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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of the above.

And also victim-blaming reinforces existing power structures, and most people will always seek to align themselves with the most powerful person. Even, it turns out, if that person is a known pedophile. Especially if he is?

If you don't see these dynamics happening at a smaller scale in your own life, you are likely not looking very hard.[/quote]
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People side with abusers because (1) they want to be on the side of the powerful, (2) they agree that some people matter more than others, and/or (3) they want to believe that nothing bad will happen to them, so they tell themselves a story where bad things only happen to people who deserve them.[/quote]

Its this. Its why the mean girls and guys don't have to ever apologize and why others are drawn to them and mock those who don't go along.  As a victim of child sex assault who immediately reported only to have people forgive the perpetrator and constantly ask that I do as well only to have him assault again 5 days later, I've had 40 years to figure out why no one cared about me as a victim or did anything and then also started labeling me as the problem for their own internal struggles. It's why Trump's obsession with being powerful and people latching onto this type of thought process is so triggering. I see people in my daily life acting this way, siding with power and mocking the less powerful. [/quote]

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