America's culture of blame

A few days ago I was watching a television program about airline travel. One segment was about a young man who was drunk, loud and aggressive. He was denied boarding because of his behavior. After his arguments fell on deaf ears he walked away complaining. As he stalked away, he turned to the camera and said, “As long as Bush is in the White House we will all be treated like this. Not just me as a black man but everyone will be treated like this.” He was blaming the President for his state of drunkenness.

This is a particular culture we have in America that tries hard to find blame in others f...