Selfishness, Bad or Good? When someone calls another person selfish, it is usually taken in a negative sense. But why? Is it truly bad to be concerned with yourself before anyone else? If I’m crossing the street with my friend and I see a car coming at us, would I be wrong to save myself and jump out of the way rather then pushing my friend out of the way and getting hit by …showed first 75 words of 855 total…

…showed last 75 words of 855 total…of America view selfishness in a negative way when they themselves act selfish everyday. When we vote for our leaders we pick the person who will fight for what we believe in. That would be considered selfish. We can then say that anyone who votes is selfish. But voting is considered a good thing, and many people even get a day off to vote. It’s quite obvious that selfishness can’t possibly be bad.