Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Best for mankind and society.

I’ve been fascinated today by the issue of morality. Thinking about it. What is moral? What is immoral? Ain’t the easiest subject. There’s lots of disagreement. For instance, I think American-style capitalism tends to be immoral. Doesn’t have to be. But the way it’s generally practiced, it’s immoral. Corrupt. Unfair. Because the rich keep getting richer. And the poor keep getting poorer. Seems to me that’s wrong. I’m not a religious guy. But I am spiritual. And practical. And I listen to religious figures. Such as Jesus. And seems to me he’d have made a good socialist. Because he’d think socialism was far more moral than capitalism. Certainly, he wouldn’t be a Republican. Jesus encouraged the rich to give away their money. Their riches. That sounds like a socialist to me. If my guess is correct, such a measure would be good for the soul of individual rich man. But it also would serve the common good. Yes, providing a double benefit. Sounds like the right thing to do. For the individual. And for mankind and society, too. –Jim Broede

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