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In reply to the discussion: AIG CEO Says Outrage Over Wall Street Bonuses ‘Was Just As Wrong’ As Lynchings In The Deep South [View all]Rex
(65,616 posts)80. That is exactly how a plutocrat thinks.
I am the richest and therefore I am the most privileged.
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AIG CEO Says Outrage Over Wall Street Bonuses ‘Was Just As Wrong’ As Lynchings In The Deep South [View all]
alp227
Sep 2013
OP
they think of themselves as masters of the universe, but they are really spoiled crybabies
yurbud
Sep 2013
#94
I mean, seriously Wall Street? You really believe you are the victims in this scenario?
Dark n Stormy Knight
Sep 2013
#68
Unfortunately Bob, the many who were lynched never got to have their say...
bluesbassman
Sep 2013
#4
If Thousands Of Burnt Bankers Had Dangled Dead From Trees, Sir, He Might Have Had A Point
The Magistrate
Sep 2013
#5
He's experienced not getting a bonus. Unless he's been lynched, he can't make the comparison.
alfredo
Sep 2013
#63
omg, they're the victim..wow. Look at what can happen when people get away with fraud.
Jefferson23
Sep 2013
#17
If we were lynchers we'd show him just what lynching is. Lynching wasn't metaphorical bullshit.
ancianita
Sep 2013
#19
That doesn't make any sense. These freaks are so removed from realty they broadcast every thought..
Tikki
Sep 2013
#20
"I, like most of the American people, don't begrudge people success or wealth,"
OnyxCollie
Sep 2013
#22
Would you settle for getting tarred & feathered and run out of town on a rail, Mr. Benmosche?
NBachers
Sep 2013
#35
This argument is a transparent, very inadequate excuse for the sheer greed of it.
JDPriestly
Sep 2013
#47
This is an excellent example of class-sociopathy. He thinks that executives are ENTITLED
rhett o rick
Sep 2013
#57
At least this time, his being an unjustly entitled crook didn't cost us a bundle! nt
dougolat
Sep 2013
#87
re:AIG CEO Says Outrage Over Wall Street Bonuses ‘Was Just As Wrong’ As Lynchings In The Deep South
allan01
Sep 2013
#72
further proof that these trust fund babies have been so coddled, they wouldn't be able to wipe their
yurbud
Sep 2013
#82
I saw that title. I was going to post it and then thought - it is too poisonous.
applegrove
Sep 2013
#93