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Re:Shame on Y Combinator by abecedarius on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @12:48PM (#12736306)
That's interesting. What are some other examples of ruling-class traitors getting punished?

P.S. I hate having to add a disclaimer like this, but: I'm genuinely interested.

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Re:Shame on Y Combinator by Perceval on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @03:30PM (#12737876)
I don't have an example of one getting punished, but I do recall this book, Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt: https://www.amazon.com/Traitor-His-Class-Privileged-Presiden...
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Re:Shame on Y Combinator by jessaustin on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @03:37PM (#12737933)
Insider trading prosecutions are usually examples of either this phenomenon or the related effort to keep upstarts out of the executive class. Only certain people may steal from investors in public firms.
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