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I have a book on the " Club of Rome" from decades back. A nasty group of folks there, as I recall. |
That isn't my recollection.
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They wanted to kill off most of the population of the planet.
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I've mellowed, I'll settle for exterminating a few of my immediate neighbors.
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Some folks claim they engineered AIDS.
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Some folks (still) claim the earth is flat. So what?
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No, I am not one of them.
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I declined their invitation.
But not for any of the reasons above.
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And "too big to fail" is really "too big to exist", considering that they broke up "Bell Telephone"
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That one I will admit too - I am one of the "they".
And that adventure is related to my declining the above invitation.
My first thought was, that they wanted a "pipeline" into the policy making involved in the divestiture process.
I may be wrong and may be doing them a great injustice, they might just have wanted an insider view of what was going on.
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Being a "gentle soul" just makes me an " easy mark" (the story of my life).
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The inability to distinguish between generosity and gullibility.
I think it is an acquired personality defect.
Perhaps the best wording of how to deal with such people is:
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Originally Posted by Al Capone
I'm a kind person, I'm kind to everyone, but if you are unkind to me, then kindness is not what you'll remember me for.
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My translation:
Kill the first few that abuse your kindness, the rest will get the idea.
#10,500 unless it gets moderated away