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The FTX scam, Sam Bankman-Fried, the Clintons and the Democrats

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by AroundTheWorld, Nov 13, 2022.

  1. AroundTheWorld

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    So it sounds like the conspiracy is the SEC chair might have been involved in giving FTX a leg up on any new regulation to get donations into Clinton or Democrats? Yea, wild conspiracy.

    No one (well, not no one) saw this was going on. And that's not uncommon for an industry mostly unregulated. Use at your own risk.
     
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    Longer thread with most of the political ties:

     
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    this reporting is from a reputable source, Forbes,

    Bankman-Fried has supported Republicans during this cycle, primarily through his $2 million contribution to the blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused GMI super PAC.
    Bankman-Fried
    told Forbes last month that “much of this was for primaries, rather than D vs R general elections” ($33 million of his contributions were made during the first four months of 2022.)


    as opposed to this intellectual dishonesty, half-assed referencing


     
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    What exactly are you disputing from that source?
     
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    Lurching from one conspiracy to another...get a grip.

    You should look into the JFK assassination.
     
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    didn't tell the whole story, which is that he had also donated to Rep; and that

    t “much of this was for primaries, rather than D vs R general elections” ($33 million of his contributions were made during the first four months of 2022
     
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    No. You're taking multiple threads, skipping certain aspects and tying it into one. That is not the suggestion. This isn't a Democrat conspiracy. It doesn't sound like you're too interested in the details TBH.
     
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    Get a grip yourself. You are contributing absolutely nothing. Your "analysis" is embarrassingly shallow. If you have nothing to add to the thread, STFU and **** off.
     
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    Yes, but donating to a blockchain-focused PAC was the main intention in that and again, you can see how he was in the top donations for Biden 2020 via own funds and as a foundation with Alameda separately.
    Plus his mother is an executive of a DNC super PAC and ex Clinton staff head.
     
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    Love this internet age where people don't even look at the paper trails and sources, but just call others conspiracy heads or biased.
     
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    Oh and this:
     
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    why go to such length to depend an half-assed reference ?

    bottom , he donated to Dems and GOPs​
     
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    It's not half-assed and you can directly see the public donations and ties, honestly leave the convo if you aren't even interested in looking at the facts.
     
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    you can't possibly be this willfully misinformed

    the reference---focusing only on the Dems---intentionally ommited to mention the donation to GOP​
     
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    Just going to ignore everything I've said and donations plus balance sheet that are public then, thanks for the fake argument.
     
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    I think it’s because a lot of conspiracy theories take a similar form of pointing out connections between a larger number of people to create the impression that they were all working together to scam everyone else. And the financial/political world that these people live in seems ripe for this.

    I just don’t have the patience to follow all these threads and figure out what it all adds up to. What are your takeaways so far, in a few sentences?
     
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