Cathy Young, making sense in the Boston Globe:
Once, conservatives used to deplore the left's cult of victimhood and ridicule the obsession with real or imagined slights toward women, minorities, and other historically oppressed groups. Now, the right is embracing a victimhood cult obsessed with slights toward a group that makes up 85 percent of the American population... DeLay, ousted as House majority leader after being indicted for money laundering and conspiracy, was touted as another victim of religious bigotry, targeted for being outspoken about his faith, and his legal and political woes were compared to a crucifixion. (Isn't that offensive to Christians?) One is reminded of race-obsessed zealots who see a racist conspiracy in every prosecution of a prominent African-American, from O.J. Simpson to a corrupt politician.Posted by Stephen Silver at April 4, 2006 01:24 AM
and don't forget Barry Bonds*, whose years of 'roid use has somehow become a racist conspiracy against him.
Posted by: LilB at April 4, 2006 09:29 PM