: Greed is good. Greed cuts, it clarifies. It makes things happen. Without it we would not exist in our current form. We may never have evolved without it either. And remember, if McDonalds sells 10 billion Big Macs a year, then someone must be buying them.Fact: 90% of Australia's print media is owned by either rupert or kerry (need i say their last names)
Fact: there's this book out called "Manufacturing Consent" by a guy called noam and it perfectly describes the role/rule of the mass media and how we, whether we like it or not, give our consent to the most despicible and absurd things that go on in OUR society.
Opinion: the above message is typical of the guy who, when asked to buy an independent newspaper (like Green Left Weekly) so they can actually find out what going on in the world, goes "look around you, there's nothing bad happening!"
Of course greed is good: 358 people own as much as 45% of the world's population (1996 U.N Human Development Report) or if you expropriate the wealth of the richest 7 people, you could wipe out poverty ie everyone would have food, clothing and shelter (1997 U.N Human Development Report)
Just what number of people is greed good for?
Which number makes you feel better, 7 or 358?
