
Robert Armstrong
@rbrtrmstrng
US financial commentator, FT. These views are mine. The pursuit of pleasure is hard work.
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http://www.ft.com/tryunhedged 23-10-2013 20:14:44
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āViolence is always perceived as being a legitimate reprisal,ā Girard writes. āNo one ever feels responsible for triggering it.ā What I could have learnt from RenĆ© Girard ft.com/content/66f718⦠via @ft Robert Armstrong


"Violence is always perceived as being a legitimate reprisal. No one ever feels responsible for triggering it." Robert Armstrong on René Girard: "I felt a rush of satisfaction that someone had made it down the road on which I got lost."ft.com/content/66f718⦠@ft Robert Armstrong

"Because the market is ignoring or almost laughing at the president's tariff threats, it becomes more likely that he'll follow through on them." Financial Times commentator Robert Armstrong on coining TACO amid new tariff threats.











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