-헨리 조지(Henry George)가 지은 <진보와 빈곤>(Progress and Poverty) 중에서
요즘 들어 후회하고 있는 것 중의 하나가,
1,2학년때 놀지 말고 책 좀 많이 읽어둘 걸..하는 거다..
그 뒤로는 학과 공부랑 다른 먹고 사는 문제에 치여서는 읽어보고 싶은 책들을
많이 읽지 못했더라는..
이 글은 대선 전에 접했던 글인데,
다른 잡다한 일들과 이사 준비 때문에 글 쓰는 걸 미루다 보니,
벌써 이렇게 되어버렸더라는...
(사실 'MB 찍으면 안되는 이유' 내지는 '내가 MB를 지지하지 않는 이유'라는 제목으로 글 쓰면서 마지막에 덧붙이려고 했던 글이더라는..)
뭐..어쨌든 결과는 예상한 대로이나,
이게 우리 사회의 현재 의식 수준이라고 생각할 수밖에..
암튼..일단 뽑힌 것은 어쩔 수 없는 일이니,
앞으로의 임기 5년동안 잘 해 나가시길 바랄 수밖에..
고딕 처리 한 부분처럼 되지 않길 바랄 뿐..^-^;;;
“부의 평등한 분배가 이루어진 사회에서는
-그리하여 전반적으로 애국심·덕·지성이 존재하는 사회에서는-
정부가 민주화될수록 사회도 개선된다.
그러나 부의 분배가 매우 불평등한 사회에서는
정부가 민주화될수록 사회는 오히려 악화된다.
…(중략)…
부패한 민주정에서는 언제나 최악의 인물에게 권력이 돌아간다.
정직성이나 애국심은 압박받고 비양심이 성공을 거둔다.
최선의 인물은 바닥에 가라앉고 최악의 인물이 정상에 떠오른다.
악한 자는 더 악한 자에 의해서만 쫓겨날 수 있다.
국민성은 권력을 장악하는 자,
그리하여 결국 존경도 받게 되는 자의 특성을 점차 닮게 마련이어서
국민의 도덕성이 타락한다.
이러한 과정은 기나긴 역사의 파노라마 속에서 수없이 되풀이 되면서,
자유롭던 민족이 노예 상태로 전락한다.
…(중략)…
가장 미천한 지위의 인간이 부패를 통해
부와 권력에 올라서는 모습을 늘 보게 되는 곳에서는,
부패를 묵인하다가 급기야 부패를 부러워하게 된다.
부패한 민주정부는 결국 국민을 부패시키며,
국민이 부패한 나라는 되살아날 길이 없다.
생명은 죽고 송장만 남으며
나라는 운명이라는 이름의 삽에 의해 땅에 묻혀 사라지고 만다.
-헨리 조지(Henry George)가 지은 <진보와 빈곤>(Progress and Poverty) 중에서

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