Collective Responsibility.

Responsibility is collective, therefore, I don’t agree with the individualist spin put in by Arendt. Should someone pay or be punished because of the actions of others? I think so, not because that person should pay but because in reality we all pay for the actions of others. Should a son be punished for his fathers mistakes? Surely not, but doesn't the son of an irresponsible father lack what the son of a responsible father has in abundance, so a son always pays or receives blessings from their parents. For better or worse, we are responsible for the "communities" we live in.

I dislike Arendt's comments on Individualism and guilt, she condemns the guilt felt by the descendants of white slave owners, that's not right. There are things that a person can't control and yet we are still responsible for cleaning up the mess others left behind.
The problem with white slave owners is that slavery didn't die when slavery ended
If I was white, how could I not feel shame when recalling the cruel actions of my grandfathers. If I was black how could I not feel anger towards slavery knowing that my flesh and blood were treated worse than caged animals. Guilt is a good things, at least it shows shame and hopefully repentance. At least guilt acknowledges the action.

Communities and actions simply transcend individuals and their life. So even after slavery ended, a slave-like world continued. We are responsible for the world we live in, therefore, we have a “collective responsibility” to all human action. I am responsible for my fathers actions, because my fathers actions affect me and the world I live in.

There's a human community and all humans are inter-related in this web which affects all. We might not dump toxic waste barrels into the oceans, but we eat the fish. You could speak of the individual freedom all you want, but there are communities and connections that exist beyond the individual.

I am providing my community service at Youth Court in San Rafael, and youth court is not to be blamed for the delinquent youth that they try to help, but its our responsibility to guide the young.

Sometimes i walk into youth court and feel like I'm babysitting but i kinda wish some of the friends i grew up with would have received the chance to go trough a program like Youth Court.
I really think that we all pay for not educating the next generation, because you can give a person the freedom to fuck up, but no one wants to see themselves in that position.