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by rUsHeYaFuBu 503 days ago
Understand that it is not an exclusive concept for particular side in the political spectrum.

I find it curious that you associate terms like "rugged", "vegan" and "compassionate" with a particular leaning on the political spectrum.

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>I find it curious that you associate terms like "rugged", "vegan" and "compassionate" with a particular leaning on the political spectrum.

I find it curious that you didn't bother to watch the linked video which contains the aforementioned satire.

Please enlighten me to the point you were hoping to make with a clip from South Park.

I've seen the episode before but I fail to recall the entire context of the episode or exactly the relevancy of this clip from it.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=y1XaSxfK0Ok

The point of the clip/episode is you should "brand" yourself as a "victim" (even though you're not) because it's in vogue and perceived as "cool." For leftist, it's virtuous to be a "victim", so people pretend they're being persecuted or victimized to gain clout.
I'm not sure I follow.

How is one pretending to possess a quality that is viewed by society at a given place in time as being "virtuous" related to someone suffering from a delusion that they're being persecuted and also related to someone actually experiencing persecution?

Furthermore, I am still confused how you can conclude it's tied to a particular area on the political spectrum.

To be clear, if there's evidence of someone is being persecuted then that is it likely real while in the absence of evidence it is likely that they are suffering from a delusion.

>How is one pretending to possess a quality that is viewed by society at a given place in time as being "virtuous" related to someone suffering from a delusion

One in the same. They delusionally believe it, their make believe (pretending) becomes their delusional "reality".

>Furthermore, I am still confused how you can conclude it's tied to a particular area on the political spectrum.

I did not make this claim.

>To be clear, if there's evidence of someone is being persecuted then that is it likely real while in the absence of evidence it is likely that they are suffering from a delusion.

People will delusionally believe fictional things as "evidence" that they are being persecuted.

Using an analogy: If I believe that society sees those with tan skin as being more valuable and successful, and I spray tan in order to match that appearance, then I am delusional? (Regardless of whether I sincerely believe my spray tan is believable or not)?

> I did not make this claim

I mean, you specifically pointed towards the "left" in particular, multiple times... Whatever.

> People will delusionally believe fictional things as "evidence" that they are being persecuted.

We're talking about observing someone that's claiming to be persecuted...