Inside Job

[poliphilo]

I watched this yesterday. It explains the ongoing collapse of western civilisation, names the guilty- and points out that most of them are still in positions of power and influence (running the Obama administration for instance).

Comments

[daisytells.livejournal.com]

Barney Frank gets blamed for a lot of the economic collapse here. I am from Massachusetts, and I know Barney Frank as a man who fought for the little people and sought to give them a chance at the so-called American Dream. Of course the banks went overboard with a scheme they KNEW was bound to fail over time, meanwhile raking in tremendous profits for themselves and tremendous losses for their debtors. Shades of Scrooge!
Barney Frank is no more to blame for the crash than Abe Lincoln was for the Civil War!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I've read his wikipedia entry. I get the impression he was one of many caught up in the madness. It wasn't of his making, but he did his bit to push it along- but so did most western politicians of all parties.

[daisytells.livejournal.com]

The (so-called "Christian") right are after Barney Frank because he is gay! They succeeded in gerrymandering his district to eliminate many of his supporters, and to now include many of Boston's few right wingers. At 70 years of age, Barney has retired and has been dissed for doing it. Here's hoping that Mike Ross does decide to run for Barney's seat -- if he does and if he wins, once again, the poorer, the disenfranchised, and many minority groups will continue to be well-represented in Congress.

[veronikos.livejournal.com]

I'm gay, and I don't like Barney Frank.