Greed is inherently human, so long as there  are no consequences


if  there are no consequence wouldn't we do many more things for which the outcome would be to our own favour. Our rational of good and evil is powerful because it's built on our life experience which is as least as strong as is the opinion of others. The often outlandish comments made daily from certain popular media platforms and which sow seeds of confusion in the common mind is the source of a great deal of instability and much unhappiness’s
The BBC, assailed these days by so many if they misquote or under value the opinions of often extreme views are themselves castigated for trying to be even handed and dare to the give another point of view. The ideological surety of societal positioning, even posturing becomes our fall back option in this conflicted world we live in, where truth wears so many clothes and we develop a need not to be seen naked.
I am at a loss to hear arguments in favour of Donald Trump for instance but to some (close to me) he sounds to them literate and persuasive, how can this be. Hitler was able to convince a large section of his people that what he intended to do was acceptable. Stalin’s aggression towards his own people was. tolerated in the 20s 30s and 40s  and even defended by many Russians living today in Putin’s Russia.
The understanding of power and its symbolic effect on the individuals psyche  is a conundrum, as is the excitement of popular culture and the icons churned out in sport. People seeking their own sense of fame through others or through a football club have, in my opinion, less sense of their own self worth and their own heroics of getting through the week or year with their values intact.
We live in a cauldron of competing interests with a multitude of conflicting opinions, is it any wonder we seek shelter under the guise of success but a success which has to be bought in terms of the star players in a team or the lives on the battlefield, the unhealthy conditions of a factory is no genuine success since every individual maimed is one too many.
Always be your own person. Never shy away from disagreement if it confirms your ethical position and never ditch that position for populism and a quiet life.