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In reply to the discussion: If you are in the 1% you are nothing but an exploiter [View all]JonLP24
(29,322 posts)What was the crime? They asked for money and people gave it them?
I will say sociopaths are at all levels from top to bottom and many people use or take advantage of other people at all levels but the lack of money or not wealthy. The Trading Places move, I don't remember it very well though what you describe is actually very common though not aware of a homeless person got a mansion but homeless person got housed and had homeless "move in" on the person and the same result. When I was homeless, I always left places before I felt or they felt I was there too long and go out of my way to not take advantage. I was very grateful of a friend who let me take a shower and store bags and not have to worry about it when I'm gone. A couple let me stay at a place, one in particularly asked me to anytime or welcome to anytime and meant it but a lot of times I didn't despite the option. When I was housed I had the same thing happen but it was very complex rather than simply just that, I won't tell it as personal (more to protect others than myself) but it started by accidentally the wrong (didn't know it at the time) homeless person who was without a doubt 100% sociopath a long with the person who asked for self (didn't ask for the sociopath I accidentally extended it to the sociopath). I fell terrible about that not because of myself -- sometimes you see the world is an incredible cruel place.
However, I find that those who lack money or the very rich lack the sort of ethics or they find relationships, internal qualities, other things besides money important as the rich find that every cent they aren't making isn't good enough. More, more, more as the are trying to commercially exploit the entire planet & exploit and abuse labor as the world is becoming one big forced labor camp. We are seeing a world that is becoming more cruel, cold, and people are more desperate. Thousands of migrants are drowning on overcrowded boats in the Mediterrianian -- the defense industries are the largest international arms traffickers in the world -- the US doesn't ever look for political solutions they look for get rich solutions. Someone dies from being collapsed under rubble so Lockheed Martin can resupply a $1.5 million bomb dropped.