Money and greed it would seem have always plagued mankind, destroying the very fabric of any religion. In the modern world we seem to be blind to this fact, our world seems to be manipulated and controlled by corporations. Of course those of us in America seem to ignore this, we think our way of life is the right one because somewhere along the lines we think "god" would have wanted that. But how can I have faith and believe in these fools when in China and other smaller nations people slave to make cheap t.v.'s for our own enjoyment, awaiting the government death squads to come along and end this joke of a life. Even in America we see these fat happy bastards who make millions of the suffering of others, as the working class strives to make ends meet. We hope to achieve those fancy cars and sweet sound systems, but right now we worry about just having enough money to feed ourselves. I ask everyone is the life destined for us? Even going so far as to examine our destruction of nature, we keep animals locked up in Zoo's and hunt them for sport, for our own enjoyment, while we continue to destroy our environment. Did the creator not create this world and these animals too? What gives us the right to destroy them?

Why do I bring this up, because something needs to change soon people. I am tired of watching tv and seeing some Iraqi holding his dying child in his hands, while Bush pushes on with his justifiable war, grabbing the worlds oil. And people tell me that God is with America and Bush, if thats true Ive lost faith all together.

I just needed to vent.

yeah i felt this way for quite a while but it isnt going to change. Greed is a very powerful force. In fact greed is an evil side of love. Its the love of money, the love of control, the love of power.

Some say love is the most powerful force in the world.

Sadly, in my opinion, this is the strongest kind of love and will continue to control us forever.

None can fight it.

Greed is caused by the lack of love,leaving one to pursue wealth and power as a replacement for something they were deprived of as a child which can never be replaced.
They learn to cope through their parents,who were too busy pursuing power and wealth to show love for their child,the child naturally responds by proving to the parents that they can accomplish something those parents approve of,Power and Wealth.
They achieve a hollow victory in a war that they can never win,always needing more through their entire life to make themselves feel adequate,eventually leading to their destruction.
The Sins Of The Fathers.
The cycle must be broken.

In the Scriptures,hunting for sport is discouraged,the more they are rewritten and translated,the more this message becomes lost.

The way to a rich man's house is paved with the bones of those less fortunate.

Peace be with you.

One more thing,Communism is not the opposite of capitalism,it is a reaction to out of control capitalism.

[Edited on 9-10-2003 by uNBaLaNCeD]

It is evil to a socialist!

But let's be clear here, where do we practice real capitalism anyways?

answer: nowhere as nearly every democratic regime in the world has to some degree a mixed political system operating.

no one ever said that capitalism was perfect, even some of its strongest supporters will agree that it has problems (try to get a lefty to admit to problems with socialism, it won't happen),

but the usual refrain is that it is the best system that we know of and in fact it is,

if you know of a better one then let us know about it.