Pre-empting is the application, in advance, of a response to a counter argument. In this case:
1. The argument that it is empowering to an individual to be able to change his or her outlook to find happiness, possibly in spite of the shitty conditions that person is operating under.
2. This above argument is often turned on its head by oppressors, by asserting that if a person is not happy, regardless of shitty conditions imposed by the oppressors, than it is the person's fault, for not having developed the right mindset. This is disempowering, and for that reason, is often employed.

Therefore, I was pre-empting: stating that the counter-argument is invalid, before anyone could advance it.

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