This can set up a pattern of self-blame.

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Self-evidently, the blame cannot be laid entirely at the door of a devolved administration.

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If our own dreams are small and self-centered, we can hardly blame inventors for producing trifles.

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And I have no one to blame but myself for my self-inflicted wounds.

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Regrettably, most people cannot: Folks reflexively react to errors by either externalizing blame or, more problematically, hitting themselves with self-deprecatory, ad hominem invective.

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Narcissists blame everyone else for their problems, and because they are so self-centered, even while bullying their spouses they often perceive themselves to be the victims.

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The American middle class is falling into obscurity with nary a wimper, lost in its own self interest and unable to work together as a single force, making us mostly to blame for our own demise.

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And some people are self-absorbed, lack personal goals, associate with the wrong crowd in the wrong places, or constantly blame others for failing to get ahead in life, rather than taking the right steps to escape from this context.

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