Are Bankers Evil?

jimmy blevins · 11-07-2012 09:11PM #1

Given the current state of the world economy and current revelations such as the LIBOR scandel in which barclays manipulated interest rates for their own nefarious needs.
I imagine in realality they are the minions of satan involved in some diabolical plot to inslave humanity with credit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWR3l6mOZLg

galwayrush · 11-07-2012 09:14PM

Banks manipulate interest rates for their own nefarious needs.:eek::eek:
:eek:
Tha Bastards...

biko · 11-07-2012 09:16PM

Evil? As an atheist I can't really agree but something is wrong with them alright.
Greedy ***** are what they are anyway, with no regard for human suffering.

Greed is not good.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater · 11-07-2012 09:17PM

An absolute gang of c**ts, I go in to local branches of AIB and spit into the cashiers' faces everyday. Its all their fault

christmas2012 · 11-07-2012 09:18PM

yes they have my money :mad:

Where To · 11-07-2012 09:20PM

Confucius once said;

We are all bankers

jimmy blevins · 11-07-2012 09:20PM

deccurley wrote: »

An absolute gang of c**ts, I go in to local branches of AIB and spit into the cashiers' faces everyday. Its all their fault

No need of doing that i meant the execs not joe bloggs behind the counter.

fkt · 11-07-2012 09:21PM

Some of them are. Same as in any other occupation. To say they are all greedy is like saying all Irish are drunks, all Americans are stupid and so on... Narrow minded laziness in other words

Zaph · 11-07-2012 09:22PM

I know quite a few people who work for different banks, and tbh they're just ordinary people the same as you or I. Maybe when you get to a level where you can influence bank and/or government policy you start to turn evil, but the other 99% of bankers are just trying to pay their bills like the rest of us.

Mardy Bum · 11-07-2012 09:22PM

The way banks are run and the systems that were in place led the banking system down a dangerous path. The greater the loan book the greater the bonus. Greed inducing greed. I hope this has changed but I seriously doubt it.

It takes a certain kind of person to get to the top of a banking organisation; generally a ruthless, risk taking type. Its no surprise the cards came tumbling down.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 11-07-2012 09:24PM

Greed became systemic in the banking sector. We must remember however not to tar them all with the same brush, they weren't all morally deficient. There's bad apples in every profession.

Forest Demon · 11-07-2012 09:24PM

Humans are selfish and need rules and enforcement to ensure they work together for the greater good. Some say that power corrupts but the truth is that power enables corruption that already exists.

If humans were inherently honest or fair then we would not need referees in games. Even when there is little at stake people cheat so imagine when people are given power over all that money.

All the people who take the high morel ground if they were placed in the same institutions would act the same. Bankers are **** and people are evil

ilovesleep · 11-07-2012 09:36PM

Yes! The way money is made eventually leads to debt slavery. With many countries economies gone tits up, it's exactly what we are seeing now. We're heading for a worldwide depression soon enough if we're not there already that is but governments and the media are kepping it under wraps.

Due to the way money is made it makes bankers rich. The richest 2% in the world are bankers.

Logical Fallacy · 11-07-2012 09:38PM

biko wrote: »

Evil? As an atheist I can't really agree but something is wrong with them alright.
Greedy ***** are what they are anyway, with no regard for human suffering.

Greed is not good.

dafuq?

Sarn · 11-07-2012 09:40PM

I would say some are. Just like certain clowns, dentists and kindergarten teachers.

Mardy Bum · 11-07-2012 09:42PM

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

dafuq?

Ethical nihilism?

sydthebeat · 11-07-2012 09:53PM

we created a global society whose success is based on economic and financial growth.

then we gave the control of these finances to a privately controlled sector and regulated it with a soft hand.....

control = power = greed + corruption

its human nature

biko · 11-07-2012 09:59PM

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

dafuq?

Good and evil are Christian concepts, it's further explained by OPs "minions of satan". As atheist I don't subscribe to satan nor Christian evil.

Salt001 · 11-07-2012 10:06PM

Yes they are.
Not the poor sods slaving away behind the counters but the boyos up the stairs behind the security enabled doors are .:(

Hail 2 Da Chimp · 11-07-2012 10:09PM

biko wrote: »

Good and evil are Christian concepts, it's further explained by OPs "minions of satan". As atheist I don't subscribe to satan nor Christian evil.

3 posts in and it's already turned into a religious debate, someone mention the nazis already so we can Goodwin this thread and get it out of the way...

I find it absolutely crazy these ass hats got away with this for so long, not one person put their hand up and said "hang on, these guys are committing massive fraud, that's surely illegal!".

steelcityblues · 11-07-2012 10:31PM

It is a profession that attracts a fair number of sociopathic personalities.

paddyandy · 11-07-2012 11:27PM

We get the Institutions we deserve probably .

biko · 11-07-2012 11:28PM

I don't think they are delibiretly setting out to hurt, ergo not evil. When you have enough power to control they fall into the trap of forgetting they're meant to help people, not the other way around. Some examples must be made to show that bankers are not above the rest of us. Jail is a good start. Strong regulation is even better.

crazy cabbage · 11-07-2012 11:36PM

No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the sources of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.
- P. J. O'Rourke -

K-9 · 12-07-2012 12:30AM

I think there was a survey done that shows top bankers are generally prone to be more nihilistic or a tad sociopathic:
http://gawker.com/5358456/lehman-bankers-one-year-later-same-people-same-psychological-shortcomings

LH Pathe · 12-07-2012 01:02AM

Evil?! tell that to their mothers, who see it as a highly respectable position in only wanting what's best for them.

Sad thing is they too, want only what's best for them. Bankers have been known as **** long as I know n that can only have increased

Son Of A Vidic · 12-07-2012 01:42AM

jimmy blevins wrote: »

I imagine in realality they are the minions of satan..

Scummy, useless, greedy, defrauding, manipulating, managerial inept and incompetent, lowlife fúckwits. But to associate Satan with bankers? Dude give Satan a break.

“Bankers own the earth; take it away from them but leave them with the power to create credit; and, with a flick of a pen, they will create enough money to buy it back again... If you want to be slaves of bankers and pay the cost of your own slavery, then let the bankers control money and control credit.”

- Sir Josiah Stamp, Director, Bank of England, 1940.

southcentralts · 12-07-2012 02:03AM

Majority of bankers are simply slaves to the same system we are, trying to pay the bills, and support their family. Like in other industries the unscrupulous move up the ladder to management and beyond.

LH Pathe · 12-07-2012 02:14AM

If you make your money by dealing with money, there's gonna be opportunists I just find it very suspect a person can sit down and say what do I wanna do with my life.. count fùcking money. But sure you'll be doin that anyhow come payday? I find it deeply sad and suspicious. Indicative

Logical Fallacy · 12-07-2012 03:23AM

biko wrote: »

Good and evil are Christian concepts, it's further explained by OPs "minions of satan". As atheist I don't subscribe to satan nor Christian evil.

No they aren't.

Helix · 12-07-2012 04:36AM

i always find it moderately amusing to ask people who roll out the "i hate bankers, they're all cnuts" line to define what a banker is

try it some time, it's gas

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