*A lot of decent people lost a lot of money, but even more important,
they lost faith.
I think? Michael Douglas could do this role pretty good.
Best of the holidays to all!!
dario.*
Bruce Hershenson wrote:
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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