A sacrificial resolution is no longer feasible [to resolve our social conflicts]. Sacrifice no longer works now that Christianity has revealed the mechanism of unanimity. Archaic religions were based on a complete absence of criticism regarding this unanimity.
Even though Jesus Chris is the chief way that Satan’s scapegoat mechanism is revealed, the Jews were givin this revelation throughout their history as well, though it is not as pronounced. Still, there were able to see it operating clearly at times.
This is why in one of his Talmudic readings Levinas says that if everyone agrees that an accused should be convicted, then he should be released right away, for he must be innocent.[!!]
-Rene Girard, Battling to the End, p.23