What Will Trigger the Next Revolution? Maybe Irresponsible, Inexcusable & Disgusting Waste by the Wealthy?

Image Source: WSJ.com

I read this article during a flight back from New York last week. I'm not naive, but this was stupefying. Struck me as the kind of thing that we read now in history books about the obnoxious, arrogant behavior of past centuries' 'elite' classes ... right before they lost their heads in the streets.

An excerpt:

"Consider Nelson Peltz. The investor and food magnate's oceanfront estate, called Montsorrel, is among the island's biggest water consumers. His 13.8-acre spread, which combines two properties, used not quite 21 million gallons of water over the past 12 months -- or about 57,000 gallons a day on average -- at a cost of more than $50,000, according to records obtained from the local water utility. That compares with 54,000 gallons a year for an average single-family residence in Palm Beach, says Ken Rearden, assistant city administrator of West Palm Beach. (West Palm Beach supplies Palm Beach's water.)"


Shamefully embarrassing.

This is Truly Terrifying: 'Hell House' - Religous Halloween Funhouses

I saw this pod while Tivo'ing through some Current TV and was just dumbfounded, then terrified. Nothing scares me more than self-righteous zealots who think they know what is best for other people.

The Current pod is currently on air so I cannot embed it here. But I found similar clips on YouTube, including the one below.

Be advised: there is both graphic and generally distasteful material in this clip.



Wikipedia has a short article on this topic. One excerpt in particular hits on one of the most disgusting aspects of this whole business, which is the use of grotesque propaganda on children (watch the videos and you'll see kids who appear to be maybe 10 or 11 years old): "...teaching by instilling the fear of eternal damnation in children and adolescents. Using the concept of hell for moral policing was commented on as being child abuse, since children walk away with nightmares and in some cases, extreme fear."