The Human Habit of Scapegoating

And what lays beyond.

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While many intellectuals have discussed at length the origins of w0k€n€ss and the victimhood culture that emerged out of it, one of its most dangerous features has arguably been overlooked: the blame game.

The late René Girard explained that blame is a universal feature of the human psyche. It is present in all cultures and ensures a range of…