A question to DU

[white_wolf]

If the greed rules the world then what inspires the scientist to search for knowledge, the philosopher to philosophize, the painter to paint, the nun to give her life in the slums of India for the poor? The answer, greed does not rule the world. We, as a people, are better than that. We must be, or else we worse than the most savage of bests, more primitive than bacteria.

[grahamhgreen]

1. I love my job. I love to work. I don't want to be a millionaire. I want the American dream.

Good middle class life, w healthcare and retirement.

[dkf]

8. If you love to work why would you retire?

My boss will never retire. He is working til he drops dead.

[Luminous Animal]

11. Because retirement finally affords a worker the luxury of time to do something for her or his self.

Time is the greatest luxury of all.

[Pholus]

13. Good for him. Personally, though, my last words will NOT be "damn I wanted to work one more shift."

I know that corpodems would like us all to be good little low paid loyal workers but I think I'll hold out for some kind of quality of life.

[grahamhgreen]

21. So someone who is out of work can have a job!

But I will work as long as I can.

[Zanzoobar]

2. What inspires you to get your ass out of bed in the morning?

It may be that simple.

[white_wolf]

3. Usually my alarm clock. nt

[Zanzoobar]

4. And there you go.

Your answer.

[leftstreet]

5. People only say "greed rules the world" when defending capital accumulation

When you talk about the millions and millions of people who build cars, fix broken bones, clean toilets, teach children, cook pot roasts, plumb sinks, write books and pour concrete walkways, greed is never mentioned.

Meh, I'm so tired of hearing about a handful of rich people

[Throd]

6. I don't believe greed rules the world.

A lot of people are ruled by greed.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Saying "Greed rules the world" is the capitalist version of "I can't help myself".

“He reminds one of the man who murdered both his parents, and then pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan.” - Abraham Lincoln

[Zorra]

9. When they asked the musician, "Now that you've won the $20 million lottery jackpot,

what are you going to do with yourself?"

She thought for a second, and then replied,

"Guess I'll probly just keep on giggin' 'til the money runs out"
;-)

[Mojeoux]

10. The Life work of D. Edward Demming does prove that a considerate Boss makes more money

than a greedy Boss.

[Sherman A1]

12. Because people are

different and their motivations are different?

[OneGrassRoot]

14. I appreciate your faith in Humanity.

I join you.

:hug:

K&R

[joshcryer]

15. Nice Guys Finish First

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3494530275568693212#

Greed does not in fact rule the world. The question should be more about authoritarianism. Where, why, and how it exists. It's almost solely down to resource acquisition and control. One who has more can do more, and to have more you must take from others. Technology enables us to do that, but it can also enable us to provide more to everyone. Once we can do that the question is moot and the last 10k years of human history will be rendered irrelevant.

Note: this video will be gone in 9 days (Google is getting rid of "Google Video").

[Enthusiast]

16. Ayn Rand is no

one to model a philosophy after.

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. The trick for you is to enable everyone to do minority occupations like those

Scientists, philosophers, painters and nuns are uncommon. The vast majority of the world do more mundane things - grow food, work on assembly lines, work in shops and offices. Some occupations are inspirational, but most aren't, really. Growing food might be, but it's also physically hard; with the others, the end result might be 'inspirational' - if the office you work is in a hospital, perhaps - but for most, it's just part of keeping society or commerce turning, while you get enough money or food to be comfortable.

[joshcryer]

18. The most important unchangeable reality about human societies heretofore is that every human society

...since the beginning, whenever that was, has wasted almost all the brains it possessed. - Eben Moglen

[cali]

19. I think it's pretty clear that greed rules the world

that doesn't mean we are motivated only by greed.

[barbtries]

20. what i believe.

if allowed to, greed will be what wipes out the human race.

[madamesilverspurs]

22. To put it slightly differently,

"Lust for money is the root of all evil", at least according to the book the rightists claim to adhere to. Funny, though, that they routinely forget that one when it comes to policies that address the disadvantaged.


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[upi402]

23. propaganda rules the world

in modern politics