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Poverty and the culture of blame
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
There is an international effort to make poverty history. I believe we'll be much nearer to that goal when we eradicate the paralysing effects of a mental condition that impoverishes our world: blame.
In a culture of blame, people are inclined to shut their eyes to solutions. There's a tendency to believe that societal problems are caused by external factors created by someone else, and that individuals have no power to make a change.
I have realized that whenever I think of people as victims of something beyond their control, or when I condone alienation, disaffection, and cynicism, I'm setting up resistance to the idea that there are solutions to the problems of poverty.
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