Interesting video, thanks for posting that.
Although, it does occur to me that that doesn't change the fact that the decisions of those in positions of power generally carry a greater moral weight because they will affect more people, so the 1% still have a great influence over both the evils and good things in the world, and are still responsible for those things that they affect. That doesn't mean of course that because the world isn't better than it is today, it's solely down to the personal moral failings of those with the most influence - there is a higher order influence from human nature itself and the tendency to rationalise dishonesty that is explained in the video, and probably most people in the same position would do something similar.
That said - even though the evils of the world, so to speak, are explicable by human nature, this doesn't absolve those who hold the most influence of responsibility for their part in causing these evils, because they still played a part. It just so happens that the consequences of their own tendency to rationalise things are of greater significance.
Regarding the banking thing mentioned in the video, to me it has just always been obvious that the bankers became a scapegoat for systemic issues with Western capitalism. Although, this did make me wonder if my thoughts about this are related to the same psychological distance that exists between the effects of the decisions of bankers on the global economy, versus, for example, the decisions of powerful politicians.people like Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
Caricature-esque politicians like Trump, may, on some level, be only scapegoats of blame for systemic problems with Western democracy - and any number of angry old men would surely be doing the same thing in his position. But of course that doesn't absolve him of blame for the consequences of his decisions.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, in the words of someone from Spiderman, "with great power comes great responsibility", and regardless of whether or not everyone else would do the same thing in the position of the powerful, when of course, quite likely they would, those with power are still responsible for their actions. But of course, the problems of the world are far more complex than simply having the wrong people in powerful positions.
