Well, the world works on the perception of reality - not reality itself. That said, profit is not inherently "evil", if you will. It is when the quest for profit goes unchecked at the expense of everything else that things spin out of control.

Frankly commerce is often the glue that keeps nations from going to war, when the economic consequences become too disastrous to be tenable.

But yes, it would be better if more people opened their eyes to see what goes on behind the curtains of power.