Dec 07, 2009 22:25
From a Berkley lecture by Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor during the Clinton Administration
Denial - "It CAN'T happen."
Escapism - "It CAN'T happen HERE."
Scapegoating - "The problem is all of the fault of (insert group here)."
(Clarification: Focusing on the "causation" of a problem, rather than a solution to the problem.)
Cynicism - "Things can never be changed."