Selfishness killing America

[Open-D]

Originally Posted by Clarallel

Whether in terms of covid or just general basics of finance. It really is at the core of a whole range of problems - inequality, racism, wage stagnation.


The cult of selfishness is killing America
By Paul Krugman

Were our leaders just stupid? Well, maybe. But there’s a deeper explanation of the profoundly self-destructive behavior of Trump and his allies: They were all members of America’s cult of selfishness.

You see, the modern U.S. right is committed to the proposition that greed is good, that we’re all better off when individuals engage in the untrammeled pursuit of self-interest. In their vision, unrestricted profit maximization by businesses and unregulated consumer choice is the recipe for a good society... What they call “freedom” is actually absence of responsibility.

https://www.statesman.com/opinion/20...illing-america

https://www.statesman.com/opinion/20...illing-america

Another FUGE pantload of Colon-Blow courtesy of the American leftist media - disgusting creatures that they are.

[BlakeJones]

Originally Posted by TeeGee7

Tell us what’s wrong with equality of opportunity.

I'll tell you, it sucks. You won't get any free stuff unless you work. And even if you work, you might not get anywhere because you have to actually work hard and smart, and get this - you have to COMPETE with people!! Can you believe it, having competition in life ?

This is so fascist, we need a truly caring society where you can get free stuff and smoke bongs all day long playing video games and highfiving all the woke neighbors and plotting how to shame the evil capitalists. Everybody knows they are stealing our money we earned by breathing, have a soul dude