The world pays way too much attention to the imagined victims and way too little to the real ones. From Donald Jeffries at donaldjeffries.substack.com:
Misfortune vs. virtual signaling
We live in a world where seemingly every one plays the victim, at least occasionally. You can see this all over social media, where people reveal their private lives in shocking detail, and paint themselves as the victims of some kind of injustice or unfairness. Others enable this mindset with supportive comments.
Now, there are some truly heartbreaking tales of woe on social media. People who are genuinely struggling, and seem to have no family members who care enough to help. They aren’t virtue signaling. They’re relegated to posting their personal PayPal, or Venmo, or GoFundMe accounts, in what amounts to digital begging. I know too many of these people. I’m pretty sure that no matter how many times they ask, few people actually send them money. These are real victims, of a rigged marketplace, of too many vaccines which put them somewhere on the autism “spectrum,” of families who are too selfish to put up with their eccentricities. Too disappointed in their inability to be self-sufficient. “My parents kicked me out of the house the day I turned eighteen! And I’m glad they did!” The favorite Biblical verse of many devout Christians is “the Lord helps those who help themselves.” Only, that’s not in the Bible.
But, but, but, one big happy patriotic family?
Pappy used to fight with everyone and ended up in the 101st and survived!
My forever hero, got kicked out of EDU with sporty full ride and it was Army or hobo, he chose wisely.
We love eccentrics, freaks, contrarians in this house.
Just don’t be trying to force anything on anyone and leave the children out of it.
If only the people of 19th century could come back and see us now, they would be shocked and face palming.
Breaking from Compton’s Most Wanted:
Another Victim (Instrumental)
{Reggae Guitar Sample}