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12. Distillation of the ugliness in the souls of the wealthy

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 10:55 AM

Jan 2020

Trump has gathered around himself a coterie of the extremely wealthy. Each day their public utterances give us a window into their nihilistic vision of the world. Mnuchin, Carson, Ross care nothing for the teeming masses—citizen and non-citizen alike.

This is what Jesus spoke when he said “it is easier to pass a camel through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of god...”

I’m not religious, but I’ve always felt that the New Testament carries some important lessons that are rarely paid attention to.

Lo, witness the banality of evil.

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"C Montgomery" Ross: Coronavirus will accelerate return of American jobs from China [View all] Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 OP

family values morality right there. Thomas Hurt Jan 2020 #1

"And if a lot of people die, that will really help those looking for work!" tanyev Jan 2020 #2

and those who...? GeorgeGist Jan 2020 #10

'C' superpatriotman Jan 2020 #3

Shit! I knew that... Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #4

Shit hadn't thought along those lines - doing business in China jmg257 Jan 2020 #5

Just how many people have to die Butterflylady Jan 2020 #6

Ghoulish. C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #7

A stupid statement and no chance of it happening Buckeyeblue Jan 2020 #8

Absolutely...totally agree LeftInTX Jan 2020 #14

Sickest form of schadenfreude I've ever seen, grave dancing ultimate appalachiablue Jan 2020 #9

Jobs aren't coming back, you asshole. The lower the middle class becomes the more China thrives. TheBlackAdder Jan 2020 #11

Distillation of the ugliness in the souls of the wealthy Moral Compass Jan 2020 #12

Folks I know in the field tell me that everything will be malaise Jan 2020 #13

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