[Marxism-Thaxis] Fundamental difference: personal responsibility c b Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:38:28 -0800 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ressentiment Sartre Jean-Paul Sartre used the term bad faith to describe a highly similar phenomenon of blaming one's own failure on external factors and therefore denying responsibility for oneself. The major difference between the two is that Sartre presupposed the existence of free will, whereas Nietzsche denied it - where Sartre's "bad faith" was the denial of one's full capabilities, Nietzsche's "ressentiment" was a mode of revenge directed against a source of suffering. ^^^^^^^^ CB: Here is an expression of the identity of existentialism and American libertarianism/Reaganism in emphasizing "personal responsibility" or "responsibility for oneself". Personal responsibility is a major concept in the rightwing's assault on welfare programs.