Confucius Could Have Been Referring to 21st Century American Society

I cannot verify that Confucius actually said this, but who cares?  It’s wonderfully descriptive of the United States today.

We live in a society in which almost everything of consequence happens because rich people profit from it.  Perhaps this is a bit less so now that Trump is no longer in office, but it’s still very much true in the main.

Occasionally, we get a Bernie Sanders here or there, but these exceptions are so rare that they’re astounding when they come  along.

News flash: Government by greed can never produce a sustainable culture.

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