The cult of true victimhood shows how the panic about domestic and foreign victims has transformed american politics warping the language we use to talk about suffering and collective. The cult of true victimhood from the war on welfare to the war on terrorby alyson m cole stanford ca stanford university press 2007 jennifer mittelstadt. The cult of true victimhood from the war on welfare to the war on terror by alyson m cole stanford stanford university press 2006 256p 5500 cloth 2195 . The cult of true victimhood shows how the panic about domestic and foreign victims has transformed american politics warping the language we use to talk about suffering and collective responsibility with forceful and lively prose alyson cole investigates the ideological underpinnings cultural manifestations and political consequences of anti victimism in an array of contexts including race relations the feminist movement conservative punditry and the us legal system. The cult of true victimhood book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers condemnations of victim politics are a familiar feature of a