What happened to make the Kochs and Mercers so merciless? Science tells us that some of the rich *are* jerks, primarily because they no longer need society to survive.
Accumulation of power is a desperate attempt to fill the cavernous emptiness inside. A desperate attempt to self-validate.
They fear being engulfed by another’s need (I blame Ayn Rand for this) and are not capable of seeing the richness and beauty in the struggles of others.
They are unable to see that true joy comes from our enjoyment of others.
The Mercers and Kochs are reconstructing America into a model of unbridled corporate greed with no social accountability.
We need an America where corporations do not have ‘personhood.’
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