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robert s asked in Arts & HumanitiesPhilosophy · 8 years ago

Is the world inherently greedy?

All the politics, do this, do that, spend this spend that. Then they complain because there is not enough money to stuff their fat faces, and they say that I'm not paying attention.

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    8 years ago
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    Rousseau, in his "Social Contract", said we humans are rational self-seekers, and government should be there to pacify us. So, government is there to lobby society. The problem is that the wealthiest sectors dominate the politics of economics. We need government that represent common folk.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    It's not greedy it's just been overrun with the erge for power and money. It hasn't changed much. More than Likly the Mesopotamians had a leader or someone who told them how do things, which is just an example of power seeking. So from day 1 we've been power hungry money sucking liers. Also the government makes life difficult in order to have depency to stay in power.

  • The world is inherently insecure and that leads to greed.

  • neil s
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    "The world" doesn't inherently include anyone to be greedy.

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Not everyone is, more like about 30%.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    I think, YES. That is Why, It Producing US.

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