“Goldman Sachs rules the World” September 27, 2011
Posted by Tomboktu in Economics.trackback
Alessio Rastani:
“I’ve been dreaming about this for three years.”
“I dream of another recession.”
“The governments don’t rule the World, Goldman Sachs rules the World.”
It issued a statement after Twitter users suggested that Alessio Rastani was not a trader.
I’m having a hard time deciding whose getting punked worse –
The BBC or us
(The EU proposal is some sort of shite called the EMS – insolvent banks get money, we pay the banks to get the money – another c. €2 trillion in loans created out of thin air that we gotta pay back)
I’ll answer that – it’s us
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It seems to be half an hoax, but what he days is accurate enough.
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100% agree. I got a wee chuckle when the presenter said their jaws were dropping in the studio. What, they’re so used to waffle that someone stating the obvious creates shock?
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No it’s not a hoax. Here’s a statement from the BBC Press office saying he’s legit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/09_september/27/statement.shtml
The media hoaxers Afristani is supposedly connected to have denied he’s part of their group: http://www.yeslab.org/rastani
He really is what he appears to be, which is a rational, well adjusted, calculating business man. The fact that he’s well adjusted to 21st Century capitalism means he’s also a sociopath is simply an unfortunate side effect.
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