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Military High Command and Media Induced Scapegoating

Scapegoat theory refers to the tendency to blame someone else for one’s own problems. Scapegoating serves as an opportunity to explain failure or misdeeds, while maintaining one’s positive self-image. I found the situation about COVID-19 aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt and the firing of its commander, Captain Brett Crozier, USNA ‘92, interesting on multiple levels. …

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