Scapegoating
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| ritual punishment of others carried out by a group |
Etymology
Use of a goat, slaughtered for psychological reasons such as the assuaging of collective guilt or shame.
Psychology
Scapegoating has an important role in mass formation, as highlighted by Mattias Desmet. Its role in death denial is elucidated by Ernest Becker in Escape From Evil.
Selected examples
COVID-19
Establishment figures explicitly scapegoated those who declined the COVID-19 jabs.[1]
Unfounded scientific claims were made about the efficacy of face masks, demanding that people wear them continuously when in public.