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ORIGINAL: Alumbrado

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ORIGINAL: stella41b

..... Blaming the victim first arose in the 1960's with the Moynihan Report, and further in the blistering attack on the liberal Democrat ideology by a black American William Ryan in his book entitled 'Blaming the victim'. But through since the 1960's it has managed to seep it's way right through into society via political parties, charities, cop-orations and the media, often so much so that it would appear from a certain perspective to be part of society, part of the national psyche. But is it really?...

Thoughts and comments please..

Please tell me no one is actually falling for this....

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ORIGINAL: kittinSol

I seem to be saying being the operative word here; it's unfortunate that these generalisations go on, don't you think?

What I will say, however, is that people fixating on welfare abusers and other such soft targets are missing out on the really big abusers of the system who merrily go about their way of screwing everybody else - including those that whinge about welfare recipients.

It's called demagogy. And our world relies immensely on it.

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ORIGINAL: jlf1961

Finally, before one even tries to blame Americans for their 'beliefs,' I would point out with more than enough historic proof, that the British Empire had one of the best records in the world for using up the natural resources of a colony and granting independance only after there was nothing left.  Case in point, India.

When the British granted India independance, there was absolutely nothing left that the Indian government could build an economy on.

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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic

hmmmmmm lets see, she hasnt eaten for a week so she can buy party food for her three kids joint birthday party even tho their birthdays are four months apart
Lucy

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It is known that it is official policy in the capitalist culture of America to have a permanent unemployment rate of 5 per cent, and it would appear that many Western countries have adopted this strategy. The actual rate of unemployment is typically higher than the official rate. When the unemployment rate drops below this level the Federal Reserve will step in to 'cool down the overheated economy' by jacking up interest rates until more people lose their jobs and the rate of unemployment is once again fixed at its ideal rate. The ideal rate of unemployment is one that keeps a steady supply of workers available while keeping their wages down - in other words rather than a 'seller's' market where workers could set their price, unemployment is permanently maintained in the economy so as to establish a permanent 'buyer's' market which favours the employer who can offer less in wages, even demand cuts in wages, backed up by millions of unemployed people who provide a kind of surplus which keeps workers in line, as they can be easily replaced. Here again you see the victim blaming strategies, blaming people for being on welfare, unemployed, being caught in welfare traps and so on, and this is heavily supported by the media.

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ORIGINAL: camille65

So does China. Parts of South America. There are other countries bent on self-destruction in Africa. On and on.

My question is why use the US as example when oh golly gee we could sterilize Africa and rid ourselves of having to assist the multitude of countries there that are in horrendous disarray and disease ridden to boot?

That is why my response to the OP was WTF is your problem with America. It still is my response.