It's never your fault, man

Personal responsibility is outdated and unfashionable.

I mean why should you blame yourself for screwing up when there are other people to shoulder the blame, regardless of how shallow it is. It won't make you feel any better by being the 'hero' and to carry the burden of fault caused by yourself when you can make someone else suffer for your behalf.

When a man accidentally crashes into the divider whilst driving at breakneck speeds on the freeway, why blame it on himself? The car was obviously of poor build that it can't handle simple swerves at high speeds. Perhaps it's even the highway contractor's fault for putting that curve exactly right at that point to cause him to drive into it. At 165kmph. On a rainy night. After a drinking session out with friends. Hey, blame his friends too for 'forcing' him to drink.

When a student failed her exams at school, immediately the parents stood lke collossus over the principal and teacher, demanding explanation on why she didn't pass with flying colours as they expected. When explained that she does not pay attention to class, likes to skip classes to go to the mall with like-minded friends and copy homework instead of doing them herself, the parents goes into defensive mode by saying that its the quality of education that sucks causing her to not feel the motivation to learn. They should have spoonfed her with everything she needed to know to pass the exams so that she would have plenty of attention to dedicate to endless tuitions and piano class. Obviously it was the school's fault that she didn't score straight As compared to her hardworking other classmates. The school 'forced' her to accept mediocrity as something 'OK'.

Oh if your car gets scratched because you double-parked along a narrow and busy street, it's the other driver's fault too as it's your right to park wherever you want. Do not hesitate to stare at the eyes of the guy whose car (and his hot girlfriend) your were blocking from coming out from the parking bay for disturbing your leisure time of slow dining at an adjacent block. You were 'forced' to double-park because his car was there first.

And of course, do not even think about blaming yourself for being poor because the authorities won't give you the money to sit on your backside all day long, won't lift a finger to look for a job or take classes to improve your knowledge and put it to beneficial use - whilst money is filled into your bank account with no strings attached. You were 'forced' to be poor because money won't rain from the sky, hence it's God's fault as well. Oh and God owes you all the RM10 you spend every week at the lottery syndicate, forcing you to skip meals because you weren't winning anything. Screw the gods and spirits you petitioned at the shaman whom you wasted money on for the winning number of the week.

Blaming others is the in thing now, don't become outmoded!