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tclambert

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9. "Who do the Gold Cloaks follow? The man who pays them." Lord Petyr Baelish--Game of Thrones

Reply to cantbeserious (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 22, 2013, 07:07 AM

Jun 2013

For those not into GoT, the Gold Cloaks were the city guard of the capital, kinda like the police. Lord Baelish, Minister of Coin, pays them. And he said this to Lord Eddard Stark, the "honorable man," shortly before Baelish betrayed Stark.

Why do the police protect the bankers and other corporate interests and harass protesters? Who controls the money?

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