The Just-World Fallacy

In my humble opinion and beyond my limited ken ...Many of the "system-level lies" listed in Turning Wheel's call for submissions for this theme seem to me to be instances of the commonly held (incorrect) world view of the "Just-World Fallacy" (JWF).JWF seems to be a general template for various system-level lies (memes) that blame the victim and insidiously teach victims to blame themselves for original sin or for past sins of commission or omission (remembered or not, intentional or not) which they purportedly had committed.Under JWF, Karma would be reduced to a simplistically linear "what you sow is what you reap" — popularized in the TV show "My Name is Earl" and in some celebrity-endorsed self-help books.JWF seems to be in sharp conflict with Buddhist teachings of Samsara, Dukkha, Impermanence, Interdependence, or Liberation.Likewise, JWF is misused to justify privilege.[divide style="2"]Garold (Gary) Stone, Laurel, MD, RetiredSitting with Still Water Mindfulness Practice Center, Silver Spring, MDIn the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh