We all SCAPEGOAT to evade some Fundamental Truth | Luke Burgis
Channel: Visceral Gravitas
Date: 2023-06-16

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Used in 7/23/22 SCAPEGOATING, Splitting & the missing link of SADNESS 1h40m https://youtu.be/gfRCaLbznso

Transcript: 
the root of human behavior 
we imitate the desires of others from the first moment that we're born 
and as groups it's even more powerful 
this gets to the heart of the scapegoat mechanism 
the more people begin to engage in this memetic process the easier it is to convince ourselves of the guilt of the scapegoat 
people make scapegoats when there's some fundamental truth that they don't want to acknowledge 
 
so a person or a society can transfer the blame onto them and expel or eliminate them 
scapegoating feels good because it's a way of protecting ourselves 
somebody else has to pay the price for our sins 
we have a natural tendency to transfer blame 
the scapegoat mechanism never happens intentionally 
it's always subconscious 
if we thought that we were scapegoating it wouldn't produce the catharsis 
all it takes is somebody to stand out a little bit 
they broke some taboo 
they said something that was threatening to the social order 
scapegoats happen on a micro level all the time 
Steve Bartman the Cubs fan who was scapegoated for causing the Cubs to lose 
scapegoats are made in the news media and in politics practically every day 
you make a scapegoat and 24 hours later we need a new one 

who's your scapegoat 
people that are bearing the weight for the rest of us 
who's your scapegoat 
people make scapegoats when there's some fundamental truth that they don't want to acknowledge 
who's your scapegoat 
truth don't want to acknowledge 
who's your scapegoat 
don't want to acknowledge