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Try to guess why they are called locusts.
by throwaway123032 8y ago
Try to guess why they are called locusts.
- thablackbull 8y agoFunnily enough I was just reading, locust is apparently a reference to the evils of capitalism. From Bloomberg [1], > Within hours of Heinrich Hiesinger stepping down as ThyssenKrupp AG chief executive last week amid pressure from activist investors, the talk turned to “locusts,” Germany’s catch-all term for the evils of Anglo-Saxon capitalism. [1] https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-07-10/hedge-fund-locusts-aren-t-the-cause-of-germany-s-ills https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-07-10/hedge-fun...
- throwaway123032 8y agoIt's more a reference to what is going on in HK (infamous ads from 2012...) and nearby countries. Baby formula is one example or straining the overall health care.