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This is how societies break down. An example is set at the top, by those in power, that self-dealing and self-interest above all ethical standards is standard
by tc 17y ago
This is how societies break down.
An example is set at the top, by those in power, that self-dealing and self-interest above all ethical standards is standard operating procedure. Eventually this moral decay 'trickles-down' and people start to realize that they are chumps if they don't start playing by the same rules.
- pyre 17y agoThe problem is that they are chumps if they don't play by the same rules. Which is why the people 'at the top' really need to be used as an example of not acting in such as self-interested way. If the people at the bottom are keeping society together by ignoring the example set at the top, then the people at the top are just plowing over everyone else in a bid to further their own selfish goals.
- Psyonic 17y agoAgreed. Either the common man should play by the same rules, or he needs to fight to enforce that those at the top don't get to cheat either. Otherwise he is basically a "chump."