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by TheLuddite 2658 days ago
I wonder how many of the ZeroHedge fans missed the greatest stock rally of all time and are stuck with gold bars under their floor...bought at 2500USD an ounce from a website peddled by Glenn Beck. Just thinking about this I'm getting a smile on my face.
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Not a good reason for willingly and smilingly accepting censorship of any kind
Censorship is never justified?
Only if it represents a clear and present danger.

You know what? I bet If you let me control everything you read I can help you understand this better.

Yes, they've predicted 30 of the past 3 major crises, haven't they?
Well, when you put it like that, ZH is pretty mainstream.

"Donald Trump's first gift to the world will be another financial crisis." Headline in the U.K. Independent. "(He) gives every impression that he will soon be hustling America — and possibly the entire world — in the direction of another catastrophic financial crisis." Same article.

"I have no stocks. I advise people not to invest in the stock market, not now. Way too dangerous." Film maker Michael Moore, August, 2017.

"It really does now look like President Donald J. Trump, and markets are plunging. When might we expect them to recover? A first-pass answer is never… So we are very probably looking at a global recession, with no end in sight." Paul Krugman of the New York Times the day after the election.