Sorry Professor, I really didn`t mean to ruin your research by breaking the heat exchangers. At the time, they looked like the perfect piece for getting a couple extra pullups into my daily routine! Surely the Department of Chemical Engineering has enough money to bail us out?
Sorry boss, I really didn't mean to lose control of my emotions at the negotiations on Monday. I understand that the company has suffered tremendously because of my mistake. Before you fire me, surely your company can give me a month stipend for the next 5 years? It's for my family!!!
Sorry lower and middle-class citizens, I really didn`t mean to sell our grandchildren`s future to India and China. I understand that hard-working people and their families all over the world has suffered tremendously because of my mistakes. But let me be clear! Before I retire in Hawaii, I'd like to to announce that Goldman Sachs will be in charge for the next three centuries and that we will give the keys to Who-To-Bomb-in-The-Middle-East to France!
Damn it feels good to have democracy...
[Intermission, taking a break from the rant]
Alright now that I`ve gotten my sarcastic hissy-fit out of the way...Having finished the movie and gotten some rest: I`m here to share some thoughts.
Equality. Class. Democracy. What a veil, an illusion that schools and governments try to promote. I admit that I once was a fool to think that I had the same political power as the rich neighbour next to me. But living in Oakville for 4 and a half years has taught me a few things about political power. From student council elections in high school...to the way our town rallied to fight off the power plant...to the guy called Max Khan that campaigned door-to-door in order to fulfill his desire to become counsellor in our Ward...
Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. Julius Caesar`s quote reflects upon a primitive part of human nature. What I found fascinating about the Enron scandal is how human systems failed. In the movie, politicians speak of `checks and balances`. Well, no matter how `safe` a system is perceived to be, it`ll still be designed by humans. As such, any system is corruptible because everyone has a price.
Think about it. We all have a price. We may clutch onto our self-inflated sense of moral superiority. But every one of us has a price. Guess the only thing left to say is...
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