[Jamestown1630]

HAY! You wrote (or quoted) about GREED.

Greed is one of the scourges that humans buy-into - the notion that there is only enough to go around, and that the individual has to FIGHT, CHEAT, LIE to get ‘his own’.

Very silly notion.

G’Nite, Mr./Ms. Satchel

[bagster]

Not at all Jamestown. I quoted Gordon Gecko from the movie Wall Street as a response to Bodlien girl who made the same statement in fewer words.

I took Gecko to mean that "greed" is merely self interest in the Randian sense. It motivates mankind to advance, as the quote states. It has nothing to do with "greed" as the lefties use the term.

Gecko was portrayed as a dick in the movie. Of course that was the point of the movie. To demonize capitalism and capitalists.

But, he was absolutely right. Greed IS good. Especially if you understand Ayn Rand.

I will chalk up your misunderstanding to a reflexive reaction to the word "greed." It is a conditioned response.

[Swordmaker]

Greed is one of the scourges that humans buy-into - the notion that there is only enough to go around, and that the individual has to FIGHT, CHEAT, LIE to get ‘his own’.

No, it's not. It has very little to do with that. . . you read into it the LIBERAL definition of the economy while there is another perspective on greed which is far more common and which causes people to create wealth from essentially nothing by hard work, Don't fall for it. Greed is good when it's properly harnessed by good people. Are you sure you are on the right forum for your thinking?