"We still attribute to the other fellow all the evil and inferior qualities that we do not like to recognize in ourselves, and therefore have to criticize and attack him, when all that has happened is that an inferior soul has emigrated from one person to another" CG Jung.
"A scapegoater is anyone who blames others for something that he or she doesn't want to - or can't - face. The scapegoater transfers the responsibility of her or his own feelings and problems onto the scapegoat, often without any awareness of how seriously scapegoating may harm the scapegoat. And in a deeper sense even the scapegoater herself or himself. Because the scapegoater is quite unconscious of what he or she is doing, there may be almost no guilt feelings, sometimes the scapegoater actively denies her or his own actions and feelings. On the other hand there may be guilt feelings in some scapegoaters because they know only too well that the thing they are accusing the scapegoat of doing, is the very same thing they are guilty of doing themselves, probably secretly, and often carrying feelings of guilt and shame. (such as some sort of sexual immorality or sexual perversion) Therefore the practice of scapegoating is not only dishonest, it is also very cowardly. Unfortunately the scapegoater seldom acts alone. In the scapegoating process the scapegoat is often blamed by everyone around, as emotional and intense accusations by the scapegoater may have a strong suggestive effect on bystanders, without anyone being aware of how and why it all started."
