When first you practice envy, in any form, your ultimate destination is known. Unfortunately, envy destroys both the practicer of it and everyone around them. Envy dispises all virture and enjoyment. Ever wonder why our culture has become remorsefully unfunny? We no longer have a sense of humor for fear of being condemned by our “anointed betters”. America was once a fun and interesting place to live. It has become a summer camp for retards.
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Excerpt: "One of the most important but little known concepts in psychoanalysis is that of envy. It is a term of art, not to be confused with the dictionary definition. ..... In order to advance into capitalism, human beings had to get past the “envy barrier” and tolerate the idea that some people will have more than others.
In primitive groups, envy is so pervasive that no one is allowed to have more than anyone else--they are trapped in a "zero sum" theory of economics, just as are many liberals today.
"To naive leftists, a primitive culture may look like an egalitarian paradise, but it is actually a paranoid and envious hell, with everyone fearful of the “evil eye” of his envious neighbor should he acquire more than him. For this reason, primitive groups mindlessly destroy surpluses or engage in sacrifices to their “envious” gods. ...
"If we could somehow eliminate envy from the human genome, there would be almost no reason for the left to exist. They would instantly lose that which animates them, for example, envy masquerading as justice or economic theory.
In order to be happy, we must all keep our envy in check, because envy is the opposite of gratitude. Envy does not appreciate what one has, only what one doesn’t have. And our capacity to imagine what we do not have--and that someone else is enjoying it--is literally infinite, as is envy. .." Complete commentary HERE
"...the indulgence of envy actually destroys the gratitude that is central to human happiness. ..." HERE: The Eighth Commandment of Nihilism: What's Yours is Mine
Happiness Is a Moral Obligation - Prager