Come on Folks, You’re Better Than That
Much though I welcome comments, I am bothered by posts from a few readers who bring ethnicity into the equation. These comments seem hateful to me. I want to explain a deep financial crime that is harming our country, but sadly, some seem unable to comment on it without discussing the Jewish ethnicity of some of the Wall Street players who are involved. This makes about as much sense to me as someone who, in a discussion of the Mafia, feels it necessary to introduce Catholicism into the analysis. In addition, given that in my life at least half of my close friends and nearly all of my great teachers have been Jewish, I gently say to these haters, thanks anyway, but I think I can win this one without your support. Therefore, I am going to set this board’s filter so as to block posts containing the word “Jew” or its various cognates.
Respectfully,
Patrick M. Byrne
Posted in 9) The Deep Capture Campaign |
March 11th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Bravo [seriously].
March 12th, 2008 at 8:11 am
Darl,
Thanks.
Patrick
March 12th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Yeah, no good can come from that. You got my vote.
March 15th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Class is the only distinction that matters now. The tiny elite who own everything the slightly larger middle class of professionals who help them run it and the vast horde of labour whose efforts are systematically harvested and are discarded like trash when their usefulness runs out. Oh, yes class is the primary distinction.
March 21st, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Good one, Dr. Byrne. Bringing ethnicity and racism into any discussion, on the negative side especially, seems to be the domain of the socially and intellectually challenged.
And Mr. Meatbag, sir, you have it exactly right. Anyone who hangs their arguments on the hook of ethnic/racial/political tropes is either will ignorant or someone else’s happy dancing meatpuppet.
Class is now the only distinction. The American Dream lies a’moulderin’. By design, with malice aforethought.
April 12th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Mazul Tov Dr Byrne, keep up the work!