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                            "It's not my fault." 
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Whenever somebody says that, odds are it is their fault.  There is 
a plague in this country today.  Nobody is willing to accept 
responsibility for their own actions.  Everything that happens is 
somebody elses fault. 
 
Buy a cup of hot coffee and spill it on yourself?  Not your fault; 
sue whoever sold you the coffee (and win!). 
 
The deficit is out of control, but none of the politicians are to 
blame.  The Democrats did it.  The Republicans did it.  And it 
isn't your fault that they are in office.  You didn't vote for 
them.  But did you vote against them?  No, because there wasn't 
anyone else worth voting for, so it wasn't your fault.   
 
Bad grades?  Not your fault, it's the lousy teachers.  If they 
weren't so incompetent you might actually go to class once in a 
while. 
 
Getting a nice welfare check from the government?  Yeah, but it 
isn't your fault that you can't find a job.  With an economy this 
bad, there isn't really any point in trying to find one. 
 
Well, isn't that nice?  No matter what happens, there is always 
somebody else to blame.  Nobody has to be responsible for anything.  
Wonderful. 
 
But what is the end result?  Well, for starters, the government is 
more than willing to step in and accept our responsibility for us.  
And we gladly surrender it to them; after all, we don't want to be 
responsible for ourselves.  But along with the responsibility, we 
sacrifice our rights as well.  If you want the same level of 
responsibility that a five-year old is expected to have, you can 
have it.  You will also have the same freedoms that a five-year old 
has.  Fair enough? 
 
The politicians become more powerful (but remember, they too will 
always have someone else to blame when something goes wrong).  The 
lawyers will become more prolific; they have a full-time job 
proving in court that everything that happens is somebody elses 
fault.  The insurance companies become richer, since everyone is 
suing the people that they blame for their own actions. 
 
How hard is it to admit that you are responsible for your own 
actions?  Impossible, it seems.  It shouldn't be.  It can't 
continue to be.  People must accept responsibility for themselves.  
Sometimes, it may be difficult to admit that you screwed up, and 
accept whatever the consequences may be.  But it will be far easier 
than living the rest of your life with somebody holding your hand, 
telling you what you can and can not do.   
 
This entire nation must stand up and say, collectively, "I did it.  
It is my fault."  And then, everyone can move on and start trying 
to fix the problems that we see all around us.  Once we stop 
spending all our time trying to establish blame, and begin working 
on solutions to problems, things just may start to improve.   
 
disclaimer - I wrote this article all by myself.  I accept full 
responsibility for its content.  If you read it, and are influenced 
by it, then whatever actions you take at that point are your 
responsibility.  See how that works? 
 
major 
 
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