Of course we can be responsible for bad things that happen to us. We might also not be responsible. Without knowledge of what was posted we can’t determine what is true in this case. But making the assumption that it is deserved is unreasonable.
> But if you ride choose to ride the subway back and forth across the Bronx at 3 am every night with big gold chains visibly dangling around your neck, you absolutely deserve some of the blame for being the "victim" when you get mugged!
Actually no, wearing gold chains and riding the subway are not crimes. This is just more victim blaming.
A better example would be the mugger is responsible for their subsequent arrest and imprisonment after mugging someone.
> I am not familiar with the original OP, but anyone who goes around having interactions in a confrontational style should expect to be confronted, along with all of the other things that come along with confrontations.
Right, you don’t know, so you’re just assuming that’s relevant here. You have no reason to believe graphic death threats were warranted. Personally I can’t imagine a post that would justify such death threats.
> Pretending that none of us have any agency in any of the bad things that happen to us because we are "victims" is a silly trope that is far too common.
Who is pretending this? You have fabricated this position.