I'm fascinated by the concept of locus of control. I think much of leftist ideology can be directly attributed to the total rejection of an internal locus of control.

I wonder if the rejection makes it essentially so; if I refuse to take responsibility for my behavior, have I, effectively, succeeded in discharging that responsibility? If half the population believes they are helpless victims being acted upon by nebulous forces beyond their control, does that belief then coalesce into an observable reality?

Even if the answer to the above question is "yes", how exactly does such a victim class rebel against the system without confirming an internal locus of control? How can you animate yourself to "fight the power" if you're not in control of your own life?

Is this paradox the underlying source of so much leftist hypocrisy? Or maybe an acknowledgement that left-wing activism is always directed by an outside force using people to achieve certain goals? Might this explain Jordan Peterson's fixation on "cleaning your room"; does the act of taking personal responsibility, even on a very small and local scale, lead to internalization of the locus of control?