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I don't agree with it, nor do I understand it. I see the same behaviour in corporate bankers are are earning many millions per year. It's OK to steal because I
by rustynails77 13y ago
I don't agree with it, nor do I understand it.
I see the same behaviour in corporate bankers are are earning many millions per year. It's OK to steal because I deserve more.
People like this are common thieves - and nothing more.
Growing up, my family went from poor to middle class. We did the hard yards. We never stole. Why? Because its about principals and ethics. Never, never excuse a thief. If your statement were true, i'd rip off the volunteer organisations that I _volunteer_ in ... because they don't pay me enough.
- sn41 13y agoI don't agree with your hardline ethics. This is one of the big points raised in "Les Miserables". Stealing a loaf of bread when you're starving is qualitatively different from corporate banking behavior. Humane empathy to the unfortunates is bigger than priniciples. Here's another twist - by refusing to pay fair wages, the employer is stealing from the employee. "Hark in thine ear: change places and, handy-dandy, which is the justice, which is the thief?" - King Lear
- saraid216 13y ago> If your statement were true, i'd rip off the volunteer organisations that I _volunteer_ in ... because they don't pay me enough. Presumably, you volunteer because you aren't interested in getting money from them. In that case, you wouldn't feel that the wages you're getting are unfair and thus wouldn't feel motivated to steal.
- ensignavenger 13y agoI think there is room to understand the actions of another without condoning or excusing those actions.