Would you help revive the American tradition of tarring and feathering if we could start with the bankers who have destroyed our nation?
Tea in the Harbor
2011/09/29 07:56:51
Everybody else was kidding, so I'll pretend I am too, don't tell anybody K?
But seriously, our founders wouldn't have stood for this, there would be two kinds of bankers left if they were still around. Honest ones, and those who lost the duels. If dueling were legal, I'd make the challenge myself. It isn't, I will harm no-one.
Tarring, feathering, and running people out of town on a rail however can be done in a courteous and respectful manner, if the subject is cooperative. If they aren't, obviously they are responsible for the results of their own actions!
I understand that bankers and investment managers have gotten away with destroying the world economy for personal gain, that they have done the nation far more damage than Al Queda ever did, and that both political parties think that's all just dandy. They see no need to hold anyone responsible for the largest con game ever played.
I take a slightly different view.
New York cops are beating and pepper spraying peaceful protestors on Wall Street every day, and they do it for one reason. They are protesting against people who the City of New York, and the residents of Washington for that matter, see as first class citizens. Second class citizens are not allowed to do that, and if you don't have a million on deposit somewhere you are a second class citizen.
This is the final step ladies and gentlemen, the Supreme Court says cash is a legitimate form of political speech, and our police say no other form will be tolerated any more. We're not having a class war, we've lost one.
But seriously, our founders wouldn't have stood for this, there would be two kinds of bankers left if they were still around. Honest ones, and those who lost the duels. If dueling were legal, I'd make the challenge myself. It isn't, I will harm no-one.
Tarring, feathering, and running people out of town on a rail however can be done in a courteous and respectful manner, if the subject is cooperative. If they aren't, obviously they are responsible for the results of their own actions!
I understand that bankers and investment managers have gotten away with destroying the world economy for personal gain, that they have done the nation far more damage than Al Queda ever did, and that both political parties think that's all just dandy. They see no need to hold anyone responsible for the largest con game ever played.
I take a slightly different view.
New York cops are beating and pepper spraying peaceful protestors on Wall Street every day, and they do it for one reason. They are protesting against people who the City of New York, and the residents of Washington for that matter, see as first class citizens. Second class citizens are not allowed to do that, and if you don't have a million on deposit somewhere you are a second class citizen.
This is the final step ladies and gentlemen, the Supreme Court says cash is a legitimate form of political speech, and our police say no other form will be tolerated any more. We're not having a class war, we've lost one.

















/sarcasm
You libs want to go tar and feather the bankers?
THE SAME ONEs obama GAVE OUR BILLIONS TOO?
Tarring and feathering is a method of imposing public shame, something I think our financial leaders deserve in great abundance.
The fact remains that I do not. I believe in the laws our founders put in place, one of which was a ban on corporate political involvement of any sort.