Civilization Cure Or Disease

Upon flipping to the business section of the New York Times an Ohio University student saw a startling headline glaring back at her “American Corporations Suspected In Millions of Third World Deaths.” As she read the article it became apparent that international corporations many of which were based in the United States exploit the poorest of the poor. These companies paid workers extremely low wages and exposed them to hazardous materials with out any protection. …

…society, falling into chaos? Maybe our society’s assumption that “progress” leads to civility is wrong. Our technology and knowledge is so advanced but we are no longer civil we have become a society of slaves. We are slaves to “progress” and one of the oldest vices of humankind greed. Although greed is no longer looked down upon it’s praised as status and ambition. If Montaigne were alive today chances are he would agree.