Investors remained mum
throughout the corruption of corporate America. It is time for the
hangover.
The Green-Eyed Capitalist
By: Dr. Sam Vaknin
Also published by United Press International (UPI)
Conservative sociologists self-servingly marvel at the peaceful
proximity of abject poverty and ostentatious affluence in American -
or, for that matter, Western - cities. Devastating riots do erupt, but
these are reactions either to perceived social injustice (Los Angeles
1995) or to political oppression (Paris 1968). The French Revolution
may have been the last time the urban sans-culotte raised a fuss
against the economically enfranchised.
This pacific co-existence conceals a maelstrom of envy. Behold the
rampant Schadenfreude which accompanied the antitrust case against the
predatory but loaded Microsoft. Observe the glee which engulfed many
destitute countries in the wake of the September 11 atrocities against
America, the epitome of triumphant prosperity. Witness the
post-World.com orgiastic castigation of avaricious CEO's.
Envy - a pathological manifestation of destructive aggressiveness - is
distinct from jealousy.
The New Oxford Dictionary of English defines envy as:
"A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone
else's possessions, qualities, or luck .
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