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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (305576)	7/25/2016 12:49:38 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 542155

I'm not sure why it is "wrong". Because it is "anti-democratic"? I don't actually value democracy all that much. The people is rabble, and the people vote in stupid ways. In my lifetime I have seen the people pick absolutely horrible people. The people are bought by corporate America, as advertisers sway weak minded voters. If the DNC is working to promote a candidate I'd rather have, I'm going to be for that- just as I'd be for it if corporate America decided to purchase the votes of American plebs for the candidate I want (which they might just do, considering the alternative.) It's not as if Americans are very bright about picking candidates. To be fair, the RNC and DNC don't often do much better- but in this case, the goal of the DNC aligns with my desires. I don't believe in "wrongness"- it's a relativistic thing, we always make things we don't like "wrong" and things we like "right". I use the word "wrong" sometimes, but I'm always conscious that all it really means is- "I don't like that." I get it. You don't like that. That's the way the world is. We all have different ideas. I won't call yours wrong, but I think they're naive.

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (305576)	7/27/2016 9:13:38 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542155

Article on Bridgewater and the culture that Ray Dalio has fostered. At World’s Largest Hedge Fund, Sex, Fear and Video Surveillance By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON and MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN JULY 26, 2016 Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, likes to say that one of his firm’s core operating principles is “radical transparency” when it comes to airing employee grievances and concerns. But one employee said in a complaint earlier this year that the hedge fund was like a “cauldron of fear and intimidation.” The employee’s complaint with the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, which has not been previously reported, describes an atmosphere of constant surveillance by video and recordings of all meetings — and the presence of patrolling security guards — that silence employees who do not fit the Bridgewater mold. Hedge funds tend to be a highly secretive bunch, yet even within their universe Bridgewater stands out. The allegations, as well as interviews with seven former employees or people who have done work for the firm and a filing by the National Labor Relations Board, open a window into the inner workings of a $154 billion company that, despite its mammoth size, remains obscure. The firm is governed by “Principles” — more than 200 of them — set out in a little white book of Mr. Dalio’s musings on life and business that some on Wall Street have likened to a religious text. Secrecy at Bridgewater is so tight that in some units employees are required to lock up their personal cellphones each morning when they arrive at work. continues at nytimes.com