse - because happened here JustAnotherGen Nov 2023 #59
DAMN. elleng Nov 2023 #2
Sick, disgusting & sad. 😔 nt Raine Nov 2023 #6
The fact we haven't seen expulsions tells us all we need to know Sympthsical Nov 2023 #7
As it turns out, some bigotry is perfectly okay as long as it's aimed at the "right" people. N/T Jedi Guy Nov 2023 #17
That's oppression ideology in one sentence Sympthsical Nov 2023 #18
I'm also seeing the drama triangle at work. yardwork Nov 2023 #23
That's interesting Sympthsical Nov 2023 #24
Absolutely. The means are justified by the goals - which are heroic and require sacrifices. yardwork Nov 2023 #26
Yes, in the case of minorities that they oppose they just refer to them as Establishment JI7 Nov 2023 #62
It's been interesting watching definitions change in service of this ideology, too. Jedi Guy Nov 2023 #42
Exactly mcar Nov 2023 #52
Don't these actions fit the definition of a hate crime? MichMan Nov 2023 #8
Interesting RainWalker Nov 2023 #10
It's a common and stupidly uninformed talking point. yardwork Nov 2023 #14
In what world are the two the same? EllieBC Nov 2023 #19
I think the better comparison RainWalker Nov 2023 #20
That's not an apt comparison at all, though. yardwork Nov 2023 #27
Are you saying indigenous EllieBC Nov 2023 #28
I'm saying the treatment is similar RainWalker Nov 2023 #35
Are they being marched into an oven to be burned? LiberalFighter Nov 2023 #29
Read this RainWalker Nov 2023 #36
Just a link? I don't go to links that don't provide a preview. Especially from newbies. LiberalFighter Nov 2023 #43
The link is to indianz.com RainWalker Nov 2023 #49
Except that's asinine... Happy Hoosier Nov 2023 #33
So much hate. It just boils over every so often. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2023 #11
I guess they've given up on "from the river to the sea" since no one's falling for it anymore. Jedi Guy Nov 2023 #16
College students are smart sarisataka Nov 2023 #21
The students should JustAnotherGen Nov 2023 #25
I know you aren't suprised. Behind the Aegis Nov 2023 #57
Unfortunately JustAnotherGen Nov 2023 #58
"progressives" indeed. wyldwolf Nov 2023 #31
Hey wyldwolf! Elessar Zappa Nov 2023 #34
Hey there! wyldwolf Nov 2023 #37
Will someone explain to me how this is OK? mcar Nov 2023 #50
On xitter they're very organized scipan Nov 2023 #56
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