A sensible social system attempts first to secure a decent level of existence for all its members.

A senseless one does the exact opposite, rewarding the most aggressive and ruthless, so that a few can get very, very rich. It finally ends with a revolution, a disastrous war, or a social collapse of some other kind in which almost everyone suffers.

Then, if people are too foolish to learn a lesson from the past, it just starts up all over again...

- LH