Are Bankers Evil?

jimmy blevins

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

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

biko

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

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

yes they have my money :mad:

Where To

Confucius once said;

We are all bankers

jimmy blevins

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mardy Bum

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

dafuq?

Ethical nihilism?

sydthebeat

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

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

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

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

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

paddyandy

We get the Institutions we deserve probably .

biko

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

dave3004

I am offended.

I have been an investment banker since I graduated from UCD !

Just because I am handsome, handsomely paid & a lady killer does not give you the right to generalise that us stylish execs are all dickheads.

It's paupers like you with sh*t jobs that give the majority of the common man a bad name !

deco nate

dave3004 wrote: »

I am offended.

I have been an invetment banker since I graduated from UCD !

Just because I am handsome, handsomely paid & a lady killer does not give you the right to generalise that us stylish execs as dickheads.

It's paupers like you with sh*t jobs that give the majority of the common man a bad name !

end thread,:pac:

LH Pathe

dave3004 wrote: »

Just because I am handsome, handsomely paid & a lady killer does not give you the right to generalise that us stylish execs as dickheads

Over-reliance on pink before it became fashionable? Pinstrjped shirts, offset by a white collar and cuffs. Lyle & Scott for on the range.. boom!! Hilfiger when slummin' it.

dave3004

LH Pathe wrote: »

Over-reliance on pink before it became fashionable? Pinstrjped shirts, offset by a white collar and cuffs. Lyle & Scott for on the range.. boom!! Hilfiger when slummin' it.

Did we just become best friends?

Banker friend !

LH Pathe

me? be.. friend... you.

Jester252

Banker are evil like people on the social welfare are lazy

Stojkovic

Scum of the earth.
Should all be in jail.

paddyandy

O. P. A really daft question like is a surgeon a violent man because he cuts up people ......I have been lookin around for another Fora . Helix is right people simply don't understand .

sock puppet

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

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.

“The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you never know if they are genuine.”

- Abraham Lincoln.

Helix wrote: »

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

In other countries they mean investment bankers usually. Since there are no investment bankers in Ireland some people do get confused.

Feisar

I never get why people see banks as institutions. They are money making businesses. They're not out for the common good nor should they be.

stone roses

i have no time for money greed or power!! BANKERS are without shame and have no concepth of real life , they are part of the 1% on this island that will never have to leave home to find work or work very hard for very little , they are part of the problem not only in ireland but world wide , They and there kind need to be put in there place , They are evil scum which this world needs rid asap!!!

hooradiation

jimmy blevins wrote: »

Are Bankers Evil?

Don't be ridiculous.

Helix

stone roses wrote: »

i have no time for money greed or power!! BANKERS are without shame and have no concepth of real life , they are part of the 1% on this island that will never have to leave home to find work or work very hard for very little , they are part of the problem not only in ireland but world wide , They and there kind need to be put in there place , They are evil scum which this world needs rid asap!!!

define these bankers you hate so much

who are they? what jobs are they doing?

paddyandy

I imagine Banking is a machine which turns on rules that nobody has a real say in ....you do your job or go home .Governments are there to appoint the rule makers but the fellah sitting at his desk or in front of a monitor does his job and no more .That's as much as i understand it .Very few people in Banking make decisions .Banks Fail because governments fail to put correct mechanisms in place and those mechanisms have to be watched .They were'nt .

B.A._Baracus

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.

What does being an atheist have to do with anything? :pac:
You dont have to be religious to use the word evil ...

tony007

Zaph wrote: »

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.

They still are morally responsible for what happens though. Just because it is a minor role doesn't mean that it isn't important.

TheChizler

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

What does being an atheist have to do with anything? :pac:
You dont have to be religious to use the word evil ...

But the religious view is that evil is ingrained in the person or forced on a person. The sensible view is that people have different morals depending on how they were brought up/their personality, unless they're a sociopath or something. I don't believe anyone is truly evil.

B.A._Baracus

TheChizler wrote: »

But the religious view is that evil is ingrained in the person or forced on a person. The sensible view is that people have different morals depending on how they were brought up/their personality, unless they're a sociopath or something. I don't believe anyone is truly evil.

I'm sorry
but i havent a clue what you are talking about :pac:

Gandalph

Bankers are not to blame, crab people where behind the sub prime mortgage crisis fact!

TheChizler

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

I'm sorry
but i havent a clue what you are talking about :pac:

You're not trying hard enough! :P