[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "Resentment from an obsession with victimhood, which is the natural result of Marxist indoctrination."

It surely seems the entire strategy of the Democrat Party and the DSA as well.

Since the thread is in part about the biblical narrative, start to finish, and how it is to be read, one may observe that the "more crafty" serpent begins with an argument we might re-flavor into the post-Marxist "ressentiment," which links sadly but nicely to animosity and/or rancor. This is the game, because this was the game, long before the language and vocabulary we are using were formed.

And so, resentment for somehow being denied that knowledge -- think in terms of "proof" in the contexts of this thread -- of good and evil. It is the justification for "I'm angry, so I get / win / take ....." And the justification of "my belief" is better / more true than yours. All of which is fueled by the emotion of "belief." Because "I'm right and you're wrong!" Such a short step from that to "mostly peaceful" demonstrations and criminals as "victims" of the system.

[RoosterRedux]

I meant to say this to you yesterday but forgot. Re: ressentiment, Stephen Hicks gets into this in depth in his book, Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault (which I highly recommend).

Hicks, like Nietzsche, are crystal clear that, at its heart, postmodernism is nothing but destructive, deep-seated anger and resentment. It focuses on tearing down existing structures with no intention of positive rebuilding—destruction for its own sake. In a religion sense, it is the creation of hellishness for its own sake.

You are right to point out that there's a large element of that on this thread.

[RoosterRedux]

Hicks, like Nietzsche, are IS crystal clear

Sheesh. Need more coffee.;-)