"I'm not blaming business leaders per se, as they are at the mercy of large historical and economic forces that limit what can influence them and the options op

"I'm not blaming business leaders per se, as they are at the mercy of large historical and economic forces that limit what can influence them and the options open to them to choose" I'm frustrated by the continued conflation of understandability and excusability. A band robber's motives are understandable, but we don't excuse them. However, while the systemic forces acting on business leaders make it understandable when they make mistakes, but we must draw a sharp line between understanding and excusing. We can't credit leaders in good times, while also excusing them when systemic failures corrupt them.