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Kav's avatar

The fact that Trump is now granting citizenship and asylum to white men from South Africa because they are somehow VICTIMS is the worst example of this victimhood problem. Great article!

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Every time a right-wing conservative complains about anything, at the core of their grievance is the inevitable fallout of whiteness and the unrestrained technological “progress” driven by capitalism, a project of whiteness they themselves actively uphold. The so-called “culture war” is just this dynamic laid bare: a desperate, performative revolt against the consequences of a system they refuse to interrogate.

They are perpetual victims of their own refusal to think critically, feel deeply, or reflect honestly. They lack not just emotional and moral intelligence, but the courage to grieve. To grieve the false promises of empire. To grieve the loss of meaning that comes with exploiting the Earth, others, and themselves.

And so, they lash out. But their rage isn’t revolutionary, it’s a tantrum. A tantrum against the ghosts of their own design.

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