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In the wake of Foucault, most analyses of the neoliberal style of governmentality focus on holding the individual accountable, as the preferred new approach to the transfer of what have traditionally been State responsibilities to (certain) individuals A a process fostered by neoliberal policies. The foregoing article looks at some of the techniques used to produce "individual responsibility", then attempts to come up with a counter-argument by focusing on the "flaw" on which this "sophism" is built in order for it to work A or at least to be appealing enough to forestall criticism. The trick is in the disarming confusion between the fostering of individual moral responsibility A in the sense of the ability to act, i.e. to act responsibly, which most people desire and hope for, and the moralizing individualization of responsibility for one's own material wellbeing failing which, one risks being called irresponsible. Our elucidation is intended to save the left wing from being deprived of the rich resources of empowerment processes. Adapted from the source document.