Topic: Moral Bankruptcy
RainbowTrout's photo
Fri 12/23/11 06:35 PM
Main Entry: moral bankruptcy
Part of Speech: n
Definition: the state of being devoid of morality and ethics, used esp. for business and political entities
Example: A complete lack of morals is moral bankruptcy.

I think J. R. Ewing said it best, "When you lose integrity the rest comes easy.":smile:

RainbowTrout's photo
Fri 12/23/11 06:39 PM
Moral bankruptcy is a synonym for immorality that has gained popular usage in the fields of business and politics, in which it specifically implies some instance of political corruption or corporate crime. It is a negatively connoted term referring to the deterioration or devaluation of morality in a person or entity, usually with the implication that the person or entity is aware of and responsible themselves for this deterioration. Moral bankruptcy, therefore, suggests that an individual has a sense of what is both morally good and bad (i.e. right and wrong), but consciously and deliberately chooses to make decisions in accord with the morally bad. Because of its negative connotation, the term tends in particular to mean both a selfish and consistent disregard for morality (where morality means a certain ethical domain, like propriety, justice, duty, the law, etc.). Moral bankruptcy may be distinguished from amorality, which is simply any absence of morality (e.g. some animals as an entire species may be considered amoral simply because they do not belong to cultures with moral codes). One who is exhibiting moral bankruptcy is said to be morally bankrupt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_bankruptcy

John8659's photo
Sat 12/24/11 02:51 AM
Edited by John8659 on Sat 12/24/11 02:56 AM
You see wrong, or if you prefer, evil all around you.

If you choose to fight in the usual manner, become an activist for a particular cause, you virtually become an ant pissing on a forest fire.

People become easily distracted, and think they can fight the effect, while never addressing the cause, because the cause is generally in all of us. It is called the inability to think.

That is why I have been doing my language projects. If you really want to change the world, help them to think.

It is not a new concept,

The mark of the Beast on the forehead and hands, is a simple metaphor for how well we think determines how well we do.

The dialogs of Plato, they are the preservation of the correct approach to psycho therapy.

The Elements of Euclid, was the start of learning how to reason step by step.

It is deceitful to blame others for what we have not tried to correct in ourselves.


Conrad_73's photo
Sat 12/24/11 05:39 AM

You see wrong, or if you prefer, evil all around you.

If you choose to fight in the usual manner, become an activist for a particular cause, you virtually become an ant pissing on a forest fire.

People become easily distracted, and think they can fight the effect, while never addressing the cause, because the cause is generally in all of us. It is called the inability to think.

That is why I have been doing my language projects. If you really want to change the world, help them to think.

It is not a new concept,

The mark of the Beast on the forehead and hands, is a simple metaphor for how well we think determines how well we do.

The dialogs of Plato, they are the preservation of the correct approach to psycho therapy.

The Elements of Euclid, was the start of learning how to reason step by step.

It is deceitful to blame others for what we have not tried to correct in ourselves.


Why not just let the World go to Heck in it's own sweet way?
Right now we have more "Activists" than there is ever need for!
Clean your own side of the Street before trying to sweep mine might be a much better approach,especially on the individual level!

Lancelot68's photo
Sat 12/24/11 03:26 PM
Wat crap ! According to the "High IQ" society we should ignore the Banksters and the suit-terrorists and look to our own faults ! Im sure TPTB wud love dat, it wud keep the attention off them. So much for Intelligence !

no photo
Sat 12/24/11 10:53 PM
In order for so called banksters to do anything law had to be provided for them to make risky investments and then get bailed out my tax payers... Geeee who do you think made those rules up for so called banksters to profit from? Could it be those guilty of insider trading in congress?

no photo
Tue 12/27/11 11:28 AM


People become easily distracted, and think they can fight the effect, while never addressing the cause, because the cause is generally in all of us. It is called the inability to think.



It is not the inability to think that is the problem.

(Everyone thinks.) There is right thinking and wrong thinking. Pure logic is ruthless and morally bankrupt.

Pure logic:

Want to end poverty?
Kill all the poor people.

Want to end starvation?
Soylent Green comes to mind.

Want to solve over population problems?
Forced Sterilization for the masses.





Shy_Emo_chick's photo
Fri 12/30/11 02:50 AM
The only way they'd sterilise me is by a needle in the arm. Otherwise they're not gonna get anywhere near me. A dr is not allowed to force a patient into anything.