heavens-champion 1,875 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Why is it that in collectivist societies, the individual is never blamed for their own actions? Why does the community have to share the responsibility? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Badges
Jedishy 3,481 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Now I do not agree with collectivists but they are right in one thing. Society does contribute be it via negligence of the signs, failure to render aid, or direct cruel behavior that contribute to the individual being driven towards the actions they took. IE nothing exists in a vacuum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Badges
Denim&Venöm 13,850 Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 It's a package deal. If the community is responsible for all it's successes, it must be accountable for all it's failures. Just like in an individualistic society, the individual must take responsibility for succsess and failure. Otherwise you end up with hypocrisy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Badges 3
Here No Longer 5,260 Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Honestly, you answered your own question. Collective societies operate in a collective. So if something goes right or wrong it's the collective that is to blame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Badges
heavens-champion 1,875 Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 On 12/1/2018 at 8:49 PM, Santa Barik said: Honestly, you answered your own question. Collective societies operate in a collective. So if something goes right or wrong it's the collective that is to blame. I didn't answer my own question. I just worded it the way it is because I wanted to be specific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Badges
Here No Longer 5,260 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 1 hour ago, heavens-champion said: I didn't answer my own question. I just worded it the way it is because I wanted to be specific. I would say you did. Collectivist societies are based almost complerely around the community or the collective (to clarify how the question answers itself). So if one person in the community fails the society, the rest of the community also fails the society. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Badges
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