I want to believe the prosperity gospel because it would mean that my moral-interest and my self-interest coincide, but it seems much more likely that it's just

I want to believe the prosperity gospel because it would mean that my moral-interest and my self-interest coincide, but it seems much more likely that it's just hustle from the owner-class. The American middle class has gotten absolutely wrecked over the last few decades while eerily similar promises about globalization have failed to deliver -- except to the owner class. I think this is just another instance of that, and I think many of us are in denial because it's much easier than acknowledging that we're next on the chopping block.