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Gosolo Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

What is "the rule of gold"?

At 2:06 of this video "Dear Future Generations: Sorry" (
the man say "I'm sorry that we put profit above people, greed above need, the rule of gold above the golden rule." What is "the rule of gold"?
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gosolo What is "the rule of gold"? The domination/power/dominion of money (= greed).

— Mister Micawber

  • gosolo What is "the rule of gold"?
  • The domination/power/dominion of money (= greed).
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gosolo What is "the rule of gold"?
The domination/power/dominion of money (= greed).
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I can't be sure but I take it to mean that those people who have gold (or money in today's world) make the rules, which are often unethical, so the rule of gold is basically an antonym for the golden rule.
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