re: #108 ericblair

Their pathological strain of Christianity idolizes victimhood, so they are all victims, of course. This is just showing the world “See, they are out to get us!”

The fact that they have power out of all proportion doesn’t relieve this feeling, and just makes it worse for those not Of The Tribe that they have power over. It’s often pretty miserable being a minority inside a minority, since the bigger minority tends to grant themselves a great deal of license over others to make up for their own persecution, or “persecution.”

Which is really the root of what’s driving them all batty: They’re used to being the ones who could tell people “You don’t belong here.” Used to going into a diner or a hardware store and knowing that they’re automatically welcome and won’t be turned away because of the way they look or act.

So to find themselves on the other side of the equation, even though it’s totally through a voluntary act rather than inborn qualities they discriminate against everyday without thought, is (to them) no different than being a minority targeted for discrimination.