It is again Pride month, created just to give special attention to a certain part of society that was historically oppressed, but the maintaining of a pride month seems itself a claim that they are still marginalized even if steps were already taken to address this. Meanwhile, someone on my feed claims that pride is the right response to oppression. That seems to summarize the reason for LGBT “pride” marches, so I thought of coming up with a retort on why pride is the wrong response.
First, pride is not the logical opposite of oppression. Neither is it a “fighting back” response. It’s something of an illogical, non-sequitur one which just comes out, like something that comes out of “toyo” or unreasonable irritability and anger. Like when you ask someone, “why are you trespassing in my garden,” they answer things like “the bees and the birds are racist, the blue sky is the color of your bigotry, you are oppressive for not acknowledging these and my beauty, you fascist,” and more.
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Saying “I’m proud of myself, so stop bullying me” does not automatically deserve their bully’s compliance. It might actually galvanize bullies to double down. In fact, I think some bullies do expect their victims to fight back, because that presents a rationale and chance for them to assert their superiority.
How Pride backfires
Something that people may not realize at first is that oppressive behavior is itself driven by pride. A common theory is that “oppressors” actually have an inferiority complex; but at the same time they are also proud of themselves and believe they should carry out an assertion of their superiority. The LGBT or other victims thinking they can resist by trying to reflect the intimidation back, but it doesn’t always work.
Another explanation of the pro-pride people is that such LGBT and oppressed show pride to demonstrate that they love and value themselves and are not self-loathing. But pride is not the opposite or answer to self-loathing either.
I will reemphasize that loud pride could actually be a sign of insecurity. Isn’t that what bullies want to see in you, insecurity? So once you loudmouth about being “proud,” then it’s a sign that their tactic is working. In essence, pride projection attracts the vultures and can make that projecter more oppressed.
It might surprise you, but this is the idea: getting you to project pride is actually a way of weakening you. They make you chase a wrong expectation, so that if you unable to meet it (e.g., you get praises and adulations as you want), you become depressed and angry, and that will make you more vulnerable to attack.
I believe that one can value and love themselves without needing to project pride. The real opposite of oppression is projecting comfort, “business as usual.” It’s the same as the response to terrorists: live life normally, show that you are not affected by their actions. Quietly living your life and enjoying it in the face of people who want you to be miserable is the best insult to them. You actually demonstrate security in yourself in this. No need to shout anything or join a movement. Don’t give them any incentive to continue their activity. Only when they are directly trying to injure or kill will you need to take action to defend yourself.
How The Good Changes Happened
The reason attitudes changed towards the LGBT+ sector is simply because attitudes towards deviance evolved. It was part of the increments of change that happened in the latter 20th century where people learned to think and not just react. Rationality overcame tribalism and western societies became ready to tolerate a reasonable bit of deviance (Reasonable – meaning as long as it didn’t degrade into pedophilia and such). The product of this included anti-bullying and anti-harassment policy and initiatives.
Part of this regime of rationality is traditional Christian values of self-control, restraint, and understanding of differences are what made the world safer for LGBT+s and the like. Christianity is not the real cause of harassment and oppression of gays and LGBT+s; it is secular culture that manifests the worst parts of human nature. Pride projection, as a reaction, is more like reacting without or with little thinking.
Also, based on other recent things I have learned, movements that seek the overthrow of free society are utilizing pride movements in order to spur such groups to cause unrest. Marxism started with workers because these were the marginalized of their time and his writings are probably meant to make them feel proud enough to revolt. Then it moved to black people in the US and Critical Race Theory, then to LGBT+ (since the 1960s with Harry Hay and company). Marxists or “overthrowists” are looking for the next group exploit as useful idiots to start uprisings. In 2016, it’s the anti-Trump crowd and anti-American culture people. The LGBT+ crowd remain a vulnerable group to their manipulations because of their being gaslighted into thinking that they are oppressed.
Plus, I have watched a commentary video that says joining riots and violent action against authorities is just a way to feel good about oneself. Because they feel like they’re contributing to some nice cause that will lead to an increase is their reputation or “pogi points.” It’s a pretty sad way to boost one’s ego.
Alternatives to Pride
We have heard people say pride is all people have left when attacked. No; higher than that is confidence in one’s self-sufficiency. What pride movements tell you is that your happiness is dependent on other people. If they can’t make you happy, force them to behave the way you want to be happy. And if you don’t get what you want… you are encour-aged to have a meltdown and/or riot. That is the goal of pride and woke movements.
The effects of pride movements and encouraging pride projection is not more happiness but more fragility. LGBTs should give up looking for entitlement, adulations, and affirmations, and instead focus on what better contribution they can make. Pride is not a contribution, but a detriment. Stop making it all about yourselves. Cease making your happiness dependent on other people and develop your self-sufficiency.
Pride will not fill the hole you feel in yourself… it will create a bigger hole to fill.
(Postscript: The pic is reportedly of Arabs in Gaza throwing over a gay man over the side of a tall building. I’m considering this to be more true, and it indicates the irony on LGBTs siding with Palestine.)
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