Chris Waldburger

Chris Waldburger

Be the Scapegoat

Sep 03, 2016
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It's how you come alive.

Scapegoat

Every society, every group, naturally creates an outsider. It's how the group stays together.

Think about the last time you gossiped with a crowd. By pointing out somebody's else's flaws, didn't it give you a sense of belonging?

Almost every ancient tribe or city was founded on some kind of murder.

Thebes had Oedipus; Rome's monarch…

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