I don’t honestly believe there are as many liberals beating down your door as this would imply, but since when is asking someone to account for the mistakes of the past a form of marginalization? Particularly if we acknowledge that one of the most common lessons of history is the need for vigilance to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, it is patently absurd to call this expectation marginalization. I’m sure it may feel that way when someone is put on the spot or answers defensively, but resentment also does not equal marginalization.

Contrast this to genuine marginalization when trans women are being beaten and killed, black Americans are being incarcerated at higher rates than whites on the same drug charges, reproductive rights are under attack everywhere across this country right now, and much more. Labeling this the Victim Olympics may yield a snicker from certain right-wingers, but it’s a vacuous label. It doesn’t change the real differences between these things, nor does it even support your own point about what you imagine is your own personal marginalization. If the “Victim Olympics” are that objectionable, why does it seem like you want so badly to participate?

Your example of WWII and Hitler is an incomplete picture. Yes, resentment is a powerful tool, especially when it’s utilized by an authoritarian leader or regime. It is indeed widely recognized that some of the sanctions on Germany likely hurt them and their economy. However, I don’t see anywhere in your post that you even cursorily acknowledge that this was still no kind of justification for Hitler’s actions. Can we at least agree on that, particularly when he tied much of the responsibility for that to the Jews who he proceeded to exterminate thereafter? There is a world of difference between recognizing when a wrong is committed or experiencing resentment and channeling that resentment into oppressing others, let alone acts of atrocity.