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Interesting that you get downvoted for stating this. As if rich people couldn't have genuine interest and even altruistic ambitions.
by ptaipale 10y ago
Interesting that you get downvoted for stating this. As if rich people couldn't have genuine interest and even altruistic ambitions.
- snsr 10y ago> As if rich people couldn't have genuine interest and even altruistic ambitions. The Mercers are behind Breitbart, Trump, Bannon and the British Leave campaign; I doubt that altruism has much to do with it.
- ptaipale 10y agoPersonal gain is not always a sufficient explanation, either. Often people do what they do because they think it is right, not because of other motives that you wish to pin on them.
- snsr 10y ago> Personal gain is not always a sufficient explanation, either. We're discussing the family's dubious actions precisely because they go beyond pure self interest.
- IshKebab 10y agoThey might think it does. The world looks different if you're rich.