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In Communist America, Goldman Sachs Forks You
Yesterday morning, Chris Martenson told us that we’re being robbed by Goldman Sachs. Which prompted me to do some of my own research, whereupon I discovered that the real victims of Goldman Sachs all meet the following criteria: Not a current or former Goldman Sachs employee I know: you already knew that Goldman Sachs is the Devil incarnate, because you read The Great American Bubble Machine (loved it!) and then you saw some tin-foil-hat-wearing kook’s videos on YouTube, right? But Martenson’s account is not full of colorful metaphors or wild-eyed conspiracy theories (not that there’s anything wrong with either), instead, he paints the picture by numbers: Trading losses [for Goldman Sachs] occurred on two days during the months of April, May and June [2009]. Goldman Sachs took in a whopping $100M+ in daily … Read entire article »
Filed under: Blog Reactions, Conspiracy Theory, Economics Lessons
Who Killed Delthea Bryson?
On November 11, 2008 a Ford Mustang traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour collided with Delthea Bryson’s vehicle, killing the 56-year old Detroit schoolteacher. The Mustang was street-racing a dark-colored Corvette. Troy McRae, the alleged driver of the Mustang, has since been arraigned on murder charges. Unfortunately, the Corvette driver’s identity is still unknown. One theory is that the blacks-vs-cops “don’t snitch” mentality has effectively silenced any member of the public at-large who might know something about the driver of the other vehicle. As background, Detroit has a rich history, so-to-speak, of racial tension, segregation, police brutality, etc., like the infamous riot of 1967 (picture gallery) and the related Algiers Motel Incident (where a number of people were severely beaten or outright murdered by police officers and national … Read entire article »
Filed under: Blog Reactions, Michigan