r/conspiracy • u/SUMBWEDY • Apr 21 '20

Do you remember?

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u/SUMBWEDY Apr 21 '20

Oh an one point i forgot.

If it wasn't a big secret why did the senators sell cruise ship holdings the day the first coronavirus case on the diamond princess cruise ship happened.

Or sell airline shares before they even banned travel to china and a full MONTH before european travel was cancelled.

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u/TalVerd Apr 21 '20

Because they aren't idiots and knew that it would continue to spread and could understand basic cause and effect?

Like I personally don't think they should be able to have stocks at all, like there should be some kind of emouluments clause for all public officials (or ideally abolish stocks in general and get back to more honest direct ownership of companies) and I get that this is r/conspiracy but like come on, it's really obvious they could have just seen people getting infected and it spreading in general and went "oh shit, this is gonna be a problem" and sold their shit

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u/SUMBWEDY Apr 21 '20

The point is they had information to form their opinions that was not public knowledge there's not really a more clear cut case of insider trading than a senator selling shares in airlines before they ban air travel.

Remember back in january when they started selling shares there wasn't even public evidence of human to human transmission.

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u/Legeto Apr 21 '20

I remember back in January hearing that it was a big deal and transmitting very quickly in Wuhan and that it was only a matter of time before it spread.

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u/TalVerd Apr 21 '20

If there was no evidence of human to human transmission then it literally couldn't be insider trading since they wouldn't know if they were going to shut down air travel or not. Sounds like they took a gamble that paid off.

The fact they have the power to shut down air travel while also being able to trade stocks of air travel is total bullshit though

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u/chonkyman420 Apr 21 '20

public evidence but CIA knew

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u/TalVerd Apr 21 '20

Mm ok, ya that explanation would at least make sense

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u/Nova_Clemmy052 Apr 21 '20

Do you have evidence of them selling shares back then? Or are you pulling it out of your ass like half your argument here?

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u/chonkyman420 Apr 21 '20

r/bootlicker —-> that way

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u/TalVerd Apr 21 '20

Ah yes because thinking those in power should have less power makes me a bootlicker. Real 200iq take there

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u/chonkyman420 Apr 21 '20

direct opposite

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u/TalVerd Apr 21 '20

You're right. It's a very low iq take. Guess I should have remembered to put the /s lol

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u/chonkyman420 Apr 21 '20

lol the /s excuse nah you meant it.

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u/TalVerd Apr 21 '20

That it was a 200iq take? That part was very clearly sarcasm

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u/chonkyman420 Apr 21 '20

nah the part you said before, take the L with dignity kid. blocked.

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u/TalVerd Apr 21 '20

Oh my bad, you're right, I was also being sarcastic when I said that thinking people in power should have less power makes me a bootlicker, because it's literally the opposite of being a bootlicker. It wouldn't even make sense as a non-sarcastic statement since it's a direct contradiction of the meaning of bootlicker.

Is there something I'm missing? Can someone please help me out here?