Great, let's expand the conspiracy theory to election politics, the CIA's involvement in 9/11 and area 51. Must be a slow news day out there...
don't know what comment you are referencing, I read the whole thread, and don't know what brought in the political comment, but there are other threads that highlight the reality of the current market conditions that we are all suffering under, and there's not a Democrat in sight to blame. So, in those overly simplistic terms, hey: 4 more years, huh? maybe that way they can get it right! and crash the ecomomy beyond repair, because all this hand wringing over not acknowledging a recession as if somehow just through redefining the technical term can aussuage all the lost jobs, bankrupt state, municipal and local governments (because they can't tax these overly broken down middle class citizens any more) and other negative disparencies in the economy hasn't done it, then why not go for full broke! hmmmm, now there's a thought, more tax breaks for offshoring jobs, for the overly wealthy and for the Exxons, Enrons and Haliburtons of the US.
Their are 3 types traders (1) Those that don't know or think the market is a scam. (they lose everyday until they just disappear) (2) Those that think the market is a scam (they lose almost everyday.)and just hang around and complain. And (3) Those that know the market is a scam or ponzi scheme and adjust their trading to reflect this reality.(They win almost everyday.) which one are you? To put it more bluntly all markets are manipulated by someone or some entity with just a little more money and resources (Knowledge) than you.
I am reminded of a quote in the opening sequence of the movie Rounders: "...if you can't spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker."
It's only a scam if you believe that somehow you have an advantage over a fairly efficient market and that in reality you may not have this edge.