John Turcot, our neighbourhoods may consist of some harsh and difficult people, but they are not running things. It is the billionaires and millionaires who are running things and they don't care a hoot about our neighbourhoods or the people in them. They care about what they see in the mirror and their bank accounts.
In the winter where we live, the homeless are instructed to use an area of town that is relatively safe for them. About 50 people live in tents in snowy conditions, but are asked every morning to take down their tents so as to not become too comfortable living on the streets. Without going into the intricacies involved in the city council decisions on this bylaw, city councillors are not billionaires or millionaires, but they do run municipal affairs and make by-laws which in this case make the poorest more miserable than they would otherwise be.
The above is but one example of making life miserable for the poor from people who are often just one paycheck away from also finding themselves in dire straights.
I wouldn't go as far as labelling such councillors narcissistic, but such by-laws are not enacted by billionaires. Councillors have a choice. ... and WE are THEM.
Yes, those councillors are some of the difficult people in our neighbourhoods. They are not the people who are running things on a larger level. They aren't, at this time, the ones who are deciding to involve us in wars. Their power is only in a small area. Nasty people, sometimes, but not the ones in control of countries.
I think that we are, all of us, the warriors that need councelling. Like a small fish will become a big fish, small wars will become big wars, nuclear wars. By definition, Webster's defines war as a state in which one's life is threatened by others, and if those miserable homeless people possibly freezing to death in my town are any examples of a society at war with its own people, city councillors are using their guns (by0laws) and firing on all fronts. AND they are not billionaires. If they were, they would not be sitting on city council seats, but in their private jets and yachts.
I do not see that the fact that councillors are nasty even though they are not billionaires is really relevant. When and if they make enough money they too will be able to buy their way into more power.
I have no disagreement that money runs everything..... and, like all astute politicians, they will hop on the gravy train when available.. Even though you suggested to include billionaires in this exchange, and although I did not imply that councillors are nasty, I'm not sure what we are arguing about. I am implying that billionaires are not necessarily guilty about the status quo of the human condition any more than others, but that all of us, including billionaires, share some responsibility for the way we do things a a species.
Do you know how many pawns are in a chess game? What is your probability of being in a Rook or Knight Line or circle? They are all exterminated before Bishops, King, or Queen.
John Turcot, our neighbourhoods may consist of some harsh and difficult people, but they are not running things. It is the billionaires and millionaires who are running things and they don't care a hoot about our neighbourhoods or the people in them. They care about what they see in the mirror and their bank accounts.
Susan T.
In the winter where we live, the homeless are instructed to use an area of town that is relatively safe for them. About 50 people live in tents in snowy conditions, but are asked every morning to take down their tents so as to not become too comfortable living on the streets. Without going into the intricacies involved in the city council decisions on this bylaw, city councillors are not billionaires or millionaires, but they do run municipal affairs and make by-laws which in this case make the poorest more miserable than they would otherwise be.
The above is but one example of making life miserable for the poor from people who are often just one paycheck away from also finding themselves in dire straights.
I wouldn't go as far as labelling such councillors narcissistic, but such by-laws are not enacted by billionaires. Councillors have a choice. ... and WE are THEM.
Yes, those councillors are some of the difficult people in our neighbourhoods. They are not the people who are running things on a larger level. They aren't, at this time, the ones who are deciding to involve us in wars. Their power is only in a small area. Nasty people, sometimes, but not the ones in control of countries.
Susan T..
I think that we are, all of us, the warriors that need councelling. Like a small fish will become a big fish, small wars will become big wars, nuclear wars. By definition, Webster's defines war as a state in which one's life is threatened by others, and if those miserable homeless people possibly freezing to death in my town are any examples of a society at war with its own people, city councillors are using their guns (by0laws) and firing on all fronts. AND they are not billionaires. If they were, they would not be sitting on city council seats, but in their private jets and yachts.
I do not see that the fact that councillors are nasty even though they are not billionaires is really relevant. When and if they make enough money they too will be able to buy their way into more power.
I have no disagreement that money runs everything..... and, like all astute politicians, they will hop on the gravy train when available.. Even though you suggested to include billionaires in this exchange, and although I did not imply that councillors are nasty, I'm not sure what we are arguing about. I am implying that billionaires are not necessarily guilty about the status quo of the human condition any more than others, but that all of us, including billionaires, share some responsibility for the way we do things a a species.
Do you know how many pawns are in a chess game? What is your probability of being in a Rook or Knight Line or circle? They are all exterminated before Bishops, King, or Queen.