My answer would be Jesus Christ because He was used as a scapegoat by the existing religious and political establishment, but I also think there have been many scapegoats in American history. Four of them were hanged for the Lincoln assassination, and others were sent to prison. I also believe that Sacco and Vanzetti were scapegoats, and that Bruno Hauptman was the scapegoat for the Lindbergh murder. Admiral Kimmel and General Short were the scapegoats for Pearl Harbor, and Lee Harvey Oswald was the scapegoat for the JFK assassination. Anyone else know any contenders for the best known scapegoat?
There is no known scapegoat for the disease smallpox, but it can be vaccinated with the pus from the 'spots' caused by the similar infection known as cowpox. As a result, smallpox was the first disease to have been permanently wiped off the face of the earth, and it is so far the only one.
Such a person is a scapegoat.
He is your scapegoat. They have a scapegoating problem.
The word scapegoat comes from the English translation of the Hebrew word azazel. Traditional interpretations for this word have been â??the sender away of sinsâ?? and â??the goat that departs.â??
Scapegoat Wilderness was created in 1972.
The Scapegoat - novel - was created in 1957.
Scapegoat - band - was created in 1999.
The antonym of scapegoat is innocence or absolution.
The cast of The Scapegoat - 1912 includes: Tom Mix as Tom Mason, the Scapegoat
The cast of The Scapegoat - 1914 includes: Tom Mix as Tom Jackson, the Scapegoat
In Chapter 6 of Animal Farm, Napolean uses Snowball as a scapegoat, because he can no longer defend himself now that he has been driven off the farm.
A scapegoat is someone who is unfairly blamed or punished for the mistakes or wrongdoing of others.