They literally have to behave this way now because their ideology is 100% couched in the oppressor/oppressed dynamics of Marxism. If they acknowledge that they have all the power, then that makes them the oppressor and, by their own definitions, the enemy. But much like postmodernism, the oppressor label was only intended to destroy a very specific target. So leftists pretend to have no power, even as they step on your neck, because that's precisely how they maintain their power.
This is also why victimhood is such a powerful and sought-after commodity in leftist culture. For leftists, victim status is a blank check to impose your will on basically anything and anyone. It's not about seeking sympathy or attention. It's about grabbing power.
You can see this perfectly when they try to explain how men are evil and violent, but black men aren't because well um yeah I didn't mean all men, just the white ones but uh yeah!
They literally have to behave this way now because their ideology is 100% couched in the oppressor/oppressed dynamics of Marxism. If they acknowledge that they have all the power, then that makes them the oppressor and, by their own definitions, the enemy. But much like postmodernism, the oppressor label was only intended to destroy a very specific target. So leftists pretend to have no power, even as they step on your neck, because that's precisely how they maintain their power.
This is also why victimhood is such a powerful and sought-after commodity in leftist culture. For leftists, victim status is a blank check to impose your will on basically anything and anyone. It's not about seeking sympathy or attention. It's about grabbing power.
You can see this perfectly when they try to explain how men are evil and violent, but black men aren't because well um yeah I didn't mean all men, just the white ones but uh yeah!