Sacred Cow Tipping - Keeping Perspective
Day 20 of 30 Days to Creating a Change in Direction
Long, long ago, the Status Quo established a particularly opportunist Sacred Cow to use whenever cornered by their own abuse of power. This collective agreement was bred and perpetuated into the people through the use of force and trauma to avoid responsibility:
“Blame the Victim.”
The way it often works is for the perpetrator to insist that they had no choice – they had to do whatever it was they did because of the victim. They are able to depend on compliance because the victims are so used to being abused, falling into the roll almost automatically. A victim readily accepts blame because that is what they have been trained to do through repeated traumatic events.
Let’s tip this Sacred Cow and send a clear message that there is always more than one choice. Thank you for your participation - you are making a difference.
Rheanni Lightwater © 2006