Yes I can believe it. Powerful people have always felt entitled to the lives, labors, minds and bodies of the working classes. Nothing new here. It's possible the only new development is the victim felt empowered enough to speak out. How many undocumented housekeepers in Manhattan have suffered similar treatment but chose silence rather than attract the attention of the law and face possible deportment?
If I understand the mission of the IMF correctly, their goal is to go about saddling the poorest people of the world with debt by loaning them money raised from investors. Anyone who feels they deserve to benefit from the future earning of the poorest might possible feel entitled to take advantage of the poor in other ways as well.
Jon Ronson, journalist and author was a recent guest on WNYC's "Brian Lehrer show" to discuss his latest book, The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry." During parts of the interview I was operating a sander but several points stuck in my mind. First, nearly one percent of the US population qualifies as clinically psychopathic. Most of these people lead relatively normal lives free from violence and many anti-social behaviors but if they were involuntarily committed to a mental health institution, they would not merit release. Now the detail that caught my attention, the rate of clinical psychopathology among CEO's of large corporations is over four percent. I suppose the inability to empathize with others or to see from their point of view is a competitive advantage in the business world.
