NO! Not me! He MADE Me do it!

Tip of the hat to stevendadalus for inspiration

Published on March 23, 2006 By Moderateman In Philosophy

I have noticed that the excuse here on joeuser and life in general is, He or she made me do it! there by negating any responsibility for your own actions.

Only in very rare instances are we made to do anything against our will. A prime example of this would be if a police officer tells you to do something you better damn well do it even if you do not want to.

No one can "MAKE ME" attack them, If I do it's because I used my free will to do it. Period.

I can not make anyone attack me, if you do it's because you wanted to. Period.

If someone steps on your sore foot and you turn around and punch them in the face, it was because you wanted to punch and YOU DID!

No one can make a female tell a male to "fuck off" no matter how rude the male is, again it';s free will in action.

I freely blast liberals every chance I get, why? it's surely not what they do that MAKES ME do it, it's because I want to. In other words accept responsibility for your own actions and stop blaming others for how you behave.

Anyone have a different slant on this subject?

Comments (Page 2)

Moderateman

on Mar 26, 2006

Reply By: Dr. GuyPosted: Sunday, March 26, 2006Reply By: msladydeathPosted: Saturday, March 25, 2006Ok, step on my sore foot, You'll get hit, it's a reaction, yea, I shouldn't have hit ya, but I didn't know I was till it was to late. I am guilty of the same behaviors, but as I age I am less and less prone to lash out.. at least punch someone . I still lash out verbally time to time though.And yes you quenched some thirst for knowledge, thank youReact in haste, repent in leisure. I think we all have. We all have buttons to push. But once pushed, and once notified of said button, most of us then appologize for the reaction.That being said, we still allowed the button to be pushed. It was our decision. If knee jerk, then an appology is not

I will apoligize quickly once I have breathed and see what a baby I am sometimes.

But I will quickly lash out again on same subject if there is a button pusher doing his or her thing.

"Don't tread on me" I bite!

Jewbu

on Apr 10, 2006

Hello All,

It makes as much sense to blame a hot pan for burning us as it does blaming someone for "making" us mad. We clearly choose our responses, habituate them, then justify them. Our responses become part of he culture of our group, whatever that might be.

In each case, reason is the first to disappear, emotion the first to appear, with a knee-jerk shortly after.

We have each done these things, been caught in the process. I, for one, believe it is crucial to stop it. But this takes both work and courageous self-examination. As well as a willingness to step outside of social, political, or psychological habit. Moreover, blame is highly overrated. It accomplishes nothing except the creation of defensiveness. Better, in my humble opionion, would be an honest and vigorous attempt to understand and change within the process.

Be well.

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