Why does media, popular culture and humans in general focus on blaming others or the government for the problems of humanity instead of looking at how we as individuals can improve ourselves and deal with our own shortcomings?
Here is why. We only criticize and hate in other people what we do not like about our own character. So let's start with our parents. I once heard a comedian say we are not like our parents, we ARE our parents. In other words, we have ALL our parents strengths and weaknesses. So we hate our parents for their weaknesses because our parent's weaknesses and imperfections are our own weaknesses and imperfections.
We can only heal and become whole when we forgive our parents for creating us with so many imperfections. Once we love our parents exactly just the way they are with all their imperfections, only then, will we be open and available to love another person without distractions.
Next, we hate people around us and in society when they are weak. Because when other people are weak we see ourselves as being like them and we hate feelings of being weak. People want to be strong, powerful, and dominating like NFL football players. People can't stand when other people show weaknesses. It's only when we forgive the people around us for their weaknesses that we will be able to forgive ourselves for our own weaknesses. Seeing imperfections in other people prevents you from seeing the beauty and strengths in other people and within ourselves.
Next, we hate God for creating human beings with so many imperfections. We hate God for creating nature that is cruel and unforgiving. We hate God for not making us safe from cancer and disease. We hate God for other people having imperfections where they get sick and die. Again, it's only when we forgive God for creating us with imperfections that will will be able to experience ourselves, other people, and nature as a blessing instead of curse. And living a World with no blessings from God is not much fun. The way to get what we want is to want what we have. The way to experience joy and happiness from all God's blessings coming our way is by loving God in spite of all the imperfections we encounter in God's creation.
Each of us has character flaws. If you want to turn your character flaws, or your greatest weaknesses into your greatest strengths, the first step is to be aware of your own character imperfections. The following books is one the best ones I've found for mapping our character imperfections and turning them into our greatest strengths by just being aware they exist:
https://www.amazon.com/King-Warrior-Magician-Lover-Rediscovering-ebook/dp/B00EXOFDXI
Everyone is on a journey. In spite of everyone's shortcomings, we have some amazing stories we tell each other: