Come on, guys, I thought this was supposed to be a forum for critical thinkers? So Il Sole 24 Ore, a business newspaper owned by Confindustria (the Italian employers' federation) which has recently called on Berlusconi to go through fear that Italy is next after Greece, hastily rubbishes someone who says in the mainstream news that the Eurozone is going to get it in the neck - no conflict of interest there, then...
I made no claims at all for this guy's bona fides but I think that, coming as I do from a country of which the Prime Minister has spent his entire working life in PR speaking bollocks to power, we may not perhaps be in the best position to rubbish the words of a 'kept man' simply for being that, particularly since our current Chancellor achieved his position through his daddy's wealth.
If this guy has innocently spoken the truth on the BBC by adopting the guise of a trader, how much angrier should we be with with Cameron for concealing his real job as an employee of News International and speaking lies in the guise of a Prime Minister?
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Hi,
this guy is a scam; he apparently lives in the house of his girlfriend in London, and has some € 1,000 euros on his bank account, so is a little bit less of a "small time trader" - in fact he himself confessed that "trading is only a hobby" for him (well of course, with 1,000 euro..).
This is at least the summary of an article form the Italian financial newspaper "Il Sole 24 Ore", below for those of you that can read a bit of Italian.
http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/finanza-e-mercati/2011-09-28/grande-bluff-trader-finedimondo-132931.shtml?uuid=AaKjOF8D&fromSearch
A mystery remains as to how a guy like that goes on the BBC announcing the future collapse of the eurozone; probably just poor journalistic work coupled with picking up a guy who overreacted to the excitement of being on air on the BBC...
best
marco
On 9/29/11 4:59 PM, Aaron Franks wrote:
>From what i've seen online in the Guardian's comment section, he is, in a sense, an actor in that he is an extremely 'small time' trader (net worth as a trader supposedly -£4000) who is relishing the chance to pull out some high octane Gordon Gecko moves on the BBC stage. He clearly loves his role as both trader and provocative 'outsider' commentator. Goldman Sachs still runs the world though...
On 29 September 2011 16:53, Thomas Doerfler <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
Am 29.09.2011 um 17:35 schrieb Jonathan Cloke:
> Those of you who read/remember my previous post on the ongoing market collapse and forthcoming break-up of the Eurozone should listen to this gentleman, Alessio Rastani. Every so often, through the fog of battle and pure propaganda, someone forgets themself and you hear the pure, unalloyed truth. Worth watching for the reaction of the BBC newsreader alone:
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsDjTbP7TS0
seems so far as if he's a con man. And in fact, he doesn't tell anything with substance, listen closely. Albeit he's right what he says 'bout the system in his mockery. If you need a talented actor for a critical play on today's capitalism, take him.
thomas
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