Goat Sacrificing in the 21St Century
Author | : Roger Bourke White Jr. |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2014-11-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781496945600 |
ISBN-13 | : 1496945603 |
Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Download or read book Goat Sacrificing in the 21St Century written by Roger Bourke White Jr. and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-11-15 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too often, people respond to a serious concern with a ritual that allows them to maintain the comfort of the status quo. Thats what Roger Bourke White Jr. calls a goat sacrifice its a tradeoff that doesnt do what it is intended to do: solve the problem. These sacrifices make people and communities feel less guilty and fearful, but do nothing to end the serious problems. Examples of modern goat sacrificing include searching all air passengers so well feel safe, striving to protect our children so much they cant play outside, and criminalizing large segments of the population for drug-related activities so we feel like were fighting drug abuse. These solutions cost huge amounts of money and attention, but they do nothing to solve problems. Even worse, they include unseen costs beyond the obvious goat that distracts us from finding true, lasting solutions. Its important to study why goat sacrifices occur, how to identify when were wasting money, so we can instead spend those dollars well. We can do all of those things by getting smart about good intentions and recognizing Goat Sacrificing in the 21st Century.