There are plenty of people that play the victim, especially in middle class America.
However, making a blanket statement like this is like claiming history does not exist.
I've read books that describe overseers who forced boys to suck their dicks nearly every morning to start the day.
But of course those boys were responsible, in the same way the boys that get raped by priests are responsible.
And by that logic if there are no victims and everyone is responsible for what happens to them then there are no perpetrators of crime are there? Those children let it happen, they where asking for it to be done.
Again plenty of people play victim or allow themselves to feel like victims in circumstances they could in fact change or not let happen in the first place.
But to say there are no victims is quite a historically illiterate statement.
Even if you are a victim, it does you no good psychologically to dwell on that fact.
Let’s imagine you were hit by a drunk driver and both your legs were severely shattered.
You’re a victim. Something awful happened to you that you had no control over.
But will it help to feel sorry for yourself? Will it heal your legs to blame the drunk driver? Even though something happened to you, you’re the only person who can physically rehab your legs and get yourself walking again.
Is this an unfair circumstance? Of course.
But what tangible benefit, would you get out of identifying as a victim?
In my opinion there isn’t one.
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This is the fault and responsibility fallacy. The fault of the wrongdoing lies with the perpetrators, but the responsibility of dealing with the aftermath always falls on the victim. Even if the perpetrators are punished by law or else wise, the victims are responsible for managing themselves afterwards.
Ex: You open your front door and find a baby on the porch. Is that your fault? No. But is it your responsibility? Absolutely. Whether you decide to leave the child to the wolves or take it to the police station, you are now responsible for it. The fault is not yours but responsibility is thrust upon you by circumstance. The same applies to victim situations.
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