Blame a killer of responsibility

    A little while ago I was reading a book and in it it mentioned how when D&D first came out parents blamed it for kids being violent or joining cults.  In much the same way they’re blaming video games today or their parents blamed Rock music.  This got me thinking of all the political ads I’ve been seeing on T.V. as of late, and how they tend to fall into one of two types (at least from my point of view).  Those blaming the other guy or those saying they’re not the ones to blame.  This in turn got me asking what happened to taking responsibility for your actions for good or ill, and is it no wonder that more and more children are misbehaving when all their role models are indulging in one of the two most immature problem solving methods, either blaming someone else, or simply ignoring it?  This isn’t to say this wasn’t always a problem (witch hunts, inquisitions anyone) but due to technological advances there’s more ‘n’ more scapegoats and less ‘n’ less natural consequences.