Blogs Dec 26, 2011 at 9:19 pm

The Big Lie

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Hey SLOG, somebody come wake me up when it's not The Goldy Show anymore.
what_now on December 26, 2011 at 9:26 PM Report this
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@2: I'm done. It's The Paul and Megan Show tomorrow.
Goldy on December 26, 2011 at 9:36 PM Report this
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It has been proven time & again that people will go to great lengths to preserve their delusions.
Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In on December 26, 2011 at 9:37 PM Report this
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If the people ask "why?" they will be told that the crops have failed because their immorality has angered the gods. And they will believe it. Then they will sacrifice more of their young to appease the gods.
Curmudgeon on December 26, 2011 at 9:53 PM Report this
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What a great find! Thomas has always been a wonderful read, and can be funny as hell. He's gleefully burned more bridges than most of us will ever get to cross. Alan Dershowitz once tried to get him taken off a book review he feared would make his client Milken look bad. He's been hoping for a Wall Street comeuppance for decades - and a career resurgence for his writing, too. We'll see if he gets at least one of his wishes.
gloomy gus on December 26, 2011 at 10:22 PM Report this
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Ah, so this is what sells ad space in the international edition of Newsweek.

Let's all have a guess at what the target demographic looks like, shall we? My guess is "upper middle class Europeans killing time in hotel lobbies."
robotslave on December 26, 2011 at 10:29 PM Report this
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@5 and @7 are both absolutely right. Not that it wouldn't be delightful if these predictions came true, but come on. Systemic corruption doesn't suddenly get ripped down unless there is a dramatic and sudden shock. Depressions, even great ones, are not that.
sahara29 on December 26, 2011 at 11:07 PM Report this
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Sounds like someone is trying to save his own skin,,,the 'good' 1% vs those mean bad old ones.

Supreme Ruler Of The Universe on December 27, 2011 at 1:12 AM Report this
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What's that saying? If it sounds too good to be true...? I'll believe it when I see it. And a new report shows that congress is chock full of multi millionares. They'll protect only themselves.
Vince on December 27, 2011 at 4:20 AM Report this
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It's absurd to say that there are "good" people among the 1%. How many of them are involved with doing anything other than lining their own pockets? Not many, I'll bet.
Fifty-Two-Eighty on December 27, 2011 at 4:22 AM Report this
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The 1% is a VERY heterogeneous group. If somebody starts a company which makes successful products and becomes insanely wealthy, good for them (even people/companies I despise, like Bill Gates/MS). If somebody just inherits billions and shuffles it around, or is some B-school drinking lad who wormed into the right crowd, or some scumball Romney-ish hedge fund douche bag, then they are just high-rolling shitballs.
Karlheinz Arschbomber on December 27, 2011 at 5:11 AM Report this
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I found plans on how to build your own guillotine on line!! Oh wait...we're not using those yet are we?
Cato the Younger Younger on December 27, 2011 at 5:16 AM Report this
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All of the imagery of Charles Darnay and Madame Defarge is represented in this story. And I think he's correct. The ramp-up period is uncertain, but the repressive measures are definitely well beyond the prototype phase. This will not be an entertaining grab-a-bag-o-popcorn show.
Karlheinz Arschbomber on December 27, 2011 at 5:22 AM Report this
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Arguably, it WAS the government's fault: the repeal of regulations that would have prevented the mortgage apocalypse, and the failure to enforce what little regulation remained, falls square in Congress' lap, and both Clinton and Bush II must take responsibility for signing those laws into effect.
TechBear on December 27, 2011 at 6:11 AM Report this
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To clarify what I wrote in #15: History shows, very clearly and very frequently, that investment bankers are little more than spoiled, greedy children. When a child goes on a crime spree, it is legitimate to ask, "Where were the parents when all this was happening? Why didn't they step in to stop this?"
TechBear on December 27, 2011 at 6:16 AM Report this
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Because, obviously, the rich are incapable of exploiting something without the government's permission...
mubhappy on December 27, 2011 at 6:58 AM Report this
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it would make sense as a populist campaign strategy for obama, so maybe.

ha. i amuse myself.
Max Solomon on December 27, 2011 at 7:03 AM Report this
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I don't have his optimism.
wingedkat on December 27, 2011 at 7:33 AM Report this
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Well, that's TWO true believers by my count: Thomas and Goldy.

Is there anything, anything, anything, Goldy can post that isn't just someone's daydream? At least give us a daydream propped up by SOME empirical evidence. Fucking ad hominem, argument from authority, ..., there's smoke and more smoke.
BLUE on December 27, 2011 at 8:51 AM Report this
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The 'Money For Nothing' may be over, but I hope the 'Chicks For Free' era continues for many years to come.
Marq on December 27, 2011 at 9:33 AM Report this
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Doom, for somebody who thinks he's so smart, you sure are a dumbshit. Nobody gives two craps about what you think. Go fuck yourself and save us the effort of having to skip over your mindless posts.
Fifty-Two-Eighty on December 27, 2011 at 10:28 AM Report this
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@25: 5280 is an oldfag by any account. You, sir, are a newfag, regardless of your time on the web.
venomlash on December 27, 2011 at 12:04 PM Report this
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It doesn't mean you can't enjoy his writing, but Michael Thomas' character is certainly not something that should be lauded.
Dougsf on December 27, 2011 at 12:51 PM Report this
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@22 Wow. So much paranoia, delusion, conspiracy theory, macroeconomic stupidity, anger, and general ignorance in one single post! Well done, lad!

I'd offer you some advice, but I wouldn't know where to begin.
Brooklyn Reader on December 27, 2011 at 1:34 PM Report this
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@26, how I love you.
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