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There's a saying in racing: When a horse does well, credit the horse; when things go wrong, blame the jockey.
Said the owlish John Chaney, "If you ever lose, or something goes wrong, blame it on the assistant coaches".
Those not living in the shrunken remains of former empires may find it hard to imagine the mix of resentful entitlement (We ought to be powerful!), shame (What did we do wrong?), blame (Whose fault is it?) and anxiety about identity (Who are we really?) that takes up a great deal of headroom in such places, and thus in "Snow".
Flowing from this special concept of obligation are the related concepts of right and wrong, blame and voluntariness.
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It's very important at this early stage to learn from many case study examples of success and failure because if/when something goes wrong, blaming a member of the team is not a plausible excuse.
He was wrong to blame the aide who set up the visit, wrong to blame the media for using the dynamite he had placed in their hands, and wrong not to use his first opportunity to apologise with dignity.
But it is wrong to blame China for localising.
"And it's wrong to blame the defence.
"It is wrong to blame A.S.L. for having poor English.
The head of GCHQ is wrong to blame tech companies for the rise of terrorist groups.
We understand the current frustration of farmers but it is wrong to blame the retailers".
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