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What motivates many narcissists to present as if they are the victims in any given situation?

Sometimes I entertain myself by listening to Right Wing Bugnuts Radio while I'm in the car. It’s not because I’m on the right side of the political spectrum by any means, but I feel it’s always wise to ‘know thine enemy,’ so I listen to the talking points of the day and see what I can come up with in the way of facts and truth to refute or counter those points when or if they come up in conversation with real people later on.

Well, knock me over with a feather, but Rush Limbaugh, of all the bloviating blowhards, once said something that I AGREE with. I don’t have the exact quote but here's the gist of it:

Once someone has attained "Victim" status, there is only one correct response: SYMPATHY. If you criticize the victim or call out the victim on their poor behavior or poor choices, YOU are automatically the bad one because you dared to criticize the victim. Once someone identifies as Victim, they can do whatever they want, say whatever they want, treat people badly as much as they want, because they are the Victim. If you don't enable them and feel sorry for them, then you're 'abusing' them.

Whoa. Rush is sometimes Right!

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