the worst thing about a victim mentality is that thoughts are equivocated with actions to the point where an individual populates the world around them with victimizers and anyone who doesn't think or speak in an acceptable fashion is a hate criminal lying in wait. basically, they come to rely on the exact same stereotyping they blame for their own perceived victimization. "hate crime" legislation lends that victim mentality force of law, and more dangerously, as has been said a few times in here, it sets a legal precedent for rendering entire patterns of thought and belief unlawful.
