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Madoff's marks trusted him because he belonged to their ethnic group. That ethnic group happened to be "Jews" but it would have worked just as well with "Itali
by sethg 17y ago
Madoff's marks trusted him because he belonged to their ethnic group. That ethnic group happened to be "Jews" but it would have worked just as well with "Italians", "African-Americans", "Swedes"....
- hvs 17y agoFair enough, I just thought it was odd. Thanks for the background.
- yummyfajitas 17y agoAs an Italian American who knows plenty of African Americans, I don't think it would have worked just as well with either group. I suspect it might have worked similarly well with Indians, however. Not all groups have the same level of in-group trust and out-of-group suspicion.