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I must needs consult the appropriate Russian joke authorities!
I had no idea the joke predates the commies. IF true, then it just goes to show once again that the Russkies were ALWAYS like this.
Great Post I could not agree more, it is kind of enlightening for the times we live in now.
Thanks for posting. Terrific column.
Outstanding reflection and completely applicable to the envy and yes, selfishness, of the OWS zombies. Chuck Colson is right on.
"One of the most important but little known concepts in psychoanalysis is that of envy. It is a term of art, not to be confused with the dictionary definition. ....
"If we could somehow eliminate envy from the human genome, there would be almost no reason for the left to exist. They would instantly lose that which animates them, for example, envy masquerading as justice or economic theory. ....
"In order to be happy, we must all keep our envy in check, because envy is the opposite of gratitude. Envy does not appreciate what one has, only what one doesn’t have. And our capacity to imagine what we do not have--and that someone else is enjoying it--is literally infinite, as is envy. ...
"Envy ..is a key that unlocks many mysteries, particularly in politics. So strong and pervasive is envy, that you cannot have a political system that doesn't accommodate or find some way to manage envy.
"You might say that one party will generally represent the envied, the other the envious.
"Guess which ones.
"More generally, the international left does not attack the United States because they hate us. Rather, they hate the United States because they envy us. Precisely because they cannot tolerate our unparalleled goodness and success, they attack it and turn America into a uniquely bad, greedy and envious object. It is pure projection. In engaging in this projection of their own greed and envy, they damage what is good and conflate good and evil, but at least it helps to temporarily diminish the pain of their own envy. They do the same thing with Israel. .... when it comes to the projection of envy and greed, "the one who smelt it, dealt it." ...."
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Why is this not in the Religion forum where people can post how appalled they are that Colson would claim there are 7 deadly sins? Why 7 and not 6? or even 8?
Are what are the virtues?
The Left gives us Bearing False Witness in the service of Envy. Quite a combination...