Dalrymple/Daniels point is more sublime.

He is advocating accountability as a fundamental pillar of human behavior (I’m not so sure the cultural difference between America and the UK is so germane in this instance).

When things go wrong, we look to root causes as an excuse for the misbehavior. Interestingly, there is never a discussion of root causes of good behavior.

In fact, some people make immoral choices. It is as simple as that.

There are conservative hypocrites and there are liberal hypocrites- both the result of choices.