Do you think there is a way to reverse the societal trend where people who claim to be victims and or offended seem to get rewarded and woe unto anyone who tries to make them see reality. What is really sickening is seeing people be lauded as heroes for the most nonsensical things like believing you are the opposite sex, being a millionaire while claiming to be oppressed, or talking about how fat you are to thunderous applause.
I really think to massively overused words today (besides racist) are victim and oppressed. Definitely takes away from actual victims or oppressed people in the world who get zero recognition.
I know some think I am naïve for believing it but I am a firm believer in judging by the content of character and looking at the individual. I think everyone should have equal opportunity. Yes, that means certain groups will be overrepresented and certain ones will be underrepresented. Such is life. Perhaps that would force some people to look at behavior instead of jumping to the victim mentality safety blanket.
Granted that would be if I could wave a magic wand, but I am a bit more pessimistic. Do y'all think there is any way to reverse this trend? I have had a little luck dealing with individuals but more failures than success.
Not without getting rid of the Non Aggression Principle. The NAP is the foundation of victim-hood, as the NAP essentially says that the first person to attack is in the wrong, and the victim can ask those around to attack the first person in return. This leads to a strategy where no one can act without first convincing those around that they have been attacked, regardless of the truth of the situation. To stop the victim mentality all of society must shift to a "might makes right" mentality, and that is a step that few are willing to make.
In truth, Tabula Rasa, and the NAP are the cause for most of the ills in society because they simply are not the way the universe works. The universe only cares about what survives, and the first to attack is more frequently the survivor because action beats reaction. Essentially, the NAP is an emergent phenomenon and not a fundamental law. Similarly Tabula Rasa has no basis in reality, as evidenced by the fact that most non-warmblooded animals are not taught anything by their parents. The innately know how to breathe, run, fly, swim, hunt, and fuck at a genetic level. It isn't taught to them, as frequently their parents can be 8000 miles away, as in the case of most sea turtles, or salmon.
The further away from natural laws a society "progresses", the more extreme the problems. The weak ruling the strong, and the duplicitous ruling the honest is about as far from equilibrium as a society can get, but here we are.
I don’t want to be violent if I don’t have to but I see the point you are making
Violence is not innately evil. It is simply a tool and as such can be used judiciously or it can be misused.
The NAP would theoretically prevent a group from invading the pedotopia next to them, where there is a culture of grooming and industrial scale "consenual" child sex. Sometimes it is immoral not to violently impose your will on the neighboring community.