The victims of the political swamp are varied and come from many of the consumer and prey sections of the swamp ecosystem. A description of the political swamp victim is a person or group that becomes harmed in some way by character assassination, scapegoating, being duped or tricked, being omitted from backroom deals, or becoming the target of politically induced warfare, poverty, hardship, and indiscretion.
In the political swamp, victims often represent or are appointed leaders of larger groups or marginalized members of society. Therefore, the burden of others also becomes a substantial cost for the victim to bear when trusted with others' concerns. Compassion fatigue, burnout, compromised values, and reduced self-efficacy are all symptoms of being a victim of the political swamp.
When access to resources and rewards is shut off, victims of the swamp often begin to work around issues by escaping or finding the least resistance to completing tasks or fulfilling voter needs. However, the escape process itself begins to cause decay of values and best practices for negotiation and collaboration.
-Dr. Stewart
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