#scape goat

[classycookiexo]

[eaglesnick]

“The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions ” –  D. D. Eisenhower.

Nigel Farage and Reform UK have made illegal migration the centrepiece of their campaigning, weaponising it as a major political strategy. Their messaging around illegal migration is deliberately constructed to evoke threat, urgency, and moral panic. The party’s proposals—mass deportations, detention centres on military bases, withdrawal from human rights treaties—are framed as necessary to prevent Britain from being “overwhelmed”.

Lets assume Farage’s policies work.  What will he have achieved?

He will have stopped between 100,000 and 120,000 illegal migrants a year (including small boats, overstayers, and other irregulars) from living in Britain.

What will Nigel Farage not achieve by concentrating all of his efforts on illegal migrants?

He will not stop Britain from being one of the lowest wage economies in the developed world.

He  will not stop the growth of child poverty

He will not stop the cost of living crisis

He will not stop growing homelessness.

He will not stop the crisis in the NHS

He will not stop private water companies from continuing to pollute our waterways

He will not stop massive regional inequality.

He will not stop the effects of climate change – floods, fires, and drought.

He will not stop the greedy financial and banking sector continuing to rip people off due to weak oversight and regulation.

He will not alleviate food insecurity and the growth of food banks

 He will not make the social care sector either affordable or fit for    purpose.

 He will not reform the weak regulation of tech platforms or protect our children from online harm.

I am not denying that illegal migration is a challenge but what worries me is who is Nigel Farage and Reform UK going to blame for all of these other  problems when  illegal migration is down to zero?

[unwelcome-ozian]

[horror-n-m3tal]

[seagull-scribbles]

Hedgehogs curl up when they feel scared right? And sonics meant to be really bad with tears? So I just had this idea that when Tails is scared during a storm he kind of just pulls him into a hug and tries to curl up around him

And Tails knows it’s physically impossible for him to fit in this ball with Sonic so at first he was really confused ‘cause a 3yr old fox isn’t going to understand all the traits other animals have- but whenever he asked what the other was doing he’d just say a joke or curl up a little tighter

And like Tail’s really loves Sonic so just having him there’s a comfort in a way even if it’s ridiculous

Sorry I just have a lot of thoughts I can’t really word 

[cameliapham]

In biblical times, goats were ritually treated as the receptacle for people’s sins. The term ‘scapegoat’ comes from the practice of loading life’s burdens onto a goat and then casting them into the desert to die. Over time, women took on the role of scapegoat for society’s historic shortcomings. During the Black Plague, this was because we were said to be witches capable of inducing an evil, carnal lust and guilty of making deals with the devil. Little has changed until now; men are still happy to claim a women’s irresistible provocation in defense of their own vile actions Women didn't just get cast into the desert, we were tied down there. It’s difficult to cut the rope when some of us are brainwashed enough to believe we deserve our fate.

[hanahaki-cure]

(Reuploading old works in better quality)

the Scapegoat

[lonionjon]

*Today I realized that @ShirotaniArt's Scape Goat is perfect warmup doodle material