Shining a Light on the Shite
Malicious intent to create a scapegoat, is deep emotional insecurity, ego protection, and a need for control
They lack the ability to deal with their own failures and project them onto an innocent target
These people ascribe their own negativite character, failures, and unacceptable impulses onto another person
They redirect their anger & frustration from the actual source as they're unwilling to accept the person they truly are, confronting the real source might cause rejection or loss
Admitting the real cause damages their self image, shame
They use other people as a shield against shame forcing someone else to take the fall, the individual protects their fragile ego and avoids the painful truth that they make mistakes
Guilt, the fault finder twists the truth
This defense mechanism stops them from facing their own guilt
They force a group to bond with them by manufacturing a shared enemy, building false loyalty to distract from their own toxic behaviour
They blow small issues out of proportion
Recognising that the blame reflects the aggressor's insecurities is the first step, separating your identity from the false narrative, identify that you are being unfairly assigned blame to deflect from systemic & individual dysfunction
The criticism is a projection of others' emotional instability, not objective truth
Shut down all access to you, even when group members accept they are wrong and wish for forgiveness, if they can do it once they can do it again