Ratigan questions why "pillars of the community (like Madoff)" can exhibit such morally detached

[Skidmore]

behavior. Madoff was a crook who created a "pillarhood" for himself to make his criminal activity easier. These financial guru types on the teevee just immediately assume that wealth=integrity=respect=good guy.

Shiny coin, razzle-dazzle>>>>media guy will follow you anywhere.

[lunatica]

1. money, wealth, and power are the things we are told to worship

Even Evangelicals tell us indirectly that if you are wealthy and powerful it's because God is showering you with favoritism

[Odin2005]

2. Sociopathy.

Sociopaths are good at looking superficially good, upright, and moral. It's all a mask of their true, evil selves.

[tbyg52]

3. Privilege = private law

I just had that pointed out to me, don't remember where, might have been here. One set of rules for us, another set for them.

[NashVegas]

4. Yeah

But you better believe they ALL have the goods on each other. They will protect one of their own up until the point where the association is one of those "toxic assets."

[SoCalDem]

5. EZ money..for freeeeeeee n/t

[patricia92243]

6. Is he Democratic or Repub? I just now turned it on for the first time. n/t