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Blame everyone

Blame everyone
10.juin.2019

"Many Christians act like atheists are their mortal enemy. In this society your enemy is to be blamed for anything and everything. The attitude is best exemplified by Hillary Haters... who would blame WW2 on her if they could. Atheists are treated like that by people who do not know them. So yes, someone must be blamed for all of Christianity's faults of the last 2000 years. Any group will do: Witches, Muslims, Jews, Atheists... the trail of blood is long."

Above response to Therase Fitzgerald Weeks: "Who ever said that Jesus was bought down by atheism and anarchy?"

I would add regarding "Blame everyone":

We do this as individuals in our own life. I've had to sit down and look in the virtual mirror (a real one is too scary) and face up to the facts that many times what is at the core of a recurring issue is... me. Yes, others are involved as well but merely blaming them for their bad moments or bad attitude isn't going to change me for the better. Only I can do that.

In politics it's not just Hillary Haters. Trump attracts his own garbage (in his case I think he revels in it) as some friends of mine fling shit to... well... fling shit. DJT isn't to blame for everything. He does some good things (whether by accident or purpose who knows). No one can be 100% wrong. It's better to say "I don't like _____ because they (did this)". It's more informative. If you can add why that's even better.

Religious groups are not introspective at times either. Many of the problems in the Vatican result from an uneasiness to confront and deal with internal issues. Evangelical groups can become so hell-bent on saving others that they don't try to be become better themselves. Deflecting blame is easier than owning up.

So, yes, blaming others is a major issue in our religious, political and personal dialectic.

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