Category: victimhood

Fortify America by Abandoning ‘Victimhood Narratives’ and Embracing Excellence: Vivek Ramaswamy

September 17, 2022
Business & Marketsculture warSocial IssuesUSUS NewsValues and TraditionvictimhoodVivek Ramaswamy
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Bestselling author and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy made the case in an interview with EpochTV’s American Thought Leaders program that at the heart of true American identity is the dogged pursuit of excellence and simultaneous rejection of the perilous-yet-alluring siren song of victim culture. There’s a tug of war taking place in the American soul between the…

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The Profitability of Victimhood

April 18, 2022
OpinionvictimhoodViewpoints
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Commentary One of my most vivid memories from my student days at Dartmouth in the 1980s was when the Afro-American Society organized a film presentation of the horrors of slavery. I viewed the film, which was gruesome in its depiction of whipping, maiming, and even murder of slaves. In reality, such murders were extremely rare,…

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Why the Politics of Victimhood Is a Dead End—Interview With Maurice Washington

June 3, 2021
CrossroadsEpoch TVGovernmentvictimhoodvictims
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A political idea is being promoted in the United States that paints people as either oppressors or victims based on racial categories they can’t escape. Part of the debate around this is whether victimhood is a healthy or a destructive mindset for people, and whether it’s the role of government to serve a victim segment…

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