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Originally Posted by homealone
There will always be exceptions, mo, but I think broadly speaking what KaySquirrel says is 'spot on' - some people do seem to be inclined to want to blame anyone or anything, other than themselves for their bad behaviour...
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Yeah I know, but its a quiet day at work and I thought I'd stir it up a bit....
But seriously tho, I can see the validity in an argument that apportions some blame on the media, for example. There are quite a few people who believe what they read for example. This doesnt always materialise in them physically attacking others but I have heard racist arguments being used because "this is what the paper says". I think in the majority of cases most people need some sort of catalyst to propel them to take some sort of action, and usually it comes from the TV/newspapers they read.