The Blame Game

Today’s rant is going to be political, but short (and probably naive and ill-informed).

Going through my daily checklist of web sites, I noticed an ad for Anti "W" Stickers. My first thought was, "What’s wrong with the letter W?" Then I saw the link to dontblamemeivotedforkerry.com and realized that the letter was not itself the offender.

Why is it that we so love the blame game? Why do we waste so much energy pointing fingers when that same energy could be used to work toward a solution? The people placing blame are just as much a part of the problem as the culprits, if not more so. It's so much easier and more fun to whine and complain than it is to work for positive change.

Furthermore, how realistic is it to think that the situation would be completely (or at all) different with someone else in the White House, at least in the near term?

There are no quick and easy answers to major national and international issues.

The United States is becoming increasingly more Orwellian in insisting that it is the most equal of all of the animals. The rules that apply to everyone else must be at the very least negotiable for the U.S. Current decision makers are still convinced that what is in the best interest of the United States is in the best interest of the world–a sort of benevolent dictatorship–but if they keep excepting us from the rules of the game, sooner or later no one will invite us to play.