The lives of the many have always been at the mercy of whims of the few.. I wonder how many moronic cycles of this must be endured before we evolve as a species, or do we lack the mental capacity as a species to move past this hurdle?
Maybe once our consciousness is able to ascend past this mortal state we'll part with these silly human survival instincts that were needed in much earlier forms of society? Don't think we'll ever weed out greed though... at least not naturally.