Bomb explodes outside Bank of Greece.

Harold Weiss

The Greeks are getting so angry with bankers, they're now planting bombs outside the banks.

Car bomb detonated outside Bank of Greece in Athens

If a bomb exploded outside an Irish bank, would many here would support the bombers?

Protesting seems ineffective with politicians so maybe a few bombs and shootings of bankers would reflect the true feelings of Irish people suffering.

The_Minister

No one was hurt, but setting off any sort of large explosion in a city centre always carries a risk to human life.

I'm perfectly happy without car bombs in my city, thank you very much.

elefant

Harold Weiss wrote: »

The Greeks are getting so angry with bankers, they're now planting bombs outside the banks.

Car bomb detonated outside Bank of Greece in Athens

If a bomb exploded outside an Irish bank, would many here would support the bombers?

Protesting seems ineffective with politicians so maybe a few bombs and shootings of bankers would reflect the true feelings of Irish people suffering.

Very few you'd have to hope.

ninebeanrows

Who exactly are these Evil Bankers? The 1000's of Irish people employed in banks in Ireland? or the dozen or so people who were in charge in the early 2000's. These people who have long left their positions.

Move on with your life please you sad man.

Harold Weiss

Weathercheck wrote: »

Who exactly are these Evil Bankers? The 1000's of Irish people employed in banks in Ireland? or the dozen or so people who were in charge in the early 2000's. These people who have long left their positions.

Move on with your life please you sad man.

Well, obviously someone that dispenses cash is not a banker. That's obvious to me anyway, maybe not you.

I am sad, bankers make me sad and mad..hell, I'd blow myself up if my life got any worse so bankers, beware

Harold Weiss

The_Minister wrote: »

No one was hurt, but setting off any sort of large explosion in a city centre always carries a risk to human life.

I'm perfectly happy without car bombs in my city, thank you very much.

I agree but if protesting doesn't work, maybe extreme measures are required.
After all, that's what bankers do when they can't coerce some dictatorship overseas, they send in the military to oust the regime, blowing up any locals that resist.

Bankers are awful people, the lowest form of human on the planet.

diomed

Harold Weiss wrote: »

The Greeks are getting so angry with bankers, they're now planting bombs outside the banks.

A car bomb exploded outside a Greek bank.

EazyD

Weathercheck wrote: »

Who exactly are these Evil Bankers? The 1000's of Irish people employed in banks in Ireland? or the dozen or so people who were in charge in the early 2000's. These people who have long left their positions.

Move on with your life please you sad man.

You seem mistaken, there is still plenty of questionable characters in high level positions.

yeswecantooo

Weathercheck wrote: »

These people who have long left their positions.

Not all have... and what about the hundreds of people in the central bank and regulators office ... they did not do their job properly but yet they got (well) paid for it.

Guy:Incognito

Harold Weiss wrote: »

Protesting seems ineffective with politicians so maybe a few bombs and shootings of bankers would reflect the true feelings of Irish people suffering.

Yeah that's exactly what Ireland needs, a return to bombings on the streets.

Harold Weiss wrote: »

Bankers are awful people, the lowest form of human on the planet.

Jesus, so much tabloid rubbish in one sentence.

Harold Weiss

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Yeah that's exactly what Ireland needs, a return to bombings on the streets.

If protesting doesn't resonate with politicians, that's exactly what will happen.
Get that through your thick head.

Jesus, so much tabloid rubbish in one sentence.

I don't read tabloids so I'll take your word for it.

NIMAN

Harold Weiss wrote: »

The Greeks are getting so angry with bankers, they're now planting bombs outside the banks.

Car bomb detonated outside Bank of Greece in Athens

If a bomb exploded outside an Irish bank, would many here would support the bombers?

Protesting seems ineffective with politicians so maybe a few bombs and shootings of bankers would reflect the true feelings of Irish people suffering.

Only complete idiots I'd say.

ninebeanrows

NIMAN wrote: »

Only complete idiots I'd say.

And i think you'd find the majority would be Sinn Fein supporters.:pac:

Nino Brown

Harold Weiss wrote: »

Bankers are awful people, the lowest form of human on the planet.

Why is that? What is it about banking that you hate so much? Do you even understand the banking system or are you just jumping on the anti banking band wagon?

BMJD

I'd give Jean Claude Trichet a kick up the arse, and I'd probably call Bertie Ahern a little bollix but that's where I'd draw the line.

Harold Weiss

Put it this way.

You take a man living through a financial nightmare and he can't support his family or himself. The anger, stress and anxiety just pushes him over the edge and he becomes suicidal.

How difficult do you think it would be to persuade that man that instead of taking his own life, he should take the lives of the people making his life difficult?

Just something to ponder because I know that's exactly what the Greeks are thinking right now. Why kill yourself because of economic hardship when you can take the lives of those causing it?

You see, protesting is a waste of time unfortunately so maybe the bankers will understand violence instead.

Guy:Incognito

Harold Weiss wrote: »

If protesting doesn't resonate with politicians, that's exactly what will happen.
Get that through your thick head.



I don't read tabloids so I'll take your word for it.

Ah, resorting to insults, its hard to win debates when confronted with such clever arguments so I'll have to admit defeat.

But whatever scumbags do resort to that crap, hopefully they'll be caught and I highly doubt they'll have much support from the public.

Guy:Incognito

Harold Weiss wrote: »

Just something to ponder because I know that's exactly what the Greeks are thinking right now. Why kill yourself because of economic hardship when you can take the lives of those causing it?
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and all the other people that work in the bank that aren't the focus of your stupid actions. Oh and some passers by out doing their shopping, but sure, hey, collateral damage.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Harold Weiss wrote: »

Put it this way.

You take a man living through a financial nightmare and he can't support his family or himself. The anger, stress and anxiety just pushes him over the edge and he becomes suicidal.

How difficult do you think it would be to persuade that man that instead of taking his own life, he should take the lives of the people making his life difficult?

Just something to ponder because I know that's exactly what the Greeks are thinking right now. Why kill yourself because of economic hardship when you can take the lives of those causing it?

You see, protesting is a waste of time unfortunately so maybe the bankers will understand violence instead.

You should probably seek help

Harold Weiss

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Ah, resorting to insults, its hard to win debates when confronted with such clever arguments so I'll have to admit defeat.

But whatever scumbags do resort to that crap, hopefully they'll be caught and I highly doubt they'll have much support from the public.

Oh, the irony in your post.

Support from the public all depends on how much suffering the public goes through.

So it's in the interests of the bankers to remember they're in a precarious position. Push too hard and you'll seal the end of your little empire.

I'd support scumbags bombing some banks, go scumbags!

Harold Weiss

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

You should probably seek help

Would a bank help me out?

Valetta

Harold Weiss wrote: »

Put it this way.

You take a man living through a financial nightmare and he can't support his family or himself. The anger, stress and anxiety just pushes him over the edge and he becomes suicidal.

How difficult do you think it would be to persuade that man that instead of taking his own life, he should take the lives of the people making his life difficult?

Just something to ponder because I know that's exactly what the Greeks are thinking right now. Why kill yourself because of economic hardship when you can take the lives of those causing it?

You see, protesting is a waste of time unfortunately so maybe the bankers will understand violence instead.

That'll really solve your financial problems, giving comfort to your family that you have taken such decisive action to secure their comfort and wellbeing into the future. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Get a job.

Harold Weiss

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

and all the other people that work in the bank that aren't the focus of your stupid actions. Oh and some passers by out doing their shopping, but sure, hey, collateral damage.

There was a 1 hour phone warning given because it's the bank that was the target, not people.

NIMAN

I have family who work in banks, they didn't cause the global financial meltdown, so if someone planted a bomb outside their bank and killed them I would be more than a little p1ssed.

Nino Brown

Harold Weiss wrote: »

There was a 1 hour phone warning given because it's the bank that was the target, not people.

Great, wasn't there a warning for Omagh too? Genius!!

NIMAN

Harold Weiss wrote: »

There was a 1 hour phone warning given because it's the bank that was the target, not people.

Blowing up this bank will have zero effect on anything.

Plus, those suffering due to not being able to afford to live, will still not be able to afford to live.

Harold Weiss

Valetta wrote: »

That'll really solve your financial problems, giving comfort to your family that you have taken such decisive action to secure their comfort and wellbeing into the future. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Get a job.

I don't have financial problems nor do I have a family, I'm speaking hypothetically but you're all so emotional about these issues, it's pathetic.

Weak ass conservations with some cash dispensers that think they're bankers.

Harold Weiss

Nino Brown wrote: »

Great, wasn't there a warning for Omagh too? Genius!!

Good point. I was gonna say that knowing the establishment, they'd probably ensure as many people were blown up by the bomb in order to subdue public support for such actions just like the UK did with Omagh bombing.

Nino Brown

Harold Weiss wrote: »

I don't have financial problems nor do I have a family, I'm speaking hypothetically but you're all so emotional about these issues, it's pathetic.

Weak ass conservations with some cash dispensers that think they're bankers.

So who are these bankers you're talking about? There's a huge amount of different types of bankers, who exactly is your problem with? Or are you just looking for somebody to blame for your troubles, so any of them will do?

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Harold Weiss wrote: »

I don't have financial problems nor do I have a family, I'm speaking hypothetically but you're all so emotional about these issues, it's pathetic.

Weak ass conservations with some cash dispensers that think they're bankers.

You're basically saying you'd be happy to see a bomb go off in a bank in Ireland. Frankly that's absolutely disgusting

You do realise that 99.9 per cent of staff in banks had nothing to do with our banking crisis, and even the few that did don't deserve to be ****ing blown up

errlloyd

Arbitrarily blaming bankers for all Irelands problems is fine, if that gives you comfort at night. Ultimately though the greed of Irish people to take ridiculous mortgages was just as real as the greed of the banks to offer them.

Harold Weiss

NIMAN wrote: »

Blowing up this bank will have zero effect on anything.

Plus, those suffering due to not being able to afford to live, will still not be able to afford to live.

That's quite true.

Harold Weiss

errlloyd wrote: »

Arbitrarily blaming bankers for all Irelands problems is fine, if that gives you comfort at night. Ultimately though the greed of Irish people to take ridiculous mortgages was just as real as the greed of the banks to offer them.

Here's analogy for your belief.

A shop owner gives discounts on all his stock to shoppers thus not making a profit and unable to pay his staff or rent ultimately going bankrupt. His shoppers are really happy.

Who's fault is it the shop had to close? The shop keeper or the consumers?

Think about it. Is the shopper just greedy or is the owner irresponsible?

Bankers gave money to people they knew couldn't afford to pay it back and they went bankrupt but you think it's the people taking the money to blame?

No, it isn't.

The Backwards Man

Mother of God.

Boombastic

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

and all the other people that work in the bank that aren't the focus of your stupid actions. Oh and some passers by out doing their shopping, but sure, hey, collateral damage.

if one lies down with the dogs one can't complain when one catches fleas

anncoates

Harold Weiss wrote: »

If a bomb exploded outside an Irish bank, would many here would support the bombers?

Only morons

Loads.

Son Of A Vidic

Harold Weiss wrote: »

Would a bank help me out?

Good God no, sure don't you know it's our job as taxpayers to always help the bankers out. After all, it's a cyclical pattern.

DrumSteve

Some of the posts on this thread could best be described as the contents of a puddle of wank.

Blowing up banks; as if the ordinary joes in there are responsible for the mess we're in.

Harold Weiss

DrumSteve wrote: »

Some of the posts on this thread could best be described as the contents of a puddle of wank.

Blowing up banks; as if the ordinary joes in there are responsible for the mess we're in.

Cash dispensers / bank tellers are not bankers. We're talking about the top percentile of banking.

Nino Brown

Harold Weiss wrote: »

Bankers gave money to people they knew couldn't afford to pay it back and they went bankrupt but you think it's the people taking the money to blame?

They only gave un-affordable mortgages to people who applied for a mortgage they couldn't pay back. The banks and the customers thought house prices would continue to rise, so they're both equally negligent.
We have free education in this country, and the maths skills required to calculate how much of a mortgage you can afford, is pretty much wrapped up by about third class in primary school. So anybody who blames the banks for giving them more than they could afford to pay is an idiot.

Nino Brown

Harold Weiss wrote: »

Cash dispensers are not bankers.

Please enlighten us, as to what qualifies as a banker then.

errlloyd

Harold Weiss wrote: »

Here's analogy for your belief.

A shop owner gives discounts on all his stock to shoppers thus not making a profit and unable to pay his staff or rent ultimately going bankrupt. His shoppers are really happy.

Who's fault is it the shop had to close? The shop keeper or the consumers?

Think about it. Is the shopper just greedy or is the owner irresponsible?

Bankers gave money to people they knew couldn't afford to pay it back and they went bankrupt but you think it's the people taking the money to blame?

No, it isn't.

There are a lot of reasons why that analogy doesn't work.

Firstly people didn't buy an item, they got mortgages. It's a much longer commitment. If a shop owner was offering very cheap bread, and told me to sign up for the rest of my life I wouldn't.

Secondly the shopkeeper isnt getting blamed by the consumers for his failure, which is what we're talking about. If your analogy went the whole way, the shop would close, and then all the people in the local area would burn down the shopkeepers house because his greed caused their shop to close. If you wanna treat the bankers like failures that's fine, I failed a school exam once, does that mean I should be blown up?

Finally your analogy simplifies the commitment people signed up to. For it to be accurate you'd need a situation where the shopkeeper was offering them a stupidly cheap lifetime sign up to say milk. And after a while they realised either the milk was bad, or it was gonna run out and they'd still owe on it.

conorhal

Well in 2010 rioting resulted in 3 bank workers including a pregant teller being burnt alive after protesters set fire to a bank in Athens.
So, no. Even if I can understand the anger and the impulse, I don't think this kind of thing is an action that anybody should support.

Harold Weiss

Nino Brown wrote: »

They only gave un-affordable mortgages to people who applied for a mortgage they couldn't pay back. The banks and the customers thought house prices would continue to rise, so they're both equally negligible.
We have free education in this country, and the maths skills required to calculate how much of a mortgage you can afford, is pretty much wrapped up by about third class in primary school. So anybody who blames the banks for giving them more than they could afford to pay is an idiot.

Banks are a business and I'd presume they're good with numbers so if they couldn't see the bubble in housing market like many others did, they deserve to go bankrupt.

If a business owner goes bankrupt due to his own stupidity, nobody blames his customers but when banks go bankrupt, people blame the customers...it makes no sense.

Well, I know why people think that but it's nonsensical.

Banks bankrupt themselves, you blaming the customers is laughable.

Valetta

Harold Weiss wrote: »

Cash dispensers / bank tellers are not bankers. We're talking about the top percentile of banking.

Who's this "we" you speak about.

After 40 odd posts, you are the only one advocating the bombing of banks.

You still have to say what would be achieved by such idiotic, dangerous, illegal, moronic, sensless, imbecilic actions.

Nino Brown

Harold Weiss wrote: »

Banks are a business and I'd presume they're good with numbers so if they couldn't see the bubble in housing market like many others did, they deserve to go bankrupt.

I whole heartily agree, we have introduced massive moral hazard by bailing out banks. The problem is, if the banks were allowed to collapse we would have experienced much more hardship than we actually did, so bailing them out may prove to be the lesser of two evils, but only time will tell.

Harold Weiss wrote: »

If a business owner goes bankrupt due to his own stupidity, nobody blames his customers but when banks go bankrupt, people blame the customers...it makes no sense.

That's not true, if a business goes under because a customer doesn't pay their bills, both parties are at fault, the customer for not paying, and the business owner for allowing bills to accumulate to dangerous levels.

Harold Weiss wrote: »

Banks bankrupt themselves, you blaming the customers is laughable.

That's ridiculous, if everyone starts paying back their debts tomorrow, Irish banks will be back in a good position again almost overnight, so people not paying what they owe is what is bankrupting the banks.

bear1

Harold Weiss wrote: »

I agree but if protesting doesn't work, maybe extreme measures are required.
After all, that's what bankers do when they can't coerce some dictatorship overseas, they send in the military to oust the regime, blowing up any locals that resist.

Bankers are awful people, the lowest form of human on the planet.

What if a mother, father or child had been near the car when it went off?
Does that just become collateral damage because some tosser is angry at the bankers?
It's not all the bankers fault what has happened in Greece, Ireland, Spain feck the whole EU.
We all got suckered into it and now we are paying the price, some more than others.
But going around and planting car bombs to make a bloody point is the most idiotic thing one could do.
Your posting history on other threads always seem to be controversial - from Ukraine to this.

DrumSteve

Harold Weiss wrote: »

Cash dispensers / bank tellers are not bankers. We're talking about the top percentile of banking.

Oh that's okay then.

That'll shield them from the blast I suppose.

Foxhound38

Harold Weiss wrote: »

Protesting seems ineffective with politicians so maybe a few bombs and shootings of bankers would reflect the true feelings of Irish people suffering.

:rolleyes:

Femme_Fatale

Yeh injuring/killing people on the street and tellers/administrators in the bank on not much more minimum wage... that'll learn the banking fat cats.

yeswecantooo wrote: »

Not all have... and what about the hundreds of people in the central bank and regulators office ... they did not do their job properly but yet they got (well) paid for it.

None of them did? Even the clerical administrator on 23k?

humanji

Right, I'm going to lock this as it seems to just be one person desperately trying to justify murder/terrorism.