It's intentional though not by everyone. Claiming the eternal victim status is a very powerful tool to manipulate people who aren't aware especially if your group dominates media. Also it enforces group cohesion. You can observe it in other less organised "victim" groups as well.

It's intentional. Claiming the eternal victim status is a very powerful tool to manipulate people who aren't aware especially if your group dominates media. Also it enforces group cohesion. You can observe it in other less organised "victim" groups as well.