Things Worth Considering

Let’s talk about blaming. You know, people whose first response to a problem is to point to the people on the other side of the room. There is a trend in politics, without naming names in both the United States and in Canada, politicians immediately blame others. Without ever accepting that they may be or were the cause of the problem and it doesn’t matter what the problem was, big or small, ‘not me’ is spoken first and then names follow quickly. Why do people blame? What is the need to throw someone under the bus? Blame and Shame not only rhyme, but they support one another. New study results suggest when we see someone else ditching responsibility for mistakes, we are more likely to do the same in our lives. The motivator: protecting our self-image. Blaming, as it is being modelled by leaders and public figures contributes to bullying – picking on someone for their faults or being different: they are targeted, blamed and bullied. Children die from bullying often by suicide.