I recently watched a video from Dianna Davidson about the silence around the abuse case of Andray Domise.
After watching this, I had to pose a few questions about humanity in general, specifically our need to scapegoat and turn people into social-pariahs.
There is no quarter given, no nuance accepted for the human scapegoat, the social-pariah. No grievance too small to prevent you from being hoisted up to be sacrificed on the altar of social justice.
The need to create human scapegoats and social-pariahs fascinates me. History is replete with examples of the same thing, happening over and over again. There is no social “progress” while humans act this way. The echoes of this barbarism reverberate with us still today.
Why do we instantly reject the civilizing practice of the universal application of justice? Does this speak of a darker, sinister need that resides in the hearts of all people? Is this the flip side of the coin of our desire to feel accepted and included into human groups?
It is a deep question that few people are willing to investigate. Why do we act this way?
