I think that this is a highly likely scenario. The practice of American entrepreneurs of exploiting disasters for big bucks has made them experts in extracting the last dime from the crisis victims.
But I have to admit, it was the picture of Snidely Whiplash that got my attention. He is a perfect example of the modern international capitalist – greedy, proud, unashamed, forever on the make, and having a damn good time.
James Pilant
There is some really pretty writing here. Listen to this –
Describing the difference between following rules and developing virtue he draws on football. Learning the rules of football won’t make you a good player, practice alone makes perfect. Similarly our ‘friends’, in the Aristotelian sense, are our purpose, practice and team-mates.
Isn’t that wonderful. Please read the rest, it’s brief. Enjoy the thought = Rules are guidelines for practice in virtue as in sports.
James Pilant
Facts are facts. Whether about evolution or climate change, the data is going to just keep accumulating in ever larger stacks of hard to ignore facts.
It’s getting hotter. Now, tornadoes are not very get indicators of climatic change – too many variable. Hurricanes are a little better but not much. The best indicators are average temperatures over time and weather volatility.
However, with the rise of “intelligent design,” more and more science is a matter of opinion. Thus, the United States is gradually losing that key part of the democratic process, critical thinking. If we don’t like what science or history or sociology says, we just get together with a few other disgruntled individuals and rewrite history or science. It’s easy. Pretend there is a controversy, and that you are God’s seekers after truth.
Will we be burning witches soon? Or giving faith healing status to collect insurance for services rendered? I don’t know. Let’s watch. The 14th century awaits.
James Pilant
via madaboutthenews
Interesting. I haven’t heard anything about this in the mainstream media, which of course means nothing except the heads of the principle media corporations do not find it worthy of attention. I will try to keep my eye on it.
JP
via Kinetic Truth
No.
We can expect companies to do other than exist to make profit.
There is no religion and no moral philosophy with Milton Friedman’s dicta that corporations exist only to maximize profit anymore than we exist to maximize our bank account or our stock portfolio.
We can expect companies to act morally, to act against monetary self interest and, yes, to give up competitiveness to do what is right.
I do believe in business ethics.
James Pilant
via Abqur
Live a life of constant learning and physical fitness. That is the way toward real life satisfaction. JP
“It is a matter of common knowledge that grave mistakes may often be traced to poor mental fitness. And because the mind is in a bad condition, loss of memory, depression and discontent often attack the it so violently as to drive out whatever knowledge it contains”
Live a life of constant learning and physical fitness. That is the way toward real life satisfaction.
Sometimes, you can forget how sharp the Greeks were and how wise about so many things.
From the article –
“It is a matter of common knowledge that grave mistakes may often be traced to poor mental fitness. And because the mind is in a bad condition, loss of memory, depression and discontent often attack the it so violently as to drive out whatever knowledge it contains”
via Moralities and the Moral Republic
This comes closer to summing up what my blog site is about more than anything I have written myself.
James Pilant
I’m going to side with the horses (and I don’t even like horses). I don’t think that butchering horses for their meat is a benefit to them.
Besides there is a heavy level of outrage in this particular posting. I very much admire the author’s passion and anger. I share it.
James Pilant
I support the inclusion of religious systems of morality in the national discourse (in this case, international). We have a responsibility to act in a moral way through our government as well as through our own actions.
James Pilant
via Persona
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