Finally, only two are left. The castoffs are brought back as jury to choose the sole survivor. And 48 million Americans stopped to watch. It offers a metaphor for human existence that touches something deep in our civilization. Success means climbing over others, leaving the weak and needy behind.
Compassion is a distraction, kindness is inexpedient, conscience is a trap.
Trust no one, care for no one. One's only loyalty is to oneself. The object of life, its only meaning, is to be the last one standing - the winner, the survivor. We Jews know this game. We played in Egypt millennia ago and have been forced to play many times since.