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Wicked Rule and the Need to Destroy Christianity

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What is the ultimate goal of materialists who lust for power and comment that they're "living their best lives?" An old quote from the 2013 season of House of Cards by the character Frank Underwood gives us some insight [*1]: Such a waste of talent. He chose money over power, in this town a mistake nearly everyone makes. Money is the McMansion in Sarasota that starts falling apart after ten years. Power is the old stone building that stands for centuries. I cannot respect someone who does not see the difference. Money buys all our material needs and desires. Once we have a certain amount of wealth, and material needs are met, the pleasures we buy have diminishing marginal value of return, as the second dessert we consume rarely gives us the same satisfaction of the first. Even the poorest among us, using assistance from the government, can have a one-bedroom apartment, a warm bed, sugary foods by the push of a button, and a 60-inch flat-screen TV or computer with access