AN INTERESTING QUESTION....

[usonian]

2. A short observation.

Christianity is generally counter to capitalism, in the aspect of greed.

Capitalism is pretty hard to carry on without greed (IMO)

I read "The Enchantments of Mammon" by Eugene McCaraher, and other books.

In the end, business and politics are about power, not principle, other than regulations, which many are eager to get rid of.

Balancing the two is more than most people can handle, let alone societies, because money is basically power.

Some Buddhists will say that wealth is OK if properly used, i.e. shared. (not the starving mendicants)

But when wealth is mostly symbolic, as in fame, opulence and so on, then it's without limit, unlike food. And someone will always have more, so it is a race to ever-moving goalposts.

But back to the OP, it's all about power, not principle, and power corrupts.
What we are seeing is a popehood of Medici's.

I see a lot of projection in this movement --- What one can't achieve in oneself (i.e. virtues), one projects onto others, as "the devil".
And also, in my opinion, fears and weaknesses.
A strong person helps others to succeed.
A weak person tries to cut others down to their own size.

enough for now.