Just like a firearm, an axe or a knife; these are all tools that can be used for evil or for good. Good people use the resources available for good; to increase productivity, wealth and general welfare. Evil people use the resources available to wield power; resulting in fear, destruction of productivity with no concern of the general welfare; only that which they perceive to bring more to them.
A societies worldview; what's right or wrong; what's important; this is what drives whether a culture is generally "good" or "bad". I say that a culture that does not value Life, Liberty, personal Property etc, will always persue power over Life, limiting liberty and have no regard for one's personal property. This is evil. Our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution speaks of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. If our society and our government actually held to this view, we would not have corporations run greed, but on profit without greed. They would do that which is profitable to everyone, not just a few greedy and power hungry leaders holding onto power with a death grip. Profit is good. Greed and Pride are what destroys people, corporations, societies and governments.
But, as any propaganda machine will do, the ones with the greed and pride in power, try to make everyone believe that profit is evil; to redirect everyone's attention away from them.
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