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linkregister on June 6, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Uber Fires More Than 20 Employees in Harassment Pr...

The suggestion is actually, just that. That is the literal meaning of "scapegoat" in English: one who is wrongfully taking the blame for another.

The other responder, dopamean, answered the question considering that context.

ThrustVectoring on June 7, 2017 [–]

Yeah, that was my fault for making it unclear.

They're guilty of sexual harassment, but scapegoats for the culture that gave them free reign for so long.

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