LongStepMantis
10-21-2008, 09:27 AM
It comes as no surprise that people rarely seem to blame themselves for anything anymore.
But this is getting ridiculous. I read two articles in a 5 minute span where people
blamed their woes on anything and everything but themselves or their family members.
First we have the case of a car salesman who blames the fact no one is buying gas guzzlers like Tahoes and Suburbans on the Banks (http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/10/21/economy.cars.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview).
Her story is at least somewhat level-headed, except that she seems surprised that no one wants to buy SUVs that get horrible mileage during an economic downturn.
But this story (http://www.wsbtv.com/news/17763243/detail.html) is the one that takes the cake. A disgruntled 78 year old man in Atlanta, Georgia bombed a law firm's office because he was unhappy with the way a land dispute was handled. He died, the building was destroyed, and many others were injured. His son's response?
The son of a 78-year-old man who bombed a north Georgia law firm involved in a bitter family legal dispute blamed local leaders on Monday for not doing enough to prevent the attack.
Authorities say Lloyd Cantrell set off the Friday explosion at a Dalton law firm that represented his son Bruce Cantrell in a long-simmering land dispute. The blast killed the elder Cantrell, injured four others and left residents struggling to come to grips with the bombing in their blue-collar town of 30,000.
"I blame the justice system here in Dalton because they did nothing," said Bruce Cantrell, a 50-year-old contractor. He said his first reaction to the blast was: "I told you so.
Don't mind my rant, I'm just getting sick and tired of everyone taking the "It has to be someone else's fault, because it can't be mine" attitude.
I'm probably just pissy because my sister called me yesterday and told me her husband's brother borrowed their car last week...and helped himself to the Debit card she had in her console. When the police finally tracked him down after 4 days (he said he would return their car in 2 hours) he had also emptied their bank account. His excuse? "You should have known better than to trust me, so it's your fault." It boggles the damn mind.
But this is getting ridiculous. I read two articles in a 5 minute span where people
blamed their woes on anything and everything but themselves or their family members.
First we have the case of a car salesman who blames the fact no one is buying gas guzzlers like Tahoes and Suburbans on the Banks (http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/10/21/economy.cars.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview).
Her story is at least somewhat level-headed, except that she seems surprised that no one wants to buy SUVs that get horrible mileage during an economic downturn.
But this story (http://www.wsbtv.com/news/17763243/detail.html) is the one that takes the cake. A disgruntled 78 year old man in Atlanta, Georgia bombed a law firm's office because he was unhappy with the way a land dispute was handled. He died, the building was destroyed, and many others were injured. His son's response?
The son of a 78-year-old man who bombed a north Georgia law firm involved in a bitter family legal dispute blamed local leaders on Monday for not doing enough to prevent the attack.
Authorities say Lloyd Cantrell set off the Friday explosion at a Dalton law firm that represented his son Bruce Cantrell in a long-simmering land dispute. The blast killed the elder Cantrell, injured four others and left residents struggling to come to grips with the bombing in their blue-collar town of 30,000.
"I blame the justice system here in Dalton because they did nothing," said Bruce Cantrell, a 50-year-old contractor. He said his first reaction to the blast was: "I told you so.
Don't mind my rant, I'm just getting sick and tired of everyone taking the "It has to be someone else's fault, because it can't be mine" attitude.
I'm probably just pissy because my sister called me yesterday and told me her husband's brother borrowed their car last week...and helped himself to the Debit card she had in her console. When the police finally tracked him down after 4 days (he said he would return their car in 2 hours) he had also emptied their bank account. His excuse? "You should have known better than to trust me, so it's your fault." It boggles the damn mind.