Public Release 03
Scapegoats and Weak Systems: Why Harm Survives When No One Thinks for Themselves
This is part of the g² Behavioural Systems Paper Series exploring how relational environments organise around patterns of influence, conflict avoidance, and narrative control.
This paper examines scapegoating not as a personal dispute, but as a systems failure of autonomous judgement. Drawing on social psychology, family systems theory, and behavioural analysis, it explains how harm can become stabilised when environments prioritise peace over inquiry and compliance over independent thinking.
Understanding these dynamics helps individuals recognise when belonging has become conditional, when narratives are operating unchecked, and how autonomy can be preserved within complex social systems.