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Why we're psychologically hardwired to blame the victim

9 mins | Jul 30, 2019
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Understand the world better: if justice fails a victim, did they deserve it? Do you believe good things only happen to good people? Maia Szalavitz writing in the Guardian examines how the craving for a just-world may be causing us to blame victims for their misfortune.

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