tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694855076771545663.post1237329645757010539..comments2023-08-03T01:21:22.891-07:00Comments on As above, so below: Guy Fawkes, Empire, and the Scapegoat.Paul Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896206113481631957noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694855076771545663.post-45764346072707475012013-11-06T04:25:17.899-08:002013-11-06T04:25:17.899-08:00A recent example was the assassination of Osama Bi...A recent example was the assassination of Osama Bin Laden. Throughout the U.S.A. people poured into the streets and celebrated openly that, "the world was now a better place". It didn't last long. <br /><br />I might suggest that at the heart of racist actions is the scapegoating mechanism. We choose to believe that the "other" is the reason for the problems in the world. It's exactly the tactic that Hitler's propaganda machine utilized against the Jewish people.<br /><br />Others have suggested that the scapegoating mechanism can be found in the death penalty. While we don't deny that those on death row are often guilty of terrible crimes, execution still has a kind of sacrificial aspect about it. Instead of dealing with the violence we have toward each other, society channels the violence on murderers in an attempt to wipe our hands clean of the violence that pervades our society. We think that if we can only get rid of the “evil people” like those convicted of rape or murder, then our society will be less violent and generally more good. Those we execute become scapegoats for our society.<br />Paul Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15896206113481631957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694855076771545663.post-23739246671608756022013-11-05T17:27:14.757-08:002013-11-05T17:27:14.757-08:00Great analysis Paul. Question for you. In your opi...Great analysis Paul. Question for you. In your opinion, what do you think are the most prominent examples of the scapegoat mechanism currently operating in western culture?Jasen Lutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09003481835830326451noreply@blogger.com