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We really could use a grievance scorecard
American Thinker ^ | 8 Jan, 2023 | Walter E. Block

Posted on 01/08/2023 6:14:35 PM PST by MtnClimber

Which victim group ranks highest in leftist land?

In the good old days, when men were men, it was easy to tell the political ball players without a scorecard, at least from the socialist and communist point of view, thanks to economic Marxism. You would always distinguish the good guys from the bad guys.

SNIP

Nowadays, under cultural Marxism, we are at sea, without a rudder, and this applies, amazingly, to all of us, snowflake wokists most certainly included. Oh, don't get me wrong: there are still some broad categories that are crystal-clear. Blacks are to be preferred to whites. (We even capitalize the former, not the latter, if we're politically corerect.) Affirmative action for the former? You betcha. Women, to be sure, take precedence over men. LGBTQIA+ takes pride of place over all others.

Still, there are anomalies. What about black men versus white women? It would appear that there is a real contest going on here. Perhaps the former outrank the latter in that they can launch the charge of "Karen," and the latter have no similar verbal missile to utilize. Recently, what with Kanye West and Kyrie Irving, Jewish sensibilities have taken precedence over at least the ones of these black people. But wait a sec! Jews are white, surely an inferior breed in the cultural Marxist sweepstakes. Surely, the hierarchy should have been the other way around.

Blacks may not outrank the LGBTQIA+ community, but, surely, they have suffered more than anyone else. How, then, can Jewish sensibilities be placed higher than theirs? No, that makes no sense, either. African-Americans were enslaved (recently, you'd expect, to hear the progressives wax eloquent about the present effects of this evil institution), and say what you will about the suffering of gays, lesbians, etc.,

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: grievancescorecard; victims; victimscorecard; wokeism
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1 posted on 01/08/2023 6:14:35 PM PST by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

What about someone who has transitioned through all 52 genders? They must have anguish just trying to remember which gender was the last one.


2 posted on 01/08/2023 6:14:45 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

As I see it, nothing outranks a Muslim. Nothing.

Muslims are anti-women’s rights, anti-gay, anti-free speech, etc. Plus they embrace violence. But you never hear any criticism of them, either here or abroad. They are the top of the pyramid.


3 posted on 01/08/2023 6:17:57 PM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: MtnClimber

We need a gratitude scorecard.


4 posted on 01/08/2023 6:24:26 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: MtnClimber

I have a grievance against everything...but I’m so old now I can’t remember what they are.


5 posted on 01/08/2023 6:26:08 PM PST by oldguy1776
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To: MtnClimber

Perhaps there should be a website where people could fill out a questionnaire to determine their victimhood rating.


6 posted on 01/08/2023 6:33:55 PM PST by TChad (Progressives are in favor of removing healthy sex organs from children. Conservatives oppose this.)
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To: Leaning Right

Weaponized victimhood works since most people assume others tell the truth about their victimization. This is, of course, completely untrue. They all lie about being victims.


7 posted on 01/08/2023 6:36:01 PM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: MtnClimber

I’ve forgotten which comes first...the airing of grievances or the feats of strength?


8 posted on 01/08/2023 6:40:51 PM PST by xp38
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To: MtnClimber

What about left-handed people like me being forced to live in a right-handed world?

What spot on the list do i fit in huh?
Where are my reparations?
Where is my special treatment?
I want answers!!


9 posted on 01/08/2023 6:50:10 PM PST by mowowie (w)
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To: mowowie

Left handed people are possessed by the devil.


10 posted on 01/08/2023 6:52:33 PM PST by Fuzz (. )
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To: MtnClimber
here ya go...


11 posted on 01/08/2023 6:52:44 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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It’s like a PC poker game. Straight white male is a busted flush.


12 posted on 01/08/2023 6:54:35 PM PST by rxh4n1
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To: mowowie

Short people - there is a song out there somewhere.


13 posted on 01/08/2023 6:56:49 PM PST by satan (The tree of liberty is dying in the drought.)
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To: Fuzz

So, that must put me at least close to the top of the list right?
Plus, i also have blue eyes.....do you even know what that is like?


14 posted on 01/08/2023 6:59:58 PM PST by mowowie (w)
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To: All

I’m a lesbian born in a mans body and I didn’t get recognized!


15 posted on 01/08/2023 7:02:56 PM PST by BipolarBob (The party never stops until someone calls the cops.)
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To: Chode
If these folk had any decency, any appreciation for proper categorization, they would issue the rest of us a scorecard (they could use one, too!), depicting the exact order groups of people are to be ranked in terms of being given privileges denied to others.

Your pyramid seems to be a good illustration, at the moment, but the reason Liberals will not issue a scorecard is because they want to change the ranking as the situation warrants.

16 posted on 01/08/2023 7:09:25 PM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: TChad
Perhaps there should be a website where people could fill out a questionnaire to determine their victimhood rating.

As long as it sends out updates whenever rankings change.

17 posted on 01/08/2023 7:14:10 PM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: MtnClimber
Gingers are always at the bottom, mohammedans are always at the top.

Everything else subject to change without notice.

18 posted on 01/08/2023 7:21:30 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
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To: Vigilanteman

yup, at their peril


19 posted on 01/08/2023 7:24:58 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Taxman

Ping


20 posted on 01/08/2023 7:32:44 PM PST by Taxman (SAVE AMERICA! VOTE REPUBLICAN IN 2023 AND 2024!)
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