Evil is not simply the opposite of good

[saw]

Mobster Don believes morality is for losers
and that thinking is front and center of all activity he initiates
Only fools he professes believe in anything that is not to their advantage
and as I see it, once morality is just for fools, virtue makes little sense
once we all believe in the smash and grab reality of a jewelry store heist
we've all become looters without conciousness, and in essense
have surrendered to evil
when only self interest becomes the basis of reason, evil need not justify itself
We need, I feel, to recapture the language of good and evil
not necessarily related to religion, but we must make moral choices,
accept self sacrifice, and name the scourge that dominates us
it is not just authoritarianism, it's fascism
sorry for the preaching
it's become impossible to simply ignore
even though i know on old warrior like myself
cannot dwell is this morass and keep breathing, I also
take many deliberate dives into the beauty that surrounds me
here is a place, i can blow off a little steam
and that release will have to sustain me until things turn around
and I appreciate that there is a forum to help me keep my sanity
so many thanx Doreen !

[sasha]

In the Beginning....
Capitalism was a zero-sum game
(at least in principle) -
you pay me, I'll shoe your horse
bankroll my farm
and I'll grow your food
...
somewhere along the way
that ethos has been lost
or corrupted
or metastasized into a candy store
for unspeakably amoral buffoons
unable
or unwilling
to comprehend the reality
most of us occupy...
malice can be avenged
stupidity cannot
I don't know the answer
hell, I'm not ever sure
I know the questions
I just live my life
and try to let others ivve theirs