Beware the Do-Gooders
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They took their cue from most of the West's politicians, who do the same, claiming do-gooder status as they stuff their bills and laws with poison pills.
“The top 9 most terrifying words in the English Language are: I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.”
Dutch
Bedrock Point #1.
"The welfare of humanity has always been the alibi of tyrants."
Christine Anderson (And many others)
...precisely....
Why does Bill Gates keep bobbing around in my head while reading this?
...that is because your mental male bovine excrement detector is functioning at the correct levels...
~ Iain McGilchrist, The Matter With Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World
...exactly....
“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
Matthew 6:1-8
The Bible was and still is very much aware of the fake do-gooders who do good for selfish reasons. The louder the virtue signal, the more unsavory the selfishness is, especially if it is to cover up their crimes.
...wonderful addendum....
Come again....
...translation....
..."I'm about to make a very large deposit into my Father in laws bank"....
...howls...
The road to hell is paved with good intentions
...truth...
Yikes! When I read this, I heard it in the nuns' voices from grade school
The con artist/grifter has many tricks and guises, but all have the common theme of preying on the greed of the mark. Get-rich-quick schemes are by far the most common ploy to bait the greedy and the gullible. The number of successes out there fuel the hopes and aspirations of the masses. Virtually every "investment" with a "guaranteed" return is either a very low yield or a scam. When someone approaches you with an offer of an investment, the promises of high returns is the bait. If the offer comes with a solid idea and the statement is made that there is potential for a high return, it should be accompanied by a warning that it is high risk. If not, I would recommend caution and suspicion. Great rewards are rarely achieved without great risk or great effort.
...truth...