• killa44@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Are they still victims when they become violent? Or when they promote violence? At some point the threshold is crossed.

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      1 year ago

      One can very easily be both a victim and a perpetrator. If someone is indoctrinated into a cult at a young age and goes on to recruit others, they are both a perpetrator of suffering inflicted on others and a victim of the circumstances imposed on them.