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I feel that your second sentence is too narrow. It goes beyond blaming a woman (or man). It includes society in general and/or any external construct or group. They may blame genetics, the patriarchy, feminism, or whatever other Boogeyman they want.
The underlying issue is that they are absolving themselves of any blame and refusing to accept themselves as the cause. It's unsurprising that this very concept is often a self perpetuating issue. Their incel mentality and refusal of accepting any responsibility pushes any potential women (or men) from a desire to be in a relationship with them. It also builds an "us vs them" mentality that is reinforced by the echo chamber communities they build for themselves.
This is vey true, they have almost as much as a hate-on for sexually successful men ('chads') as they do women in general ('staceys')
Yes, I suppose they can target basically any group, which makes my initial description too narrow. But I was focusing on addressing OP's concerns of misogyny, which is gender focused.
The echo chamber is a very big part of it, you're right. The more validation they receive for thinking that the "other people" are the problem, the more they think it's okay to do.