Trying to see if there's a link between sc*pegoating and shame-based culture.

I believe that we live in a culture of shame.

That nearly everything *any*one ever does, says, or *thinks* has to do with avoiding, deflecting or re-directing shame (onto another person, in the case of s*goating.)

So: Link to an article on shame-based culture:

http://sandgetsinmyeyes.blogspot.com/2009/03/life-in-shame-based-culture.html

Excerpt:

What we think matters or as Proverbs says: For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. (Proverbs 23-7 KJV)

Our thoughts frame our experiences and emotions, and our experiences and emotions create our attitudes.

Words define thoughts.

Thoughts frame experiences and emotions.

Experiences and emotions create attitudes.

What we think matters because our attitudes matter.

And attitudes matter because they impact our actions and reactions.

Here’s another way of saying it:

Be careful of your thoughts, For your thoughts become your words.
Be careful of your words, For your words become your deeds.
Be careful of our deeds, For your deeds become your habits.
Be careful of your habits, For your habits become your character.
Be careful of your character, For your character becomes you destiny. (Author unknown)