by Patrick Marchildon

Created on: November 30, 2010

Ask yourself how many times you've heard the following words: "It's not my fault." Perhaps it's cute when a four year old child looks at you after dropping a bowl of cheerios on the floor. What happens when the four year old becomes President of the United States and invades a Country under false pretenses? The reality is there is this sweeping mainstream point of view suggesting a need for someone to blame in any unsavory event. Politicians deflect questions regarding systemic, economic, and party failures by personally attacking the credibility of other candidates, parties, businesses and any other entity at their disposal in order to make themselves look less culpable. The sad reality is not so much that politicians lie but the fact that there are so many willing to buy the goods that they are selling. The easiest explanation for this mind boggling phenomena is that there are many people that use this same fallacious use of logic in their every day lives.

I want to believe that most people are intelligible beings capable of free will and take advantage of the abundance of resources found on the internet to satisfy almost any question posed. However, I'm reminded of a statement a friend of mine mentioned to me the other day. Think about a conversation you've had with a person you would deem of average intellect. Consider that 50% of people are less intelligent than that person. Think about the last headline you read. Did you read the headline and suddenly form an opinion on the basis of the headline alone or did you delve deeper into the story and research prior to taking a stance? If you are anyway like me, you are guilty of reading no further on the topic on several occasions. The sobering truth is most people are lazy. You might be asking yourself: "Random guy on the Internet what does this have to do with taking responsibility for myself?" The answer is it has everything to do with yourself. You have the responsibility to educate yourself. How can we continue to evolve as a human race without being informed? Furthermore, arguably being selfish in nature, how can you evolve without a thirst for knowledge?

I'm reminded of an ex-girlfriend of mine. She became angered over trivial situations. That seems vague and subjective so I will clarify by example. She came over to my apartment, sat on the floor next to my couch and said nothing. I attempted to speak with her and asked her to sit on the couch. She refused and sat idly. I proceeded to check my email at

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