Victim-memory arguments against mosque construction deny rights while claiming sensitivity

Evidence

However, we observed no significant associa­ tion between support for religious freedom and the forced-choice pref­ erence for the digressive victimhood claim (r(462) = −0.02, p = .701; Fig. 2). As can be seen in the upper left quadrant of Fig. 2, there are numerous participants (N = 55) who scored at or below the midpoint on support for religious freedom (suggesting indifference or opposition this principle), despite favoring the digressive victimhood argument. Because support for the digressive victimhood claim was high on average, this suggests that even those relatively low in support for the digressive principle (support for religious freedom) were still willing to express a preference for a digressive victimhood claim resting upon that very principle. — Felix Danbold, Ivuoma N. Onyeador, and Miguel M. Unzueta, Dominant groups support digressive…, 69 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Blaming the victim rationalizes anti-Muslim violence as deserved consequence — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 515; Digressive victimhood claims confound topic-shifting with universal-rights framing and higher construal level — Felix Danbold, Ivuoma N. Onyeador, and Miguel M. Unzueta, Dominant groups support digressive…, 111; Appropriating mosques as churches rhetorically reframed seizure as building — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 918 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• People endorse digressive victimhood claims without believing the principle they invoke #complicates (0.75) — Felix Danbold, Ivuoma N. Onyeador, and Miguel M. Unzueta, Dominant groups support digressive…, 69