How does Forgiveness Work in a Victim-based, Blame culture?

There is little doubt in my mind that, here in Britain, we now live in a predominantly victim-based, blame culture; but what does that mean? It means that we allow the things we have suffered and the wrongs we have experienced to become a key part of our identity. Psychologists now talk of the ‘chosen trauma’ that defines us.

It means that for me as the victim, everything that I do and say is motivated by love and if you don’t agree with me, you hate me. It means that if you love me, you will affirm me and tell me exactly what I want to hear.

This, I believe, is a serious state of affairs which I want to look at initially from 4 different perspectives: the individual, the organisation, society, and then nationally/inter-nationally.