Why is critique of personal Responsibility a priviledge of the masses ?

Question

Often, people criticise everybody including the sky, but themselves.

Are certain cultures more prone (say workplace regulation), to passing the bucket around such that cost attribution is an obfuscation ?

The ensuing blame game of musical chairs neither with constructive criticism nor viable and pragmatic solutions is condoned by the masses.

Open discussion.

The ability to express dissent and enact upon expression is important in shaping social institutions, by diminishing likelihood of false deviations.(corruption) Enactment lies in the power of the masses.(permission, education). Inequality and oppression are exposed at the forefront with which issues can be rationalized. Right is not mere privilege. Right is possibly under law. Any person can choose to disagree with a system, subject to consequences. Yet, disassociation of unpleasant realities (projection) is an inherent human quality, which detracts from the above intentions.– Gabri..

Cultures vary requiring more personal responsibilty over others. – Commo..

Answer 1

Because, without the ability to express dissent, corruption is more likely. By allowing people to draw attention to systems they are unsatisfied with, it allows people to continue or to discontinue giving their permissions for individual systems to continue. Based on the Micro to Macro theory (Sociology) people, say, you and I, talking in a coffee shop (along with thousands of others who are also talking about the same subject) give or deny our permission for certain systems of belief, whether it is social justice, education, economy, etc, then this permission or denial shapes what our social institutions are like.

So, expressing dissent, or discontent with our fellow humans, is crucial to whether or not we decide to allow systems we may not agree with, the flurish or fail.

(the moral here is, dissagree with a system? remove your permission from it, educate people, and perhaps they will do the same if they agree with you, and wa-la, the system could change . This is a great model for analyzing systems of inequality and oppression, which also only exist with people's permission) ^_~

Hope this helps to answer your question.

-Gabriel

PS the first part of your question, why do they blame everyone but themselves: well, some people blame themselves as well. But, according to my last psychology class, people dissassociate from unpleasant interpretations of reality, including a reality in which they might actually have to feel responsible for their actions... the term for blaming others for something you play a part in is called projection.

PPS, i just realized you could be asking the question in this context: "why is it a privilege [as opposed to a right]?"

If this is the case, I would like to state my dissagreement. I believe it is a right, a choice, that is not mere privilege. Any person can choose to disagree with a system, and other people. That does not mean that there won't be consequences, whether negative, positive, neutral, or a combination of those... So, perhaps the privilege part is that there are less likely to be consequences when one speaks out in some countries (not necessarily though) because certain laws protect those rights...

Answer 2

Some cultures require more personal responsibilty for individuals actions than others...