On 21/09/2007, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
So accusing individuals is a problem, but accusing groups is acceptable?
Yes, basically. If one points out one considers to be a societal problem, any individual member of the society can not feel guilty on the grounds that either a) one is not part of the problem, b) one was just going along with the flow, c) the societal problem is not actually a problem but a good thing, or d) there isn't actually any problem. Blaming individuals removes these defences.