Hoarders

[Flying Squirrel]

6. Not a valid comparison

While I agree with the sentiment, money is universally recognized as something of value which most people would like to have for the things it can be exchanged for. Whereas a house full of newspapers or cats is not something most people would wish to have. The sickness here has surprisingly little to do with Greed, (since the greed has been largely satisfied by the time they try to squeeze even more out of us) - it has more to do with that other deadly sin, Lust. Lust in this case being not about sex but Power. Hoarding has nothing to do with greed either, of course, it has to do with an irrational fear of loss. So in this sense the two could be compared - both have this irrational fear, but with one it`s loss of something tangible while with the other it`s power. Those in power make some outlandish claims in order to retain that power, failing to recognize that when one attempts to justify something or "makee it right," it is because at some level they know it`s actually wrong.