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Re:Stock Markets Tumble Amid Worries Over Tech Firms and Tra... by bhouston on Monday April 02, 2018 @05:52PM (#16739737)
I think he is a more than a little random and vengeful but that scares people into line. I guess that can be called skilled in a way.
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Re:Stock Markets Tumble Amid Worries Over Tech Firms and Tra... by dragonwriter on Monday April 02, 2018 @05:56PM (#16739761)
> I think he is a more than a little random and vengeful but that scares people into line.

Random scares people away (or into violent opposition), not into line; for punishment to be effective in getting people in line, you want people to be maximally clear on what action will and will not provoke it.

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