“Victimspeak is the trigger that permits the unleashing of an emotional and self-righteous response to any perceived slight. Charges of racism and sexism continue to be the nuclear weapons of debate, used to shout down nuanced approaches to complex issues.… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the finest--and certainly the most eloquent--discussion of the dilemma of victimism is Shelby Steele's The Content of Our Character, in which he describes the central tragedy of relations between blacks and whites. While one's victim status confers a sense of moral innocence and entitlement, Steele writes, "it is a formula that binds the victim to his victimization by linking… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share
“Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
“[A] society that insists on stressing self-expression over self-control generally gets exactly what it deserves. The sulking teenager who insists, "It's not fair!" is… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
“More than a century before Mills and Nisbet, Alexis de Tocqueville had remarked upon the uneasiness of the citizens of the young republic, who… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
“[V]ictimism is an ideology of the ego. But perhaps ideology is too strong a term; victimism can be seen as a generalized cultural impulse… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
“We simply should not care about politics as much as we do, because it should not be as important as it has become. The… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
“Victimspeak is the trigger that permits the unleashing of an emotional and self-righteous response to any perceived slight. Charges of racism and sexism continue… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
“Although victimism can trace its lineage to liberalism, it is not itself liberalism. Nor is it updated Christianity. It militates against ideas of equity,… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
![“[A] society that insists on stressing self-expression over self-control generally gets exactly what it deserves. The sulking teenager who insists, "It's not fair!" is not referring to a standard of equity and justice that any ethicist would recognize. He is, instead, giving voice to the vaguely…” quote by Charles J. Sykes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1eb/charles-j-sykes-48806_black-and-white_a-society-that-insists-on-stressing-self_1990922.jpg)
![“[V]ictimism is an ideology of the ego. But perhaps ideology is too strong a term; victimism can be seen as a generalized cultural impulse to deny personal responsibility and to obsess on the grievances of the insatiable self. It might even be called a habit of mind, but one with substantial…” quote by Charles J. Sykes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b27/charles-j-sykes-48806_end-time_v-ictimism-is-an-ideology-of-the-ego-but_2513406.jpg)
