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.
No way, the posters who aren't considered "left" are full of only love and compassion for their fellow citizens - as witnessed by the lovely flow of threads about the welfare "mentality", the fear of Muslim's, the disdain for the unemployed etc etc. 
