The "grievance politics" technique is SOP for fascist populism. (The term I use is "cult of victimhood." Convince a privileged majority that they are actually oppressed, and that basically "only a god can save us."
It's how you end up with a terrified White couple holding weapons on their lawn in St. Louis when a bunch of peaceful Black marchers have the audacity to walk in front of their home. Oh, the humanity....
The "grievance politics" technique is SOP for fascist populism. (The term I use is "cult of victimhood." Convince a privileged majority that they are actually oppressed, and that basically "only a god can save us."
It's how you end up with a terrified White couple holding weapons on their lawn in St. Louis when a bunch of peaceful Black marchers have the audacity to walk in front of their home. Oh, the humanity....