(copied up from L.D.s reply down below) > Money, in the eyes of too many, is the way to gain/maintain power.
And that is why I still contend that it's all about money. In the eyes of those "too many" you refer to.... Power==money Money==power Those seeking more power. Want more power so that they can get more money. Those seeking more money. Want more money so that they can get more power. Those "too many"... are either the leaders of big businesses or of many different governemts In many cases through-out history. It has been the leaders of big businesses who were actually controlling (through the use of money/power), the leaders of the government. It has also been the leaders of the government who were then granting the wishes of the leaders of the big big businesses. (again, through the use of power/money) [IMMHO]<g> ___________________ (sorry to quote the whole thing but I couldn't find anything 'unimportant' to snip-out) <g> On Tue, 17 Dec 2002 14:41:04 -0400, L.D. Best wrote: > Gotta disagree with both of you, Glenn & Sam ... > It is not money. > It is not ideals. > Money is a possible way to gain what the instigators really seek. > Ideals are a patina, an overlay, an excuse to excuse actions. > The two underlying causes of most of the world's problems are: > Fear > The lack of "power," or fear of "losing" power > Fear has its place -- without it nothing much larger than paramecium > would have made it and stuck around. But because it is so ingrained as > a survival trait, it is a weakness ... a tool others can use to > manipulate us, a monkey on our backs if we don't learn how to recognize > and control it. > I list fear before power, because fear usually is hidden somewhere under > the power struggle. Only those who fear they have innate weaknesses > feel the all-encompassing need to hold power, to have control of persons > and things other than themselves. The double-edged sword named "Fear of > Losing (perceived or actual) Power" is the father of the Four Horsemen > of The Apocalypse. > Money, in the eyes of too many, is the way to gain/maintain power. > Ideals are the window dressing used to justify the need for, and use of, > power. > Don't start sending in bunches of e-mail to the list protesting my > succint and "obviously biased point of view." Instead, look inward and > outward and see if maybe what I say just *could* have a grain of truth. > You see, only by looking inward and finding the personal truths and > falsehoods is it possible to offset the consequences of what others do > and/or do to us. > Most of us could, given the time and reason, write a couple of novels > about how fear -- our own, and that of others -- has shaped our lives. > The appendices could take up a few pounds of paper while detailing > "cures" and "solutions" including how/when/where/why need for personal > or group affiliated power. > But publishing those writings wouldn't do nearly as much good as the > work that went into clarifying the facts, fictions, and frictions needed > to write it concisely in the first place. > This is a holiday or holy day or season of change for most of us, in one > way or another. A new season, a new year, are right around the corner. > To those who say, "This kinda crap isn't suitable for _______," I > respond: I can't be anyone other than myself, I can't live at any > period other than now, and I can't change any sooner than the instant > after I decide I want to. > Now stop and imagine what the world would be like if everyone got only > one present for the holidays -- an awareness of positive self worth. > l.d. > -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ -- Glenn http://arachne.cz/ http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/ http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm http://www.thispagecannotbedisplayed.com/
