The scapegoat is the most innocent of all.
- Ariane Bilheran
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Unicorn No. 38 by Ariane Bilheran, June 15, 2026.
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"Human, you see, is a delicate machine that breaks down easily.
All it takes is for one screw to come loose…"
Kazantzákis, N. Christ recrucified.
What is the link between René Girard, the famous French philosopher, and the Cretan novelist Kazantzakis? If the former theorizes the scapegoat, the latter exemplifies it in a novelistic epic of souls, Christ recrucified.
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