Conservative vs Liberal

Does it really matter? As a Southern Conservative white male, I'm persecuted on a daily basis. Yet, one to one, no one on either side seems to want to converse in a civil manner about their ideals and beliefs. So what if we disagree? Where is it written that we have to hate one another for it?

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SW-User

Lol. You are not persecuted.

Persecution is what atheist bloggers in Bangladesh or the Rohingya in Myanmar or the Copts in Egypt face (or the opposition in Russia). Persecution is not being disagreed with or looked down on, as unpleasant as that may be.

It's always been amusing to me that the same people that rail against "victimhood culture" so enthusiastically claim victimhood.

Miram · 31-35, F

@SW-User

My thoughts exactly.

ProfessorFeet · 31-35, M

I've given the Oxford dictionary definition of the word "persecuted" to someone else in this post. You should find it, read it and see if you still hold the same opinion. Before spouting irrelevant nonsense, try having a way to actually rationalize your opinion. @SW-User

To elaborate on your point, please describe for me the ways other conservatives "enthusiastically claim victimhood"

SW-User

@ProfessorFeet They claim exactly what you just claimed: that conservative, white Christians are oppressed and persecuted, and not only that, but that they are the most oppressed demographic. They rightly condemn the idea that black people are eternal victims, but then go and cast themselves as the true victims. Rather than reject a strong emphasis on victimhood, they simply apply the label to themselves because it is socially and emotionally advantageous. Yet ultimately it is quite melodramatic and inaccurate.

The blurring of categories and the erosion of meaningful distinctions is fundamentally anti-intellectual. I have not changed my position on what persecution is and why it does not apply to you.