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cjsdowg posted...

_RETS_ posted...

That term doesn't refer to actual victims. It refers to people who perceive themselves to be victims and blame their own shortcomings on that idea.

Black people are literally in America on many different accounts. wealth is generational. The GI bill that built the white middle class after WWII was not given to many black people. Redlining made black people stay in bad areas and stop advancement. The effects of something like that can be felt today. And that is not even getting to stuff that still goes on.

1) I didn't say anything about black people. I am referring to your mischaracterization of the term "victim complex" and reducing it to meaning that victims should shut up and take it.

2) as it applies to the topic, I'm sure plenty are victims. Plenty of victims in the black community also rise above it because they realize they have their own agency and no matter what has historically (or even presently) kept them down, they can still make a life for themselves. Many blacks do this. Many don't. Some that don't are actual victims that never quite make it out of the struggle. Some that don't are not victims and use perceived victimhood as a crutch and an excuse for never getting anywhere in life. This applies to victims and perceived victims of all races/walks of life.