The Scapegoat: Difference between revisions

{{quote|''He was spurned and avoided by men, a man of suffering, accustomed to infirmity, One of those from whom men hide their faces, spurned, and we held him in no esteem. Yet it was our infirmities that he bore, our sufferings that he endured, While we thought of him as stricken, as one smitten by God and afflicted. But he was pierced for our offenses, crushed for our sins, Upon him was the chastisement that makes us whole, by his stripes we were healed.''|'''Isaiah'''}}

A scapegoat'''Scapegoat''' is one who, [[Silent Scapegoat|willingly]] or otherwise, takes the blame and/or punishment for something for which he or she wasn't responsible—though depending on where the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]] is, the relative innocence of said scapegoat will also vary. Any poor sap who runs afoul of a [[Powder Keg Crowd]] can become this, especially if they have [[Torches and Pitchforks]]; [[0% Approval Rating]] governments seem to execute nothing but innocent scapegoat victims just for the spectacle of it or to keep up the appearance that the government is tough on crime; the [[Glory Hound]] will find a subordinate to take the blame for any failure.