The Use of Scapegoats in Politics

The use of scapegoats is as old as civilization itself, and examples can be ound in cultures around the world. The main idea behind these sacrifices is the shifting of guilt and sin to an outside figure, object, animal or man which is then banished or destroyed. When matse tong's cultural revolution failed misery, he made no apologies or excuses to the chinese people. Franklin d roosevelt had a reputation for honesty and fairness throughout his career but faced many situations in which being nice guy would have spelled political disaster. He could not be seen as the agent of any foul play for 20 years. And whenever a mistake was committed or a dirty trick contradicting roosevelt's carefully