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In reply to the discussion: Fire and Ice [View all]scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)39. "we should not waste time blaming anyone or everyone..."
Forgive me, but that brings to mind one of my favorite movie quotes - from a mostly absurd and forgettable movie, but the one line stuck with me, because I thought it was so pithy and sensible:
(spoken by Sean Connery's character) The Japanese have a saying, "Fix the problem, not the blame." Find out what's fucked up and fix it. Nobody gets blamed. We're always after who fucked up. Their way is better.
From the movie, "Rising Sun".
Beautiful essay, many thanks!
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