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Is Boar Hunting A Character Flaw Or Displacement
Note the connection in the previous article to the “Confederate Army, Ala.”; Yes, folks,
this could be beyond killing boars or hogs sadistically.
In psychology, there is a phenomenon called “displacement.” It’s a
dangerous phenomenon that has caused much grief in the world for humans and
other animals. Displacement operates in the mind unconsciously and transfers
characteristics to, in this case, a scapegoat..
One example of scapegoating is in Madagascar, where the aye-aye is
thought of as Death. This little friendly and harmless aye-aye is a tiny
four-pound lemur that lives on little insects. Superstitious locals have
been killing them out of fear, and now they are highly endangered. The
government has finally passed a law against killing them.
Perhaps this is not a parallel to what is done to the boars. But if it is
displacement, then perhaps with psychotherapy these killers could change
their behavior; but if it isn’t, then it is wanton, willful barbarism and
the killer most likely can not be helped by therapy.
What is unfathomable, however, is that boar hunting is LEGAL in this
country and will remain LEGAL until a law makes it illegal.
That’s what is needed.
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