:The victim has become among the most important identity positions in American politics. Victimhood is now a pivotal means by which individuals and groups see themselves and constitute themselves as political actors. Indeed, victimhood seems to have become a status that must be established before political claims can be advanced. Victimhood embodies the assertion that an individual or group has suffered wrongs that must be requited. What seems new is that wounded groups assert a self-righteous claim that they stand for something larger than their particular injury. The article explores how and why victimhood has become such a powerful theme in American politics. It suggests that victimhood as politics emerged from the contentious politics of the 1960s, specifically the civil rights movement and its aftermath. Key factors include the reaction to the minority rights and women’s movements, as well as internal dynamicswithinthe rights movements.

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作为受害者的政治，作为政治的受害者

: 受害者已成为美国政治中最重要的身份地位之一。现在，受害是个人和群体将自己视为政治行为者并将自己构成的关键手段。事实上，受害似乎已经成为一种地位，必须在提出政治主张之前建立起来。受害体现了个人或群体遭受了必须得到补偿的错误的断言。似乎新鲜的是，受伤的群体声称他们自以为是地声称他们代表的东西比他们的特定伤害更大。这篇文章探讨了受害者如何以及为什么成为美国政治中如此强大的主题。它表明，作为政治的受害者身份源于 1960 年代有争议的政治，特别是民权运动及其后果。之内权利运动。