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On Wall Street and the Coming Economic Collapse: It's Not Your Fault (But It Will Be)

Although American society preaches that one should never take personal responsibility for his actions, usually the bad things that happen in your life are your fault.  If you sat down and examined the shackles around your ankle, you'd see that you welded the first link.  You didn't have any comprehension how heavy the chains would finally be.  You didn't realize so many others would rush to weighten the chains.  That you didn't foresee the extent of your slavery doesn't negate your decision to become a slave.Finally, though, we Americans get to actually say: It's not our fault.Democracy failed.  Although the United States was born through an act of terrorism now know as the Boston Tea Party, we Americans are a boring, law-abiding bunch.  We are no different from the British loyalists...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on May 20, 2010 (boomark / email).