Thread by @JaniceBrauner

Lotsa truth-tellin' landed Lee Jussim in lotsa shit storms. In insider parlance, he got #TBOM [targeted by outrage mob] virtually a badge of honor for those who receive an UNDESERVED ass-kickin' for simply laying facts on the line or challenging grievance-infused pedagogy. 1/18

Yesterday, Lee posted his #3facts5scientists. His reality bites on any number of levels. Certainly, it merits a medal in the Victim Olympics should he elect to compete for its oily triumphs or desire to tangle in its slimy seductions.

https://twitter.com/PsychRabble/status/1164282266983501824

Methinks he subscribes to an elevated version of "Old Yeller" smarts.Dignity culture.Goes like this:“Now and then for no good reason a man can figure out, life will just haul off and knock him flat, slam him agin’ the ground so hard it seems like all his insides is busted.
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But it’s not all like that. A lot of it’s mighty fine, and you can’t afford to waste the good part frettin’ about the bad cuz thataways, they’ ALL bad.” 4/18

So often, the pompous-ass cohort meets rejection of victim culture w/accusations that one lacks empathy embellished by the isms & phobias. After I grit my teeth, jig my grrr, and groan my snort [as one is wont to do with assholery] I ponder painful lessons life taught me.5/18

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It is precisely BECAUSE of one's suffering & empathy that one rejects victimhood culture. 6/18

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One scene in “Daughters of Destiny, [Netflix doc about Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project for the Dalits of India founded in 1997 in Bangalore by the Indian-American businessman Abraham George] hammered home this message. 7/18

George,--noting that he'd been lashed for expecting/demanding too much of these children whose lives were wracked w/poverty & pain -- said THIS:

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THEY don’t have the LUXURY of SYMPATHY!

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Rather, teaching them the kind of skills they need to rise up is the ONLY way out of the desperation of these childrens' lives. Further, these kids are often the ONLY link to a decent life for their families and villagers. 9/18

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Only a f**king moron thinks George’s “toughness” reflects a lack of empathy. 10/18

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And, by extrapolation, Only a f**king moron thinks that Lee Jussim lacks empathy simply because he believes that victimhood culture walks one away from Wonderful and toward Pain & Misery. Or anyone else for that matter. 11/18

Cuz if u know ANYTHING about LOVE, it means caring so deeply for another that one will move heaven and earth to ensure the best for them EVEN if that means intense suffering, even loss, for oneself. 12/18

When it comes to a more abstract love for others in society, the same principle --wanting the best for others -- applies though one has a limited capacity to move heaven and earth. 13/18

And HELL to the NO, virtue signaling sympathy ISN'T what's best for others. Fostering narcissism ISN'T what's best for others. Nurturing rage ISN'T what's best for others. Crippling folks' sense of agency ISN'T what's best for others. 14/18

Destroying the sense of community ISN'T what's best for others. Feasting on the fetid bitterness of yesterday's wrongs ISN'T what's best for others. Assuming malignant motives ISN'T what's best for others. 15/18

So the un-named YOU... the pompous assholery contingent...launchers of @TBOM attacks...the ever outraged..Who delight in ruining others' lives. [Alas, your levels of self-infatuation mixed w/an unholy lack of self awareness probably ensures you won't see your reflection]

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You can stroke yourself by condemning others as a subtle form of self-praise. You can deploy the self-excluding we out the wazoo. YOU can get tangled in the slimy seduction of victimhood. You can wallow in Sanctimony's pleasure’s impulse & bound in its explosive clutch. 17//18

But you should NOT confuse yourselves with ones who have empathy. 18/18