Jon, I don't know about anyone else, but for me - the thread seems a
bit different this time - the discusion is focusing more on the "love"
of money (or greed) than the mere existence of money. People have had
"money" in various forms throughout history - I don't see a way to
have a society without "money" (medium of exchange) - but I can see
working towards putting one's focus on "other than money" (although I
don't think we as a society will ever be free of people who live their
life for the "almighty dollar")
And remember folks - there's a big difference between "love of money"
(desire for money/wealth/possessions) and money itself.
Be Good.
Shalom
David Lind
Trickster@postmark.net
Ascmjk@aol.com wrote:
> Hi everyone
>
> I know that many of you are growing weary of this topic (money), so forgive
> me for my ongoing contributions to these threads.
>
> I find it surprising that this time, unlike the last time we talked about
it
> in December, some people actually seem to agree with my basic assertion
that
> the desire for money is not a totally good thing. But I don't want to put
> words into anyone's mouth. I just get a feeling that there is a grudging
> agreement that desire for money (greed) is in fact having some negative
> ramifications on our daily lives.
>
> I'm not surprised that Ayn Rand has been mentioned, because her philosophy
> ties in to the negative aspects that I attribute to money and greed. Some
of
> her followers may deny this, but Rand champions selfishness and the ego. I
> don't think there's any big secret to why her books have been so
successful.
> She pats greedy people on the shoulder and tells them it's all right to be
> greedy. The inherently greedy people of the world gobble this stuff up. The
> fact that Rand is so smart only makes the problem worse; using fancy
> terminology and long-winded explanations, she's able to rationalize greed,
> and gullible readers (who may be subliminally seeking justification for
their
> own greedy desires) buy it. She's just like a rich lawyer who is able to
get
> a guilty man off the hook. She serves her purpose well.
>
> It's no wonder so many people who champion Capitalism seem to love
> Objectivism. There are many Capitalist-Objectivist-Atheists in the world.
The
> three seem to go hand in hand. Meanwhile, things like compassion and
sympathy
> are devalued and looked down upon and the spiritual void in the world
> continues to spread.
>
> Jon
>
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