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Scapegoat
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imagine a world, however, where coin tosses could not be repeated and there was no way of knowing weather a particular coin toss involved either a scrupulously fair coin, or one that was double-header, or double-tailed. this would represent a world that was more than just risky, it would be deeply uncertain. imagine that all decisions in this world were governed by this fundamentally uncertain coin tosses, on an entirely random basis. some people may do very well, where as others may fail very b
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― Grave New World: The End of Globalization, the Return of History
― Grave New World: The End of Globalization, the Return of History
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In a verbally abusive relationship, the partner learns to tolerate abuse without realizing it and to lose self-esteem without realizing it. She is blamed by the abuser and becomes the scapegoat. The partner is then the victim.
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― The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond
― The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond
