Christopher Columbus Selfish Greed

The idea that a person can be purely good and altruistic does not exist due to society’s acceptance and embrace of the selfishness and greed of human beings. People these days are some of the most selfish beings to ever exist but they are not ashamed of their actions because of how the world around them welcomes their self-centered nature with open arms. Selfishness comes is many ways, shapes, and forms. Many businesses need to utilize the greed of mankind in order to make money and prosper; “Greed-for lack of a better word-is good. Greed is right. Greed works” (Wall Street). Even politicians use their greed to run campaigns for themselves in order to win the hearts of Americans. As well as fulfill their ultimate selfish goal to be the man

All of this dates back to how America was first “discovered” by Christopher Columbus. In reality, he simply stumbled upon it while he was trying to sail to Asia and then took advantage of the natives in order for the new colonies to survive. Once he learned all that he needed in order to make a living there from those already inhabiting the area, Columbus murdered and raped their people and then stole their land out of pure greed. Further, Capitalism, and its ancestor Mercantilism, is based on the idea of taking risks, or loans, in order to generate profit. This system requires there to be an imbalance in wealth. That is to say that some need to be on the poorer end of the spectrum while others get to be much more wealthy. This correlates to how those wealthier are those who become more successful in life, which is more than likely due to their safety net of funds provided to them by the risks taken by their parents or other elders. "I'm the first to admit that I am very competitive and that I'll do nearly anything within legal bounds to win. Sometimes, part of making a deal is denigrating your competition" (Trump). This is all the more exemplified in William Golding’s The Lord of the Flies wherein is another instance of greed; “Jack shouted above the noise. ‘You go away, Ralph. You keep to your end. This is my

People like that are the ones who will help an old lady carry in her groceries and then go home and post it all over their social media accounts to not only be praised by the old women whom they helped, but by anyone who happens to find their story on social media platforms. Those same civilians are the ones who don’t want to help anyone for any reason unless someone is there to tell them how amazing of a person they are and how there should be more people like them. The reason people are hardwired like this is because they have huge egos, with large appetites for praise that will not be satisfied until someone else provides that person with a positive comment about how great they are, it’s all about the validation. The validation is what makes the world go round, along with selfish actions and greed of