Victimhood and Cruelty

Nothing makes us less capable of empathy than consciousness of victimhood. Self-conscious victimhood leads to cruelty that calls itself righteousness and thereby generates more victims.

Gary Saul Morson
“Why College Kids Are Avoiding The Study Of Literature“
Commentary
July 1, 2015

Author: David Wolf

An adviser to corporations and organizations on strategy, communications, and public affairs, David Wolf has been working and living in Beijing since 1995, and now divides his time between China and California. He also serves as a policy and industry analyst focused on innovative and creative industries, a futurist, and an amateur historian. View all posts by David Wolf

2 thoughts on “Victimhood and Cruelty”

Bill Schereck says:

August 27, 2015 at 7:01 pm

Excellent article. Too bad only a small number of people will actually read it all the way through. Thanks,

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1. David Wolf says:
  
  August 28, 2015 at 5:37 am
  
  Agree. That’s why I’m posting highlights.
  
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