The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #99331   Message #1977781
Posted By: John MacKenzie
24-Feb-07 - 06:57 AM
Thread Name: BS: The victim is always guilty
Subject: RE: BS: The victim is always guilty
We live in a blame culture, where nobody takes responsibility for their actions. Where they blame the conduct of children on their environment, and their violence on the video games they play. People who don't look where they are walking sue councils for broken paving slabs that they trip over. never is the truck driver who's truck broke it 10 minutes before the accident held to account. We expect these organisations to be omniscient, and hold them up as examples of uncaring bureaucracies.
We regard over claiming on insurance, and credit card crime as victimless, because the owner of the card is usually compensated for their loss. There is no such thing as a victimless crime, we all pay for it in the end, in higher bank and credit card charges.
Children have no touchstones in their lives any more, they don't have regular mealtimes or bedtimes, they appear to have no rules or to ignore any that are laid down. All we seem to do is complain about kids out of control, and forbid their parents from disciplining them in a manner that befits the behaviour.
We are a selfish and irresponsible society, and all we dream of is our 15 minutes of fame, and our lottery win, our hit record, our payment for our U Tube masterpiece, or anything else that will keep us going through life. Anything that is except working for a living, and earning an honest wage.

I know this doesn't apply to everybody, but it applies to far to many people for this world to continue to be tenable for many.

Giok