I do not believe we as a group can disperse blame onto nebulous, unidentifiable entities to avoid local accountability. Casting aspersions on individuals or dispersing blame on entities solves nothing.

This distinction matters because my position isn't about defending the specific practices of organizations; Rather, I acknowledge their necessary structural existence as part of our current civilization, even while I aggressively critique their operations.

My book is not a purity test, but it documents many purity tests. Blaming a faceless entity prevents us from addressing the specific, actionable policies that need change.

When hundreds of individuals choose short-term personal comfort over their statutory duty, the resulting failure looks like a grand, coordinated conspiracy. But it is not.

The Cautionary Tale of Trust or lack thereof, has held for thousands of years, to be repeated, time after time.