Comment on Peter Thiel on "Founder as Victim, Founder as God"parentComments−ktizo14yIndia never had scapegoats? Really? What about the caste system then? And if you don't think China did, then go read the Book of Lord Shang.−cubancigar1114yCaste system - I knew it will be the first reply.So why don't YOU tell me how caste system was a scapegoat? How come a system of stratification be about an individual leader?−ktizo14yYou can scapegoat groups or individuals, the word itself applies in both contexts. If you want to find examples of scapegoating of individuals in India, then that isn't particularly hard either. Not that India is special in this regard.
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India never had scapegoats? Really? What about the caste system then? And if you don't think China did, then go read the Book of Lord Shang.
Caste system - I knew it will be the first reply.
So why don't YOU tell me how caste system was a scapegoat? How come a system of stratification be about an individual leader?
You can scapegoat groups or individuals, the word itself applies in both contexts. If you want to find examples of scapegoating of individuals in India, then that isn't particularly hard either. Not that India is special in this regard.