{"id":4815,"date":"2020-06-13T14:08:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T17:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=4815"},"modified":"2021-05-10T03:10:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T06:10:06","slug":"mr-mario-dumont-victim-cult-le-culte-de-la-victime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/mr-mario-dumont-victim-cult-le-culte-de-la-victime\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Mario Dumont: “Victim cult” [“Le culte de la victime”]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The following article by Mr. Mario Dumont, published\ntoday in the Journal de Montr\u00e9al<\/em>, is a thoughtful piece. In Bambi\u2019s\nmind, this sad story about the author of Ms. J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter, is yet\nanother example of the collective craziness of our times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.journaldemontreal.com\/2020\/06\/13\/le-culte-de-la-victime<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Mr. Dumont is describing in his article Bambi has always called it since her younger years \u201cune victimite aigu\u00eb\u201d. In English, \u201cacute victimitis\u201d (a sort of an inflammatory victimhood response, if you want): I am a victim therefore I am.  Poor me, I am a victim. I am more of a victim than you are, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A cult and a competition of victimhood among \u201cvictimized\u201d\ngroups. \u201cYalla\u201d (= Come on in Arabic), who is going to earn a higher grade of\nvictimhood as people, as a \u201cgroup\u201d, as a cause, etc.?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please make no mistake, Bambi is saying this with all\ndue respect to all causes in life. Yet, she denounces this unhealthy mindset for\nherself, to begin with, that is in her personal life. This would apply to her\npersonal life and to any group she may be part of\/perceived as being part of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, sometimes we are truly a victim of our times, of situation,\nof a tragedy, of part of history, or of a geopolitical reality for a given\ncountry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, we do not choose our birth country, as Bambi\u2019s\nwise mom once said. It is what it is. We live with it (she was talking about\nLebanon with its serious issues). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Bambi has always refused to see herself as a\nvictim in life. When we fall into this trap, we remove our personal responsibility\n(role) from our misery. We have a brain and we can make decisions in life on how\nto avoid risky situations or how to cope (before, during, and after misery). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, it is tough at times. Thankfully, people\ncan rely on family and social support.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other terms, there is something called dignity and\nresilience in life. We can all ultimately find or re-connect with our inner strength\nto transform ourselves and our lives. This is how we see people around us\nturning challenges (or even tragedies) into something positive for them or for\nhumanity. They grow though adversity. They refuse to remain stuck in it. One example\ncould be to tell oneself: Never again to me and to others. So, we treat others\nwith the same respect we would like them to treat us with, as persons and as\ngroups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus, when we are in the mindset of \u201cI am a poor\nvictim\u201d, we are in the same game or dance of power abuse. Without wanting to, we\ncan at times become the abuser\/bullies in the future. Yes, narcissism can breed\nnarcissism. Violence can surely breed violence. No one is immune in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ask anyone who went through adversity like growing up in domestic violence or in a civil war, he\/she would know about the danger of such a mindset (not just Bambi). Even deer can fall into this \u201cacute victimhood\u201d mindset, not just humans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No group is holy, so to speak, but ALL groups (of deer\nor human beings) deserve RESPECT.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who hasn\u2019t been a (true) victim throughout history or in\none situation in a personal lifetime? Who isn\u2019t a victim somewhere (nearby or as\nfar as the Middle or even Far East) right now, as we speak? It is called power\nrelations in life. The best antidote to it is a simple ingredient, that is free-of-charge,\nthankfully: Self-respect\/respect of others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyhow, the story of Ms. J.K. Rowling, which is the\nfocus of Mr. Dumont\u2019s article is just one example of a dangerous and ridiculous\n(both) societal phenomenon we have been observing for a few years now (in the UK,\nhere as well, and elsewhere in our world). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is this what a radical left look like? If so, it is no\nlonger the left that Bambi grew up knowing, respecting, embracing, and once even\nvoting for (that centre left, this social-democratic left that is genuinely\nconcerned about workers, about people, a left that has wanted to build a better\nworld, no to destroy it and destroying its symbols like all those monuments, etc.\nIs this still the Western\u2019s world or are we in Afghanistan destroying monuments?).\nShe does not recognize herself in this so-called \u201cleft\u201d anymore, although she\nis still herself and with the same values. Is it because she is older\n(hopefully wiser ?)\nor because this is too radical or too dumb? Perhaps both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enough of Bambi\u2019s blahblahblah and here is a\ntranslation of Mr. Dumont\u2019s article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJ.K.\nRowling is an admirable woman. Penniless, at a time when life seemed to give\nher little chance, she bravely got down to writing. She invented characters,\nincluding Harry Potter, and a wonderful story. Today, we compare its wealth\nwith that of the Queen of England.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She didn’t steal anything. Her miracle of literature and cinema comes from her imagination and the determination of her fingers. Pure success. Without the contacts in politics and high finance, just the success of the person who makes a great offer and finds so many takers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The week she has just spent reveals a lot about our time. Ms. Rowling found herself at the centre of worldwide controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve only read the headlines, you may think that she attacked transgender people and is guilty of shameful discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The indictment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All this is a hoax. Her crime consists in having commented on a text which said “people who are menstruating”. She made a joke that maybe you could call it a “woman.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She didn’t attack anyone or disparage anyone. It would have departed from the linguistic diktats of the left and it is paying the price. She sinned and would have made “victims”. She must atone for her fault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most interesting thing is the angle she chose to defend herself. In the midst of the storm, J.K. Rowling reveals that she was the victim of domestic violence and sexual assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well. I used to find the decision to publicly disclose such a tragedy about her privacy to be courageous. Many have done so to free themselves, to change things, to do justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But how do you react to a person’s decision to expose the abuse they suffered to the public in order to get out of another controversy? Discomfort? Uncomfortable?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It sounds like we hear her PR specialists say, “The world is so crazy in 2020, you can’t get out of it. The only way out would be for you to be a victim yourself. You should present yourself as the victim of something even bigger. “<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And we imagine her revealing with fragility the sad elements of her personal life to these image pros. And we can still imagine them saying: “Yes, yes, yes, it’s perfect! Victim of domestic violence, victim of sexual assault! Great modern causes! With that, you get through! “I invent, but…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have respect for all the suffering that must find listening and comfort. I have respect for defending the causes that generate this suffering. I\u2019m sorry, but I give up in front of one-upmanship [surench\u00e8re in French] of the notion <\/em>of <\/em>victim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The J.K. Rowling episode is pathetic. Get out of a false controversy by placing yourself in the position of the biggest victim yet. This heightening of the notion of victim ends up trivializing the causes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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