All articles tagged with #scapegoating
A woman reflects on her family's unfair scapegoating and favoritism, laughing at the ironic situation when her brother was diagnosed with diabetes after mocking her for her weight, which led to family backlash. Netizens support her reaction, viewing it as a justified response to her long-standing mistreatment and the poetic justice of the situation.
A gun supplier, Seth Kenney, filed a lawsuit claiming he was wrongly scapegoated by Alec Baldwin and others involved in the 'Rust' set shooting, alleging false accusations and poor gun safety practices contributed to the 2021 tragedy that resulted in a cinematographer's death and a director's injury.
A study published in the Journal of Medical Ethics suggests that negative sentiments directed towards unvaccinated individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic may be a form of scapegoating. The research found that people were more likely to blame the unvaccinated, regardless of their risk profile, and that liberals were more inclined to scapegoat the unvaccinated compared to conservatives. The study highlights the importance of addressing misinformation and risk misperceptions, as overestimating the threat of COVID-19 can lead to inappropriate responses, social divisions, and unwarranted blame. However, the study's findings may not necessarily apply to populations outside the United States or to samples with different political compositions, and the research did not assess actual behavior towards unvaccinated individuals.
Alleged co-conspirators of Donald Trump in the plot to overturn the election are starting to turn on each other, with some seeking to distance themselves from the efforts and heap blame onto fellow participants. Attorneys for Rudy Giuliani and Kenneth Chesebro, both identified as co-conspirators in the recent federal indictment of Trump, are now blaming others on the campaign's legal team or people close to Trump. Trump and his lawyers plan to use the "advice of counsel" defense, scapegoating attorneys who were following Trump's instructions. Prosecutors are seizing on these divisions and are putting pressure on the co-conspirators. The feud between Giuliani and Sidney Powell, another alleged co-conspirator, is being probed by prosecutors. It is highly probable that several others will be charged, and Trump is concerned about former advisers turning state's witness.