Blame Game
Zeenat Z. Syed, UPS eDeployment
I am a great fan of The Daily Star. Living abroad it is my only means of staying connected with Bangladesh and the goings on in the country. Among the many articles and news items my favourite parts of the paper are the Letters to the Editor, the Editorials and of course the Point-Counterpoint articles written by individuals who are at the top of their fields on which they write. Many of the authors have clearly pointed out the blame game that is constantly played by the ruling party and the opposition. Having noticed the fact in the news as well as from what I had concluded from the numerous articles I have read, I have come to an astonishing conclusion. We, Bangladeshis, are equally to blame (there is the pesky word again) for this blame game. None of us have ever stood up and taken responsibility for anything. We constantly wait for someone to fix the system, find a solution, resolve an issue or do something because we never do anything. I am very much responsible for hurtling blame at the government and the elected officials and the public in general for not fighting the terror in our country, the corruption and the general unrest. But I have never really noticed that I have done nothing. We often lose sight of the fact that we are one of the general public and that we too have a say and a voice. If individually we stop blaming one another and take steps to make a change who knows maybe years from now more and more people will join the ranks and we will achieve what we set out to. It is true that we need many to effect the type of change that will truly improve the political and socio-economic conditions of our country. But each of us needs to contribute. And waiting around for the next person to contribute without having done so ourselves, we are simply being unfair. I think we should all stop this blame game and really look within ourselves to find solutions.
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