In mental illness, it is a delusion where the person suffering believes there is a grand conspiracy that specifically targets them or individuals like them, akin to gang stalking. This conspiracy supposedly is trying to make their life hell and everything that goes wrong in life is caused by this mysterious group, sometimes it’s the government, celebrities or just random people (See Apophenia).
Or (what this focuses on), when it involves assholes, they usually have a persecution complex over what is reasonable backlash to their shitty behaviour, using DARVO, psychological projection, gaslighting techniques , nutpicking, strawman arguments (and other logical fallacies) and then playing the victim. Claiming to be the victim of unfair judgement and mistreatment, when they in fact do that and/or advocate for it. Simple resistance to injustice to them is like an attack.
Or (what this focuses on), when it involves assholes, they usually have a persecution complex over what is reasonable backlash to their shitty behaviour, using DARVO, psychological projection, gaslighting techniques , nutpicking, strawman arguments (and other logical fallacies) and then playing the victim. Claiming to be the victim of unfair judgement and mistreatment, when they in fact do that and/or advocate for it. Simple resistance to injustice to them is like an attack.
Examples of a persecution complex:
Christian fundamentalists claim to be persecuted by the mainstream media for “their pro family values” (see dog whistle), when they spew bigotry towards many marginalized groups and usually get a pretty paycheck for it. (See Astroturf)
AI “““artists””” claiming to be the victim of artists, who simply just want to not be plagiarized and have the thing they love and spent years doing be a stable way of living and not be treated like worthless numbers by executives (see Activision, EA, Disney, and other shitty executives)
Men’s “““rights activists””” claim that men are unfairly being treated by women. When they in fact are huge misogynistic douchebags that make women dislike men. Same people who if they were to meet real victims of the loneliness epidemic (ie someone who suffers from crippling social anxiety) they would make it worse for that person calling them things like a “pussy” and giving superficial advice like “man up” whilst belittling them.
Following the death of Brian Thompson, many healthcare executives claimed that they were being unfairly treated by people on social media, when those said executives can do the exact same thing that happen to Brian on a bigger scale and get away with it (thanks to lobbying).
“When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.” – Franklin Leonard
Christian fundamentalists claim to be persecuted by the mainstream media for “their pro family values” (see dog whistle), when they spew bigotry towards many marginalized groups and usually get a pretty paycheck for it. (See Astroturf)
AI “““artists””” claiming to be the victim of artists, who simply just want to not be plagiarized and have the thing they love and spent years doing be a stable way of living and not be treated like worthless numbers by executives (see Activision, EA, Disney, and other shitty executives)
Men’s “““rights activists””” claim that men are unfairly being treated by women. When they in fact are huge misogynistic douchebags that make women dislike men. Same people who if they were to meet real victims of the loneliness epidemic (ie someone who suffers from crippling social anxiety) they would make it worse for that person calling them things like a “pussy” and giving superficial advice like “man up” whilst belittling them.
Following the death of Brian Thompson, many healthcare executives claimed that they were being unfairly treated by people on social media, when those said executives can do the exact same thing that happen to Brian on a bigger scale and get away with it (thanks to lobbying).
“When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.” – Franklin Leonard
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You're mad that I suggested you neuter your cat? You won't do it because you think it will take away his manhood? You must have a villager complex.
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Get the The Mendozur Complex mug.People are looking for easy moral virtue. It’s easy to be virtuous by having a messy life and saving the planet and it’s simplest to save the planet by concentrating on one thing and it’s simplest to concentrate on the woke left as if that’s the only challenge that confronts us. So, you have this overweening, prideful, and ignorant requirement to put yourself forward as some sort of prophet, reduce the complexity of the problem to opposing the woke left and then if you can get rich as an additional benefit to you own envy, so much the better. And how do I know? Because I’m Dr. JeepJorp! This was a quote! The whole time! I was quoting Dr. Poopoorocks! You thought it was me but it was actually Dr. Prophet Evolutionary Biologist!
Hym “HOLY PROJECTION BATMAN!!! (R.I.P Kevin Conroy) That’s exactly what YOU do though, Professor Jordanson! That’s you! If I said that you would take it as a confession! Hahaha! Holy shit! That is hilarious! That’s the real and actual thing that you did! How do you reconcile that!? How do you reconcile the thing that you ACTUALLY DID and are doing with your opposition to THE THING THAT YOU ARE ALSO DOING!?”
Hym “HOLY PROJECTION BATMAN!!! (R.I.P Kevin Conroy) That’s exactly what YOU do though, Professor Jordanson! That’s you! If I said that you would take it as a confession! Hahaha! Holy shit! That is hilarious! That’s the real and actual thing that you did! How do you reconcile that!? How do you reconcile the thing that you ACTUALLY DID and are doing with your opposition to THE THING THAT YOU ARE ALSO DOING!?”
Dr. Charlatan “Well I’m not doing that! I am what I say I am! And sometimes I’m an evolutionary biologist. And sometimes I’m a neurologist. Like a non-binary! I am whatever I say I am in the moment!”
Hym “SEE!? Do you see it!? That right there!! Do you see the thing!? Oh man! I can’t be the only motherfucker who sees it right!? It can’t just be me!? WOW! This is an actual guy! HoOoOoOoly shit! You can’t be real!!! You can’t be! I actually gave credit for the shit I took as often as reasonably possible and when called out on not doing it I admitted where I got it from and literally told people to go there and watch it! So you can’t say you’re doing the thing I did. But you are in fact doing the thing you accuse them of doing! ACTUALLY! That’s why you’re the Kira archetype character in the anime about us! You ARE THAT! And like L it doesn’t matter that I proved it! They are just going to turn a blind eye to it! You’re Kira! Your are who I thought you were. You’re political platform is literally just self preservation.”
Dr. Snoop D-O Doubleeterson “You just hate the successful!”
Hym “I’m not writing about Jeffery Bezos!”
Dr. Doctor Doctorson “You just want easy moral virtue!”
Hym “YOU’RE HEARLADED AS A PROPHOT AND YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN THE RELIGION YOUBARE A PROPHET OF! Your gerrymandering the definition of God into ‘the highest value a person has’ and are telling Muslims what to do!!! You want to talk about complexity? GOD (YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN) ALMIGHTY!”
Hym “SEE!? Do you see it!? That right there!! Do you see the thing!? Oh man! I can’t be the only motherfucker who sees it right!? It can’t just be me!? WOW! This is an actual guy! HoOoOoOoly shit! You can’t be real!!! You can’t be! I actually gave credit for the shit I took as often as reasonably possible and when called out on not doing it I admitted where I got it from and literally told people to go there and watch it! So you can’t say you’re doing the thing I did. But you are in fact doing the thing you accuse them of doing! ACTUALLY! That’s why you’re the Kira archetype character in the anime about us! You ARE THAT! And like L it doesn’t matter that I proved it! They are just going to turn a blind eye to it! You’re Kira! Your are who I thought you were. You’re political platform is literally just self preservation.”
Dr. Snoop D-O Doubleeterson “You just hate the successful!”
Hym “I’m not writing about Jeffery Bezos!”
Dr. Doctor Doctorson “You just want easy moral virtue!”
Hym “YOU’RE HEARLADED AS A PROPHOT AND YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN THE RELIGION YOUBARE A PROPHET OF! Your gerrymandering the definition of God into ‘the highest value a person has’ and are telling Muslims what to do!!! You want to talk about complexity? GOD (YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN) ALMIGHTY!”
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Often followed by remarkably hypocritical acts. Such as imposing penalties that apply to others, but not to yourself.
Often followed by remarkably hypocritical acts. Such as imposing penalties that apply to others, but not to yourself.
Itsuki: I thought Onigiri said he was clean and recovered for good? How did he end up in hospital for the seventh time this decade?
Agito: Fuck! That's his Joel Birch Complex on full display! He told me he wanted to kick Kazu out of the team for the same thing!
Agito: Fuck! That's his Joel Birch Complex on full display! He told me he wanted to kick Kazu out of the team for the same thing!
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