Quote from: Spendulus on February 20, 2017, 02:05:30 AM

Quote from: DooMAD on February 19, 2017, 12:03:42 PM

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Let's see you justify dismantling Dodd-Frank, then. Did you learn nothing from 2008? I suppose on the plus side, we wouldn't be here on this particular forum right now hodling our bitcoins if it weren't for that mess. But I honestly don't see the point in not just repeating past mistakes but also compounding them. The banks need to be kept on a short leash or they will continue to abuse their power to magically create ~~money~~ IOUs, which some people like to pretend are money, from thin air. The word "responsibility" isn't even in their vocabulary. There are at least four reasons listed here why trump is a clown. I promise you this won't end well.

You're defending a piece of complex legislation written by bankers for bankers, and asserting it's for the benefit of the little man.

I don't buy that. Not one bit.

Neither have you offered a shred of evidence that your assertions have backing.

Neither does the article you quote support your personal faith in Dodd Frank.

You don't buy that there were unsound and unsafe banking practices that led to the 2008 crash? Or you don't buy that the law curbs some of those risks? You're defending a move which is clearly profitable for bankers and increases the risk of casino-style banking and the threat of future bailouts/bailins. Incontrovertibly, not having to pay for the mistakes of the finance sector is in the benefit of the little man. If you have any dealings in fiat, it's in your benefit not to pay for those mistakes either.

I'm not saying Dodd-Frank was perfect, by any means, but opening the floodgates to irresponsible lending, reckless derivatives speculation, corruption and general instability is dumb.

Quote from: Sithara007 on February 20, 2017, 02:42:13 AM

Quote from: DooMAD on February 19, 2017, 12:03:42 PM

Quote from: Spendulus on February 18, 2017, 10:17:06 PM

Merkel has destroyed her country and maybe all of Europe - what is she?

Quote from: Sithara007 on February 19, 2017, 08:13:25 AM

The Nazi reference suits Angela Merkel much better than anyone else. She single-handedly destroyed the European civilization by importing all these hordes of Muslims from the middle east.

If you can, imagine for just a second that you weren't both so spectacularly and obsessively intolerant of Muslims and actually had thoughts and feelings about other matters of governance. I know it's a bit of a stretch, but just try to imagine it. Now name one other aspect of Merkel's leadership that is destroying Europe.

Stop this political correctness BS. I am intolerant of Muslims because the Muslims are intolerant of me. And regarding Merkel, her policies have been a disaster. She has caused the disintegration of the European Union, as a result of her authoritarian policies.

As soon as you stop this populist correctness BS. Tongue

Care to name any specific authoritarian policies which aren't related to migration that are destroying Europe? Or are you just pissing into the wind here? Until I see that you are capable of taking off your hate-goggles and looking at the overall picture, I can't take you seriously.

As for Muslims, a tiny fraction of extremists are intolerant of you. I'm fairly sure the average Muslim just thinks you're an irrelevant bigot not worth a second thought, but aside from that bears you no ill will. The fact that you tar over a billion people with the same brush also does little for the possibility of me taking you seriously.

Now name one other specific aspect of Merkel's leadership that is destroying Europe.