Lock her up —> send her back Is there a history in populist movements of sentiment converging on this kind of specific fantasy against a symbolic outgroup member?https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1151643937632935936 …
The generic idea of a scapegoat is useful enough. Just skeptical of overwrought philosophizing.
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The layer I’d add on top of it here is that the scapegoat is a mechanism for the release of tension that’s built up from conflict. If you’re seeing someone become a prominent scapegoat, it’s a sign that the in-group is at peak tension and needs that scapegoat for a reason.
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That might be overwrought philosophizing but that’s my Girardian read
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