Wells Fargo Is Accused of Making Improper Changes to Mortgages

Re:Wells Fargo Is Accused of Making Improper Changes to Mort... by rlucas on Thursday June 15, 2017 @03:13PM (#14563487)

Daylighting, or "sunlight as disinfectant," is great in a world where shame works and the appearance of rectitude is valued.

But we are seeing in US politics a world emerge where shame doesn't work, where players don't even try to appear honest, and where the very idea of consensus factual external reality is under attach.

In such a world, it will take a lot more than daylight to nudge good behavior from folks. It will take actual fear of being sent to jail.

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Re:Wells Fargo Is Accused of Making Improper Changes to Mort... by specialist on Thursday June 15, 2017 @06:35PM (#14565049)

I hear ya. I don't know how we got to this state, and I'm active player. Complacency?

The silver lining is that Trump was a wake up call. Many, many of my non-political friends contacted me and asked "What do we do? How do I start?" Our boring party meetings have triple the attendance. Any thing that needs doing now gets done.

For my part, I started a book study group, mentoring my friends how to be activists. For example, an upcoming homework assignment is testifying at a public hearing (local city or county council). Most of us have never even attended a meeting before.

Exciting times.

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