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Larry Ogg

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9. I don't think it is possible to fully understand the deprevity of pathological greed...

Reply to ZRT2209 (Original post)

Mon Dec 23, 2013, 05:31 AM

Dec 2013

Without first having a good understanding of both narcissism and psychopathy; wich is most likely the dominant character trates among the economic royalty (aka the predator class); and why the human race inevitably follows the footsteps of failed empires.

Only next time there might not be no one around to start a new empire that will come crashing down because of psychopathic greed.

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The 1%: "If you can't stop us from taking it from you, we earned it." [View all] ZRT2209 Dec 2013 OP

K&R El_Johns Dec 2013 #1

there is truth here. n/t PowerToThePeople Dec 2013 #2

Yeah Populist_Prole Dec 2013 #3

Actually, it's more like, "It's OURS. ALL of it and EVERYTHING. And so are YOU." Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #4

'We stole it fair and square! Now it's ours, you can't steal it!' Taxes are class warfare. Too bad freshwest Dec 2013 #5

Exactly. Now with more moral certitude! dchill Dec 2013 #6

Good meme! grahamhgreen Dec 2013 #7

one of the many variants of Catch-22: alterfurz Dec 2013 #8

ugly but true ZRT2209 Dec 2013 #10

I don't think it is possible to fully understand the deprevity of pathological greed... Larry Ogg Dec 2013 #9

. . . much easier to steal when you have the news, police and the military on your side . . . HughBeaumont Dec 2013 #11

Home run. Baitball Blogger Dec 2013 #12

"Anything that reduces my wealth is class war and/or communism" - The 1%/Corporate media Taitertots Dec 2013 #13

And they say that like it's a bad thing. nt TBF Dec 2013 #16

Another way to phrase it that likewise captures the mentality Orrex Dec 2013 #14

Capitalism has nothing to do with ethics or fairness. TBF Dec 2013 #15