I looked at the cnn site just now and they have an article entitled, "What
drove Bernie Madoff".
It tells about what a brilliant man he is, and it concludes "Several people
who know Madoff say his saga reminds them of a Greek tragedy. Just like
Icarus who tried to fly too close to the sun, Bernie Madoff destroyed
himself in his unending quest for success and respect. Says Madoff's defense
attorney, 'this is a tragedy.'"
This really offends me. He was a crook who has done untold damage to tens of
thousands of people's lives (counting the many charitable groups he ruined)
and he did so in the worst possible way, by being a confidence man who won
their trust and then betraying it.
The people who were swindled have some responsibility, because they forgot
the old adage "if something seems too good to be true, it probably is", but
their doubts were overcome by their basic greed in wanting those great
returns, and in their belief that no one could be dishonest and operate on
that scale.
But this crook is the lowest of the low, and deserves no sympathy and is not
"tragic" by any measure.
What do YOU think?
Bruce
P.S. If one thinks this has nothing to do with movie posters, it seems an
absolute certainty there will be one or more movies made about this fraud,
and that opens the question of what title they will choose (maybe "The Death
of Icarus"?) and who will be chosen to play the lead role!
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