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by sharkbird2 1339 days ago
Is anybody surprised by this?

Manipulative people will always use whatever is the popular/dominant ideology of their time and location to get any sort of benefit they can. It might be manifested as being the most fervent communist, fascist, pious/religious, or whatever it is the the society at the time holds high and dear. In our times it just happens to be victimhood and social justice things.

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No. But we are often told to always believe those claiming victimhood.
Just because a bunch of dark triad types have a propensity for lying about having been victimised, does not mean that most people who say they've been victimised are dark triad types lying about it.

Yes, you should keep in the back of your mind that it's possible that someone who claims to be victimised might not be telling the truth, but your first instinct should be a presumption that they're telling the truth, and to act with compassion as if they are. Especially if you're not familiar with the ways in which they claim to have been victimised - your instincts about how you think that plays out might not be great if you've not actually been through it yourself.

It takes around 1 or 2 years for the current LGBT flag to become outdated until a new minority in the minority wants its own colors and its own letter.
As a member of an LGBT minority not on the flag, I wish we would just stick with the six-color flag.

I feel like the constant bickering over who should be included on the flag distracts from the real problems.