Scapegoats

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change here. So why is it that my friend is the only one that is blamed for his team’s loss? It’s all because of human nature. When we witness something so disappointing, we tend to stay in the present and forget about the pass. That’s why my friend was scapegoated. His teammates were far from perfect for the whole duration of the game. I’d even go out on a limb and say that some of his teammates performed worse than him during the entire duration of the game. But, that’s all in the past for the audience. My friend missed and started the disaster. People were shocked by what they saw at that moment and were stuck in the present, unable to go into the past to see all the details of the game.

What I’m trying to say here is that my friend got the short end of the stick. He was scapegoated. He was humiliated and was forced to bear the blame for others. No one cared about his teammate’s performance. The only thing that people cared about was that one hit, which determined the whole game to them. Had it been another player that messed up instead of my friend, they would be the one scapegoated. My friend was under pressure, worried about being scapegoated, and cracked.

All in all, scapegoating is a result of human nature. In our daily lives, we often take things out of context. Because of this, it’s the crucial moments that really count. Those are the moments that stick with us, and when we need someone to blame, our minds become narrow and solely look at that one moment.