Daniel,

>IMO, more and more people refuse to take responsibility for their
>actions. I volunteer at the YMCA and the number of teenagers that
>have a tendency to shift the blame when something goes wrong just
>astounds me.

I've seen that also, along with the moral laxness that comes with the cultural attack on absolute standards.

An interesting news report yesterday showed that over 100 students at a Wisconsin university admitted voting more than once in Tuesday's election -- at a precinct with very lax control.

When the reporters mentioned that they had just admitted to committing a felony, they were incredulous. "Felony? All I did was just vote twice."