David Cain chastises himself for using words that usually indicate he's being "presumptuous, simple-minded, or sneaky." Part of the reason he recoils from using the word "deserve":Post-Katrina: "Stop finger pointing!" "No assigning blame!" "Blah blah." "Yada yada." Fuck you.
The typical story is like this: “Something terrible happened today, many people suffering, who deserves the blame?” And that’s the fun part, the payoff. The discussion surrounding who deserves to be ostracized, fired or killed is always more attractive than the one about how we can help.
Some are attracted to determining the causes of disasters & dealing therew/. Some are attracted to avoiding even mention of the structures that so often lead to disaster & prefer to alleviate symptoms, promote civility & sing Kum-buy-yada. Why is it not surprising that those who whine the most about responsibility & accountability are those who screech loudest that "fingers are being pointed, that doesn't help anyone?"
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