tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post5733911812839496157..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: This Just In - Rich People Lie & CheatThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-80415765760790884452012-02-29T13:36:41.581-08:002012-02-29T13:36:41.581-08:00I'm not sure, Chris. I've certainly seen ...I'm not sure, Chris. I've certainly seen it first-hand in Vancouver. And an item in today's Guardian suggests the Brits are familiar with it also.<br /><br />The Guardian piece posited this as a manifestation of the isolation in highly stratified societies. The privileged majority, interacting only among themselves, see themselves and their ethics far differently than the masses. Perceptions of right and wrong become acceptably right or inacceptably wrong, blurring ethical lines.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-8056603334401669192012-02-29T10:12:26.513-08:002012-02-29T10:12:26.513-08:00I just read the news article, not the paper. It se...I just read the news article, not the paper. It seems that the subjects were probably Americans found by the experimenters online or at university.<br /><br />There are a lot of other countries with rich people, where maybe the same effect wouldn't be seen.crfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726414637021391906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-36396088746178412472012-02-29T07:05:17.427-08:002012-02-29T07:05:17.427-08:00In my litigation years I had several cases involvi...In my litigation years I had several cases involving very wealthy people who had dabbled in misappropriation or deceptive dealings. Some were true sociopaths, a mental defect that actually facilitated their rise to wealth. They perceived right and wrong just not in the context of themselves. Ordinary rules and societal norms applied to them only to the extent and duration of their utility to them. And these were pillars of the community, real front page names.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-42248725853974546972012-02-28T23:39:21.310-08:002012-02-28T23:39:21.310-08:00I think it's more likely they're rich beca...I think it's more likely they're rich because they lie and cheat than that they lie and cheat because they're rich.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com