The stuff Bannon cares about has almost nothing to do with the 2008 crisis unless you're a Nazi conspiracy theorist https://www.wsj.com/articles/steve-bannon-and-the-making-of-an-economic-nationalist-1489516113 …
-
-
Replying to @arthur_affect
De-globalizing the US economy wouldn't make US bankers more scrupulous or US retail investors more protected
2 replies 9 retweets 18 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
This is crap. Bannon's father's misfortune is no more an explanation for his hatred of Jews and Muslims than if he blamed them for cancer
3 replies 8 retweets 23 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
Btw his dad lost a hell of a lot less than most people in the recession - people who lost homes or jobs
3 replies 6 retweets 13 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
In fact his dad would likely have lost nothing if he'd had an investment advisor telling him not to panic and sell
2 replies 9 retweets 17 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
Which is a weird detail in an article that just goes along with Bannon's dog-whistling bait about the "financial elite"
1 reply 5 retweets 10 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
This is ridiculous - if Bannon cares about stopping runaway financier power then what actual policies does he propose?
8 replies 3 retweets 8 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
Is he the one who wants Glass-Steagal, or stronger rules against "overheated" trades, or tougher analysis of "exotic derivatives"
1 reply 3 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
He doesn't seem to care about that, just about cracking down on immigration
1 reply 2 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
If Bannon ever gave a rat's ass about how finance fucks over the little guy he wouldn't be Bannon he'd be Elizabeth Warren
1 reply 5 retweets 23 likes
I don't just mean now, I mean his whole career based fucking over the little guy with get-rich-quick schemes or flipping penny stocks
-
-
Replying to @arthur_affect
I agree; I read this carefully and can't see the real financial harm. He shouldn't have panicked
0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.