"You don't have to be Mother Theresa to avoid being an asshole."

[freshwest]

1. Their lack of compassion may be a way of masking their fear that it will happen to them one day.

The further they push those less fortunate away in their minds, the more they think they are safe. It's a form of, 'It can't happen to me, and here's why' with a list of how much better they are.

Just because some need help at other times in life is no reason to feel superior. Because of YET. The acronym, Y.E.T. means 'You're Eligible, Too.' Things happen, not all of our doing.

We come into this world helpless and generally leave the world the same way. Humans count on the compassion of others in those phases of our lives to survive.

Ayn Rand detested the government for helping the 'parasites' who were poor or sickly. Yet took advantage of SS and Medicare when she became poor and sick. Thus joining the very people she hated the most.

Some people are assholes, like Rand and her followers.