When the economy fails, the one who is responsible for it management, immediately the responsibility is shifted to people.
Rhetoric like "it's people's own fault" can lead to accusations of "lack of diligence," "improper behavior" of citizens, "improper purchases," or even "lack of patriotism." This plays the role of distracting attention from real structural problems, managerial errors, or systemic flaws.
In addition, loud slogans like "tighten your belts," "everyone's responsible approach," or "let's do it together," which are designed to unite people in a spirit of self-sacrifice, covering up managerial miscalculations, can often be heard. It is important to remember that the economy is the result of decisions and actions at all levels, including government mechanisms.
It turns out that such a "transfer of responsibility" is the perception of the population not as a full-fledged participant in the system, but as an object whose impact can be used instead of finding normal solutions to the problem.
An interesting historical example is the Great Depression in the USA in the 1930s. Some politicians blamed ordinary people for economic stagnation, even though the underlying problems lay in dysfunctional financial and economic systems. It was necessary to save the situation through deep reforms, rather than shifting responsibility.
