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<p>[QUOTE="mikem2000, post: 1728703, member: 30574"]Tinpot, I have no issue with your opinion here, like I said, it is worth discussing, I just did not agree that the topic was somehow verboten</p><p><br /></p><p>To answer your question, No, I don't believe that everyone who invests in something and it goes down is a victim. I do believe that when a salesman uses unethical methods to sell his product, if the individual is influenced, and then in turn suffers a loss, that person has been victimized. Now please understand, I am not saying that relieves the individual off all responsibility. I am a huge believer of personal responsibility. Think of it like this. A person parks his car in NYC and leaves his wallet in plain view on the seat. Low and behold, his car is broken into wallet is stolen. Now the guy was irresponsible for leaving his wallet in open view, but he is still a victim</p><p><br /></p><p>So now back to bullion, yes I do believe the bullion sites use the unethical tactic of fear mongering, and leave victims in their wake, but what it unethical, I do believe is debatable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mikem2000, post: 1728703, member: 30574"]Tinpot, I have no issue with your opinion here, like I said, it is worth discussing, I just did not agree that the topic was somehow verboten To answer your question, No, I don't believe that everyone who invests in something and it goes down is a victim. I do believe that when a salesman uses unethical methods to sell his product, if the individual is influenced, and then in turn suffers a loss, that person has been victimized. Now please understand, I am not saying that relieves the individual off all responsibility. I am a huge believer of personal responsibility. Think of it like this. A person parks his car in NYC and leaves his wallet in plain view on the seat. Low and behold, his car is broken into wallet is stolen. Now the guy was irresponsible for leaving his wallet in open view, but he is still a victim So now back to bullion, yes I do believe the bullion sites use the unethical tactic of fear mongering, and leave victims in their wake, but what it unethical, I do believe is debatable.[/QUOTE]
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