Japan ironically blames everyone while decrying the tendency to blame everyone. So we all know how the Fukushima disaster came about right? Cost-cutting, sloppy, negligent management. Well, that isn't the whole story you see. You see, as the report indicates:
"What must be admitted -- very painfully -- is that this was a disaster 'Made in Japan
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"Its regulation was entrusted to the same government bureaucracy responsible for its promotion," the commission said.
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I understand your point of mockery, but change of ones societal structure comes either from within or from without.
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And by "contentious", I mean the ludicrous notion that some poor Japanese schmuck 10 km outside Fukushima now has a moral obligation to consider his contribution to neutron induced fission events.
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These are the very roots of cognitive dissonance, the ability to blameshift. This is why we groupthink; so no one person can be singled out for that societal death sentence known as "blame" when big fuck ups occur.
Scapegoats soothe those riled up to blame someone. That is why they are necessary to keep the herd intact and 'safe' from forced self-reflection.
I'm pretty sure the main reason we herd is to cover our individual asses.
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