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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Aggravating_Money992 on 2025-09-16 03:34:26+00:00.

Original Title: Trump’s frequent claims of victimhood were more than rhetorical flair. A new study shows that this type of strategic victimhood is used to justify retaliation and puts to work anti-democratic, coercive, and illiberal governance and policies once an authoritarian populist is granted executive power