To be robbed and betrayed by a fiendish underground conspiracy, or by the earthly agents of Satan, is at least a romantic sort of plight - it suggests at least a grand Hollywood-ready confrontation between good and evil - but to be coldly ripped off over and over again by a bunch of bloodless, second-rate schmoes, schmoes you chose, you elected, is not something anyone will take much pleasure in bragging about.
Matt TaibbiWhy is JP Morgan getting so much heat? Maybe because it is a massive international crime syndicate.
Matt TaibbiI was a bit of a troubled kid growing up, let's put it that way. I didn't take pleasure in hard work.
Matt TaibbiOne loves one's country the way one loves a family member. And sometimes that family member does really embarrassing, shitty things. But you still love them.
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