The emperor(s) got no clothes, gambled away any and all legitimate standing, canât see next weekâs meals, next monthâs leveraged buyout, or the bottomless abyss beyond the cliff carved away by the financial predators.
Stealing GuildFâs fire
âThe devilâs greatest trick was convincing people that he doesnât exist.â
âBaudelaire
Updated to read for the ultra right: The devilâs greatest costume change went from attire to time as the anti-christ slid in on Citizens United and now weâve really got a real whoopdie doo hullabaloo - unfortunately he stole Shakespeareâs line that âall the worlds a stageâ which made governance the apple bitten into this time around in the faustian bargain.
None of the ultra right seem to have ever read full to the ending of Faust and as a result seem caught in a Groundhog Day version of the bargain. But hey, the book hasnât been burned yet, so there is no excuse for the âplayersâ to not get it right