Everyone on here keeps saying conservatives are selfish, but think about it, every action you do is selfish. If i am wrong on that statement i would love to hear it. But, in turn, are there not mulitiple kinds of being selfish? One being that it only benefits one corporation or person and one that benefits others. For instance, if a company is making a lot of money, what do they do? They invest it, let's say to expand there company, and which in turn creates more jobs and gets money going through the economy better. What is your opinion on this?
2006-09-11 11:27:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Everyone should look out for #1, however you should not be obsessed with #1. There is still plenty of good you can do for others, placing yourself after them.
2006-09-11 11:33:24 · answer #1 · answered by j H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Speaking from a purely biological perspective all organisms are selfish to the degree that they want to allocate the best resources for themselves so that they have a better chance of procreating.
However, many animals (humans and primates, especially) have developed societies and are social animals. This means that they have found the best way to survive and procreate is to work together. If one is selfish in a society, all of society suffers. Therefore, it is in ones best interests to be selfish when it does not come at the detriment of society as a whole.
2006-09-11 18:35:12 · answer #2 · answered by quickblur 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All absolutism is a bad thing, such as assuming that selfishness is, in and of itself, always bad or always good. Life is about balancing forces that compete with one another. All people have an innate selfishness, and that fact isn't altogether bad, but it is a sign of good character that people try to be better than merely selfish.
2006-09-11 18:36:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ayn Rand has a collection of essays on this subject. It's called "The Virtue of Selfishness". A certain amount of selfishness is absolutely necessary.
2006-09-11 18:38:24 · answer #4 · answered by trigonotarbida 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, being selfish IS a bad thing :(
2006-09-11 18:46:37 · answer #5 · answered by Tofu Jesus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is selfish. All the time.
2006-09-11 18:35:55 · answer #6 · answered by Nunya B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in no way shape or form, its programed to be, by most government schools. however that being said, if you are selfish you should not complain when others are selfish to you
2006-09-11 18:33:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
perhaps selfish is not the correct word. I believe everyone does however have an agenda.
2006-09-11 18:33:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
selfish men try to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of human rights,, like illegal immigration,, selfish greed on the part of those who hire illegals for cheap wages, and a tent...,,, Bush makes a mockery of our nations laws.........
2006-09-11 18:37:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I like selfish .. I dip it in hot butter (MM MMM.ahhh.
2006-09-11 18:36:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋