It's not unique to religion. You see white people talk about being persecuted by the "PC brigade".
Many football managers use the psychology of "the whole world is against you" to inspire their players. Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho are two I can think of. It's powerful stuff.
As an aside, religious groups do actually persecute each other. Whereever there is a minoriy religious group, there is potential to be persecuted. Just look at what is going on in the Middle East. It puts the complaints that American Christians have into context. Not being able to let your child wear a T-shirt condemning homosexuality isn't the same as having your entire family slaughtered.
Many football managers use the psychology of "the whole world is against you" to inspire their players. Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho are two I can think of. It's powerful stuff.
As an aside, religious groups do actually persecute each other. Whereever there is a minoriy religious group, there is potential to be persecuted. Just look at what is going on in the Middle East. It puts the complaints that American Christians have into context. Not being able to let your child wear a T-shirt condemning homosexuality isn't the same as having your entire family slaughtered.
