on 05-09-2014 10:26 AM
The most embarrassing sin produces the worst in left leaning socialist politics and the mentality of entitlement.
The Age of Envy
The most embarrassing sin produces the worst in politics.
Of the seven deadly sins, envy, may not be the wickedest, but it is the most embarrassing.
To be possessed by envy is to admit a humiliating personal inadequacy:
We do not envy others those attainments, that we think we too might achieve, but those we despair of ever possessing.
Wrath, greed, pride, lust — all assume a certain self-possession. Sloth and gluttony are practically standard issue in times of plenty such as these.
Wrath and pride are the sins of great (but not good) people. (See Rudd)
Envy is the affliction of the insignificant. It is the small persons sin.
I feel privileged that I have gone through my life not having the burden of these hateful thoughts and feelings, in fact I feel just the opposite, I feel privileged to meet successful, kind and ambitious people, they enrich us and our lives with their philanthropy.
Some of the greatest people I have ever met have been wealthy, but you would never know it, and their generosity is heartwarming.
Their selfless work and thinking of ways to help the less fortunate is a unique attribute of the very wealty.
One only has to think of Bill Gates and Twiggy Forest, both work tirelessly to better the humanities.
on 07-09-2014 05:31 PM
I think Greed is probably the most dangerous - it was the root cause of the GFC.
on 07-09-2014 05:42 PM
@the_great_she_elephant wrote:I think Greed is probably the most dangerous - it was the root cause of the GFC.
Really? And here I was thinking it was all fault of the envious poor
on 07-09-2014 06:43 PM
@the_great_she_elephant wrote:I think Greed is probably the most dangerous - it was the root cause of the GFC.
apparently they all come from pride and it is considered the original and most serious.
on 07-09-2014 06:45 PM
on 07-09-2014 07:33 PM
nice.
Billionaire Home Depot Founder Says Pope Francis Is Alienating The Rich
Billionaire Home Depot founder Ken Langone has a warning for Pope Francis.
A major Republican donor, Langone told CNBC in a story published online Monday that wealthy people such as himself might stop giving to charity if the Pope continues to make statements criticizing capitalism and income inequality.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ken-langone-pope-francis
on 08-09-2014 02:08 AM
I read that article about the billionaire Home Depot founder. Makes me glad I don't shop there anymore. Why should anything that the Pope says, effect the amount of charity a person contributes to. It's just more of the nonsense of the very wealthy trying to control others.