Many Americans who lean to the political right believe as Rothman does. Conservatives have also stated that social justice tends to classify certain groups as inherent victims. Inherent victimhood, by nature, is antithetical to empowering and improving one’s quality of life.
Democrats have commonly faced criticism for the promotion of victimhood. The right-wing overwhelmingly maintains that leftists exploit victimhood for the sake of political capital and influence over others. Conservatives moreover claim that Democrats’ platform would witness significant declines if they truly “solved” the issues which they allege to advocate for fixing.
Many advocates of social justice have made headlines for protesting President Trump and other Republican leaders in the past two years.
