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* ''[[Reduction]]'': Reducing the target to a role as source of misery. | * ''[[Reduction]]'': Reducing the target to a role as source of misery. | ||
* ''[[Stigmatization]]'': It's rather hard to make someone the scapegoat without stigmatizing them... | * ''[[Stigmatization]]'': It's rather hard to make someone the scapegoat without stigmatizing them... | ||
| + | * ''[[Unchecked Aversion]]'': When you have reason to despise something, it may feel good to blame it on a category of people. | ||
As well as with [[abstractions of categorism|abstractions]] such as: | As well as with [[abstractions of categorism|abstractions]] such as: | ||
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A person or category of people being unfairly blamed for certain problems.
When applied to a category of people, this phenomena is a facet of categorism.
Interactions
This facet of categorism is an expression of prejudice and bigotry.
It is likely to intersect with facets such as:
- Reduction: Reducing the target to a role as source of misery.
- Stigmatization: It's rather hard to make someone the scapegoat without stigmatizing them...
- Unchecked Aversion: When you have reason to despise something, it may feel good to blame it on a category of people.
As well as with abstractions such as:
- Loosely defined abyss-category: "They" are behind everything bad...
Examples of applying this facet to a particular foci of categorism can include:
- Antisemitism: The idea that Jews secretly caused the black plague... or Germany's loss in World War I.
