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...firm and certain national, economic and political borders no longer exist, the danger of yet another catastrophe is exponentially larger [Oct. 30]. Quite unlike 60 years ago, we have nations within nations, religions within religions and interests within interests - all existing in a globalized world in which mankind's selfish quest for wealth has almost certainly destroyed its only habitat. When are we going to grasp how grave our situation is? We should rise up against the real enemies - power-hungry politicians and money-hungry exploiters who rape our earth in the name of development. Johan Van Der Merwe Hilton...
...course adoption is selfish. Raising any child is such a large emotional and financial commitment that it has to have a strong component of satisfaction. Would you really like to be raised by someone who did it purely for noble motives, not because raising a child is immensely emotionally gratifying and a ton of fun? The point is that adoption, imperfections and all, is a tremendous emotional benefit to children and parents, as well as to the dedicated professionals who make it possible. As for profit-making by those involved—I wish! Then we could have more adoptive...
...meaning of political Facebook statements is also obliterated when one considers their context. A search of “welfare” in the election section of the site turned up such memorable results as, “You’re the Reason We Need Welfare, You Selfish Fuck,” “Welfare Sucks,” or “Abortion is Murder, But If It Means Fewer Welfare Babies, It’s FANTASTIC!” Searching...
...Bush White House certainly did not invent this culture. It has been years in the making and it is bipartisan. But this administration was the first to take office after it was fully on-line and was brilliant at exploiting it to serve its own selfish reality-remaking ends...
...long ago, I received an e-mail from the Harvard Objectivist Club, inviting everyone “disillusioned with today’s intellectual and political climate” to a meeting discussing why “being selfish is not wrong.” I’ve never understood why the objectivists believed altruism irrational and dishonest, and I was particularly irritated to see such nonsense in my inbox. Yet their views are but symptoms of a much larger problem here at the College...