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UK: The Victim Culture
I'm oppressed, you're oppressed, we are all oppressed: the victim cultureBy Anthony Browne, Chief Political Correspondent  THE vast majority of people in Britain are officially oppressed, according to a report that claims we have become a nation of victims. The study calculates that 73 per cent of Britons are members of officially recognised victim groups, including the disabled, women, ethnic minorities and homosexuals. Each group is given government support, including protective legislation. The report, Were (Nearly) All Victims Now, by the socially conservative think- tank Civitas, gives warning that the rise of a victimocracy undermines democracy because people are no longer considered equal under law. We have become a nation of victims, it says. Victimhood today is a political status that is sought after because of the advantages it brings, including preferential treatment in the workplace, the possibility of using police power to silence unwelcome critics, and financial compensation. To be classified as a victim is to be given a special political status, which has no necessary connection with real hardship or oppression. Posted by: .com 2006-10-09 |
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