Journal 6

It is very wrong to use someone else as a scapegoat, and I feel that what goes around comes around. There are always repercussions for putting the blame on another. It is unfair to blame something on somebody that did nothing wrong, and it is a sign of weak moral character. It creates problems though when people start to disbelieve the claims that you made about somebody else. This makes people angry because they have been mislead and lied to. This anger could lead to a torch and pitch fork situation for someone who blames other people. No one wants to be fooled and you would lose all of your credibility, and the population would try to ostracize and exile you. The person you blamed also may try to get revenge against you for blaming them for something. It will probably turn out worse the bigger amount of blame you put on them. If I were somebody's scapegoat I would try to get revenge. No one will tolerate being blamed for something they did not do, and this gives the person drive for revenge. They will most likely try to get back at you no matter what. It may turn out that what they do to you is even worse than the punishment you would have to begin with. So, I think that it is best to just deal with your punishment the first time around and not blame anyone else. Blaming others does not help you when you do something wrong. It simply draws the situation out, and things tend to get worse with time. Once you lie once it is easier to keep lying instead of telling the truth. This eventually will lead up to a web of lies. If you mess up once and it is found out that you lied, all of the other lies are revealed and everyone else will not be happy with you. This makes the situation ten times worse than it was from the start. It also makes you seem not trustworthy and provokes the wrath of however you blamed for your actions.