There’s a huge difference between being a victim of discrimination and the reality of fewer people agreeing with you than you’re used to
There’s no more perfect example of cognitive dissonance than straight,white conservative males using the platform of their privilege to protest the oppression of straight, white conservatives in Australia.
It’ll be prevalent this week with the “Christian perspectives” edition of Q&A, and where – presumably – a well-educated,wealthy, white man will develop the oft-repeated declaration that, or “It is getting harder to be a Christian in Australia,” accompanied by hyperbolic and baseless descriptions of religious persecution, prophecies of societal devastation and warnings to the church to “be on guard”. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com