The Blame Game
It is a constant “blame game.” It happens in the home, workplace, and in our own government.
When we were younger and would start an argument or squabble with our siblings, we would tell our parents the other one started it. We knew how to blame someone else even when we were young.
And as many Christians remember, Adam accused Eve of making him eat the apple.
A person buys a cup of coffee and spills it on him or herself causing the skin to get burned and blames the convenience store for the coffee being too hot. A person hits their knee on a trailer hitch and blames the person who put the trailer hitch on for not warning him/her about it. Employees blame each other for the work not getting done in a timely manner.
We blame others for the way the world around us is evolving. Some, in the US government, blame China for the pandemic. Of course, they did not inform the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) of the outbreak of the virus as quickly as they should have. We have to blame someone for the pandemic, or do we?
People are blaming President Trump for the recent riot in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. But there are many questions being asked about the violent and vicious attack on the 117th United States Congress. Why was there a massive security breach inside the building? Criticism centers on the preparation by police at the possibility of violence due to the crowd of Trump supporters at the White House and then marching to the nation’s capital. Was the riot at the U.S. capital a set-up by the Democratic party to, for once and for all, get rid of President Trump? Did Trump really mean to incite people by his words, “Fight like hell and take back our country.” Once again, President Donald Trump gets blamed – inciting a riot. Someone has to be blamed for the incident, right?
We, as human beings, want to blame others to maintain the perception of our own goodness. Blaming others feeds your own needs of being in control. Blaming others is an easy way of not confronting too. Democrats blame Republicans. Republicans blame Democrats. The President blames the Vice-President.
The Senators blame Congress and vice versa. Some people are angry about the outcome of the election. Other people are angry about people being angry. I saw a recent post on Facebook that people are just tired of the “Ugly” in our country. We are a divided nation. We blame because we can and it has gotten out of control. Hatred and accusing have taken over every aspect of life in this country. What kind of precedent has this set for the younger generation?
Americans need to stop blaming and start communicating in a civilized, peaceful way. It is extremely vital that we let our voices be heard, not by rioting or violence but how we interact with each other. Love is what we need, more than ever. We need to join together and unite our voices to love one another and live in unity and harmony and stop blaming. Let’s put that “blame game” behind us. We can try.