In yesterday's Flog, Religion and Politics were given the Not-So-Grand titles of being the Two Primary reasons why the world is spiraling into the fire of destruction. It's how many thinking people view why torrential social/cultural-focused upheavals are occurring in numerous parts of the world. Those who share this perspective may also agree that one essential-to-downfall ingredient of The Decay Of The Moment is the Huge Elephant In The Room whose name is Greed.
We've been bellowing at Wall Street in general, particularly directed at CEO's who receive bonuses when they've done absolutely nothing to deserve it. We know how grossly despicable this crazed practice is, as well as how sickening it feels to learn that a Top Executive Of Whatever receives millions for ruining a company, if not an Entire Financial Structure that deeply impacts The World Economy.
Setting aside the reality of how The Poors and now The Once-Middles have been faring, as well as Under Attack by supercilious bought-and-paid-for-by-greedy-power-mongers, a Fully Thriving Economy would still reel over the news of yet another Total Failure Of An Executive receiving perks and monies large enough to fix the USA's Entire Infrastructure (which continues to crumble). Regardless of the overall financial atmosphere at any time in history, the scent of Bullish Dung wafts through our noses when it happens - over and over again.
Greed is the Word Of The Time now. It's tossed-around – increasingly – from comments on websites to Op-Ed's and Everywhere Else. We're hissing in public, endlessly acknowledging that greed is behind Almost Everything Going On Almost Everywhere except the most remote regions of the planet and is grossly unfair, unjust. And we are Right. And The Greedies Are Wrong: Really Big Time Wrong.
Last night, NBC's Rock Center finished its final show with one of their best pieces by airing a deftly handled segment on the Appalling Greed exposed in THIS STORY about Goodwill. If you have a moment and didn't see it, you must – if for no other reason than to grasp how seriously greedy this Once Trusted home of good will was.
When you can't trust "Good Will" you know the world has gone to Greed.
On that lilting note, we'll now move on to lighter fare.
Have a fabulous morning/afternoon/evening/middle-of-the-night-dawn!
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