Word: blamed
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...coverage of Richard Jewell is a case in point. In its lead staff editorial on Tuesday, The New York Times laid nearly all the blame for the unjust treatment of Richard Jewell at the FBI's doorstep. They characterized the media's pursuit of Jewell and the stakeout of his home "regrettable," but peripheral. Ultimately, the editors said, the FBI was at fault for conducting an investigation based entirely on circumstantial evidence, rumor and hearsay. The FBI does shoulder considerable blame for leaking Jewell's identity to the press. Eager to close the case, they counted their chickens before they...
Ignoring this fact, ignoring the AIDS realities and stigmatizing HIV-positive individuals is a form of genocide. No, this is not genocide like is Bosnia or World War II Germany: That would imply that there is someone to blame. When we ignore the reality and place blame, we are killing ourselves. It is but a question of power. Those in power, primarily on Capitol Hill, have over the past two years made proposals to cut funding for AIDS research and prevention. Yes, there are more medications on the market today, but that does not mean we have found the cure...
Many of those who stigmatize HIV-positive persons are quick to judge them and blame their behavior and identities. This attitude goes back to the early days of the AIDS pandemic when it was labeled "gay cancer". Although initially, AIDS was mostly seen in the gay men's community, it is not and never was a "gay cancer": It has affected people from all sectors of society...
...doctrine of original sin says that at birth we all inherit Adam's sinfulness. This is partly a claim about blame--it holds us accountable for Adam's sin even before we've done anything wrong--but it is also a claim about human nature; it says we are inclined to do wrong, that we have a hereditary dark side. As St. Augustine put it in the 5th century A.D.: After Adam sinned, our "soiled" and "corrupt" nature was "already present in the seed from which we were to spring...
...presidential debate was the least watched in history. the Republican and Democratic Conventions were the least watched in history. The TV networks have provided less coverage of this campaign than of any other. Voter surveys suggest that the turnout on Nov. 5 could dip under 50%. Who's to blame for this implosion of apathy? The candidates? The media? The public? The zeitgeist? No, such explanations are wide of the mark: It's the metaphors, stupid...