The Problem with the Cs

When I was growing up, one of the frequent descriptors of Communism as practiced by the Soviet Union and others was that it was “Godless.” True. Many of the countries that had some form of Communism also emphasized either atheism or at least didn’t encourage religion.

We, of course, practiced Capitalism with a separation of big business and religion. While officially the religion of the United States is a sort of a “none of the above,” it is emphasized that we are a Christian nation.

Too bad none of our unofficial creed seems to have rubbed off on very many of our business leaders or their supporters in Congress.

 For all our puffery about the greatness of capitalism, it, too, is Godless.

Both historic systems lack a moral core; both exhibit the same trend of a rich ruling class that either cannot see nor has the moral core to see the other “99%.”

In this country, our god is the dollar.

“My Dollar that art in somebody else’s pocket,

Hallowed be Thy Name…”

We spend a lot of time and energy praising the rich. We idolize them. We believe that an egomaniac like Donald Trump and others like him are heroes. We want to believe that we can be just like them, whatever that is.

Alas, so many of them don’t get it. They don’t seem to understand that they are as much a part of this blue dot as the rest of us. Nor do they understand that under most major religions and moral codes, they have an innate obligation to help those who aren’t as successful.

I am not saying that they should be like Andrew Carnegie and give up their fortune as fast as the acquired it. I am saying that they could do a better job like Bill Gates Jr. and try to use their wealth to make the world a much better place.

I am also not saying that one can’t make a living. I am saying that there is a point where enough is enough and anything over that amount should be considered greed and probably shows a selfish intent to harm. It is a “F**k you!” attitude that is unhealthy to the planet and everything living on and in it.

I am saying that those individuals who demonstrate so much greed, self-aggrandizement, and super egos are not a part of any of the major religions.

If they were, they would behave differently. They have no right talking about the United States being a Christian country. It is not. If it were, or had any other major religion as its underpinning, they would not be able to act as they do.

They only love themselves and their dollars.

Well, there will come a point when their money will not do anything for them. They are as mortal as the rest of us. And like the rest of us, they, too, will rot.