Okay enlighten me:

Why is it good when Democrats insider trade but bad when Republicans take the exact same trades?

It’s not different because of who’s doing it but due to scale: creating news which steers markets is worse than trading based on insider information, and there’s a scale question as well (billions versus millions). I want them both prosecuted but in terms of priorities I’d favor the police going after armed robbers over porch thieves.

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whamlastxmas 7 hours ago | parent [-]

I think this sort of thinking is why we have people who continue to vote against their own self interests. The fact is we really don't have enough information to make meaningful conclusions about which party is causing more harm with insider trading. It would take a team of accountants and lawyers years to confidently measure this. A random individual isn't going to assess this well.

But because people confidently draw often incorrect or baseless conclusions based on vibes and what largely democrat controlled corporate news media tells them, they're going to fall into us versus them mentality at party lines instead of better understanding that both sides are screwing us over tremendously and not accepting a perceived lesser evil

	▲	mrbombastic 14 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yes of course we are all brainwashed by the famously democrat controlled media at _the Wall Street Journal_ which is owned by prominent leftist Rupert Murdoch. bro you are being robbed in broad daylight.
	▲	acdha 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		> what largely democrat controlled corporate news media tells them If you believe this, ask why and which side benefits from you being so misinformed. There’s a reason why the right-wing spends billions of dollars and encouraging people to blame “both sides” is a key part of it.
	▲	smokedetector1 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		I am not a fan of the democrats - I think they are corrupt and have in many cases given up on being democratic, totally beholden to their donors. That said, Trump is unbelievably obviously corrupt and doing immense, immediate, and obvious damage to the country in pursuit of personal enrichment. If you dont see this you are willingly blind.
	▲	cdelsolar 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		oh yeah sure, they're both equally bad. aha