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Shkreli operated as, essentially, a lone wolf on the margins of the financial world. Holmes is completely enmeshed in the ruling political-financial-military ne
by blackbagboys 9y ago
Shkreli operated as, essentially, a lone wolf on the margins of the financial world. Holmes is completely enmeshed in the ruling political-financial-military nexus.
- scarmig 9y agoThe weird thing is, the investors she scammed were all part of that nexus. Why aren't they more pissed at her?
- blackbagboys 9y agoI'm sure a lot of them are pissed at her, but that's the point. Being part of the ruling class means that if they're pissed at you, you get exiled to the fringe of the ruling class and have to live in the outer darkness of mere affluence instead of fantastic wealth and power. Not being part of it means that you get locked in a cage for a substantial portion of your remaining lifespan. To use a crude analogy, if you're wronged, are you more likely to be vindictive if the transgressor is a close relative, or a complete stranger?