Analyze the following quote from the text: "blaming the victim is arrived at subconsciously as a compromise that apparently satisfies both self-interest and his charitable concerns."(p696) What does the author mean by this? Do you agree/disagree? Use the direct examples from the book to explain and/or your own personal experiences/viewpoints.

When William Ryan states "blaming the victim is arrived at subconsciously as a compromise that apparently satisfies both self-interest and his charitable concerns."  He is speaking of the victim blamer as being the typical middle class person who is content with his life.  He cannot do anything but blame the victim because he believes it will change his own life for the worse.  Any other decision he chooses to make will go against his own moral judgement. 

An example in History would be the Nazis treatment of the Jews.  The Nazis are content with their life, but deep inside they want to help the Jews.  However, they cannot betray the system that's been so good to them.

An example of this in my own life would be the relation of violence to media.  The government and parents are constantly trying to keep their kids away from violence, yet TV shows contain explicit content on every channel.  Stores make toy guns available to my little brother and it constantly worries me that all these factors may lead him to become a violent person, but why are the toy guns and shows available to him in the first place?