An order, in which all those are excused for their present misdeeds that claim victim status for their ancestors, will end in disorder."The Failure Of Liberalism?" By George Handlery, The Brussels Journal, 8/26/14.
An order, in which all those are excused for their present misdeeds that claim victim status for their ancestors, will end in disorder."The Failure Of Liberalism?" By George Handlery, The Brussels Journal, 8/26/14.
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In Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance" one of the greatest failings of the pirates was to give a free pass to any that claimed to be an orphan. So, all their intended victims claimed to be orphans.
Not that I'd expect a vast majority of people to recognize the operetta or the allusion, much less draw my intended conclusion.
I love G&S but alas missed that delightful vignette.
The title and video remind me of the movie 'The Crow'. When he kills TinTin.
"Victims, aren't we all."
If I have to be classified as a victim, I think I will choose Eric's victim hood.
http://youtu.be/3Lq9NGTN8Pc
The feeblest of push back will have positive results. Think Tea Party Lite. But Westerners seem incapable even of that. If a foreigner or minority says "eek" all the fight goes out of them.
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