The blame game
Goddamn the …?
My Dad grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan where the most hated institution was the CPR, responsible for the railway across the prairies. He liked to tell us the story of the poor farmer who complained “I lost my crop in a hail storm, my truck broke down, my dog died and my wife left me. Goddamn the CPR!”
Quebec politicians for decades explained their every failure, “c’est la faute du fédéral!” It’s Ottawa’s fault.
We have lots of scapegoats available to us today. For every failure, foul-up, screw-up, disaster or disappointment, choose your favourite. Blame the oil companies, the media, or Donald Trump. Evil rich white guys. Google or Microsoft. It’s a long list if you try.
But the blame game is too easy and it gets us nowhere. Just a lazy way to end the conversation and stop doing anything to tackle the issue. It’s not my fault, there’s nothing I can do.
Let’s stop looking for who to blame.
Let’s look harder for who can fix it and how we can help.
Be better. Do better.
Your Uncle Ralph, Del Chatterson
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