By this reasoning no merchant is ever liable for any of their products because they all come from third parties. Tablet blows up? Don't blame Samsung or Apple,

By this reasoning no merchant is ever liable for any of their products because they all come from third parties. Tablet blows up? Don't blame Samsung or Apple, blame the supplier in China. This is all part of the trend over the last few decades of removing any accountability, responsibility, or liability big companies might have towards people so they can profit more and never be held responsible for their actions. This also follows the same trend in government itself where public officials and servants themselves are no longer held responsible for their actions even when their actions cause the loss of human lives. In a culture that loves nothing more than to blame others and never accept blame, this leads to government and companies that respond to no one, are not regulated or overseen by anyone, and eventually commit atrocities including maiming and murdering people for profit and advancement. We really should start to think as a society about holding these entities responsible for their reprehensible actions. Otherwise what is the message we give as a society? That it's ok to hurt and kill others as long as you do it as part or a company or government. Is that the type of society we really want to be?