The value of victimhood

Did you know that your oppressors are the real victims? The people that keep you poor, without access to a dentist or healthcare, and living in grotty rented accommodation. That's what we learned this week after the farcical 'Gaza ceasefire debate' in parliament on Wednesday. Apparently, the fiasco, which scuppered the SNP motion on Israeli genocide wasn't down to Keir Starmer twisting the arm of the speaker Lyndsey Hoyle to break with precedent and allow Labour's amendment to the SNP's motion - it was really about the fear that MPs have of being threatened by protestors.

As the guardian reported: 'Hoyle on Thursday again apologised for a “wrong decision” and said his mistake had been made in pursuit of looking after MPs, after being told of “absolutely frightening” threats against them if the Labour position was not debated'.

Since then, we have had MPs whining about 'threats' from peaceful protestors who have questioned them about their support for Israeli genocide in Gaza. On Thursday, Glasgow MP Paul Sweeney claimed that his constituency office had been "stormed" by people protesting about Gaza. MPs are the real victims, not the helpless people of Gaza who are being slaughtered because of their refusal to support a ceasefire.

The National reported on the protest at Sweeney's office: 

"However, Police Scotland has now confirmed it was not aware of anyone storming in or threatening Labour staff.

Police Scotland also said it was made aware of a "peaceful protest" that officers attended with no issues because the protestors involved left of their own accord."

Victimhood has always been a weapon of the far-right. The Nazis started out of victims in a world that was 'controlled by Jews'. Wherever you look, the same thing is happening now. Liz Truss is apparently the victim of the 'deep state' rather than her own incompetence. This is what she said at the CPAC conference in the US with her far-right chum Stave Bannon. With these delusional goons, nothing can ever be their fault. There is always someone else to blame.

Expect a rise in victimhood as the far-right continue to exploit the anger and resentment of the millions that they have impoverished through austerity, profiteering and privatisation. It is those things which are driving far-right populism and the growing threat to what is left of our failing democracy.