Tag: collective blame

The Therapeutic Role of Blame

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When fault is not placed on the right people, innocent people are left vulnerable and alone. They may also begin to question their ability to trust their own feelings and perceptions. When you refuse to blame the people who are legitimately at fault, you gaslight the people their actions are injuring, piling on additional hurt and making it much harder for the wounded to heal.

Targeting Hypocrisy Reduces Islamophobia and Collective Blame of Muslims

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Interventions calling attention to participantsā€™ hypocrisy proved effective in reducing Islamophobia and collective blame of Muslims for individual acts of violence.