The desire for blamelessness arises from a fear of being blamed. The fear of something can induce the desire for that things' opposite, for its negation.
The fear of blame arises from an experience in which one was blamed for something, and that caused a hurt in oneself, whether via damaging words, social ostracism, explicit punishment, or otherwise.
Hurt occurs when one believes one's own boundaries are violated, and something that belonged to oneself: goods, identity, reputation, is stolen, taken away or damaged, or something foreign was imposed within, an unwanted invader.
The boundaries by which one defines oneself encompass one's own identity. And with people as well as with nations, the more we encompass, the more resources we dominate. But also, the more we encompass, the more boundaries we are obligated to defend. For no one else truly can.
And the definition of one's identity is entirely one's own choice.
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