I'm constantly unable to decide whether they're brilliantly theatrical, Machiavellian coup-plotters or just bumbling billionaires whose emotional development stalled out a long time ago.
Most people, normal folks, are to some extent restrained by conscience and by social mores (widely accepted moral and ethical values, norms, and standards), David. Some are not. They view themselves differently than do the rest of us. They authorize themselves to act without the restraints we willingly accept. They arrogate unto themselves rights that common decency and compassion for others deny the likes of you and me. Thus they have available a wider range of options in their dealings with others. The pedophile Epstein and those who sampled his wares come to mind. So too those who gorge themselves on the profits of wars, sanctions, and other wealth extraction schemes at the expense of the poor, the unlearned, and those who are not disposed to resort to violence in defense of their legitimate interests and pursuits (the trifecta of late-stage capitalism’s militant imperialism). They invariably overreach.
Most people, normal folks, are to some extent restrained by conscience and by social mores (widely accepted moral and ethical values, norms, and standards), David. Some are not. They view themselves differently than do the rest of us. They authorize themselves to act without the restraints we willingly accept. They arrogate unto themselves rights that common decency and compassion for others deny the likes of you and me. Thus they have available a wider range of options in their dealings with others. The pedophile Epstein and those who sampled his wares come to mind. So too those who gorge themselves on the profits of wars, sanctions, and other wealth extraction schemes at the expense of the poor, the unlearned, and those who are not disposed to resort to violence in defense of their legitimate interests and pursuits (the trifecta of late-stage capitalism’s militant imperialism). They invariably overreach.
I really like that song. It kind of reminds me of the one where we have to bomb ourselves.