founding murder, n.All

Founding murder (n.) happens ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠only once in Freud — the killing of the primal father — but a murder that happens once cannot explain why rituals repeat it.

Founding murder (n.) needs ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠dimmed minds: if everyone stayed fully aware, no scapegoat could be killed; the killing then gives back lucidity and founds culture again.

Founding murder (n.) cannot ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠be witnessed — not by accident but by logic: the only true scapegoats are those we cannot recognize as such.