Oh, the Games People Play...
Blame Game - blame or reproach others for mistakes that have occurred and then, when they ask reasonable questions related to accountability, accuse them of playing the "Blame Game."
Name Game - variation 1: "I know you are, but what am I?" ; variation 2: drop the names of people you know who by association will influence public opinion in your favor...
Same Game - focus exclusively on the common aspects of all involved at the expense of any meaningful distinctions--i.e. we're all Americans who have experienced this tragedy... e.g. my rich friend lost his home, too; never mind that he has four others...
Lame Game - remind people that we are currently challenged, disabled, and hurt by the situation and that it's not only unproductive, but in poor taste, to try to learn from experience until after we have recovered from the situation at hand...
Frame Game - variation 1: define or frame the situation only using the particulars that will support your version of events; variation 2: define or frame the situation only using the particulars that will support your version of who to blame for the events...
Tame Game - avoid and deny expressions of anger, fear, and grief and focus instead on the many acts of random kindness and highlighting efforts to alleviate the pain and suffering that people shouldn't be expressing in the face of such overwhelming support...
Shame Game - a lot like the Blame Game with particular holier-than-thou emphasis on making people feel really stupid, preferably publicly, for asking questions that might help us learn from what has occurred...
Name Game - variation 1: "I know you are, but what am I?" ; variation 2: drop the names of people you know who by association will influence public opinion in your favor...
Same Game - focus exclusively on the common aspects of all involved at the expense of any meaningful distinctions--i.e. we're all Americans who have experienced this tragedy... e.g. my rich friend lost his home, too; never mind that he has four others...
Lame Game - remind people that we are currently challenged, disabled, and hurt by the situation and that it's not only unproductive, but in poor taste, to try to learn from experience until after we have recovered from the situation at hand...
Frame Game - variation 1: define or frame the situation only using the particulars that will support your version of events; variation 2: define or frame the situation only using the particulars that will support your version of who to blame for the events...
Tame Game - avoid and deny expressions of anger, fear, and grief and focus instead on the many acts of random kindness and highlighting efforts to alleviate the pain and suffering that people shouldn't be expressing in the face of such overwhelming support...
Shame Game - a lot like the Blame Game with particular holier-than-thou emphasis on making people feel really stupid, preferably publicly, for asking questions that might help us learn from what has occurred...
4 Comments:
Right on. Of course the last resort is the Flame Game, where you distroy anybody who dares to question you.
Not a game(s) I want to "master" multi-tasking of. I can certainly identify with playing some of them on an idividual basis, specifically the "Tame Game" which now reminds me to take chances in life and invite one of Life's greatest teachers, pain!
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