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malaise

(269,157 posts)
Tue Sep 22, 2015, 09:01 AM Sep 2015

Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs CEO, Has Cancer, Will Start Chemotherapy Treatment

Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs CEO, Has Cancer, Will Start Chemotherapy Treatment
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"Late this summer after several weeks of not feeling well, I underwent a series of tests, which culminated in a biopsy last week. After the biopsy, I was told by my doctors that I have lymphoma. Fortunately, my form of lymphoma is highly curable, and my doctors' and my own expectation is that I will be cured.

"My treatment plan will include chemotherapy over the next several months in New York. My doctors have advised me that during the treatment, I will be able to work substantially as normal, leading the firm. I will, however, reduce some of my previously planned travel during the treatment period. I have discussed this approach with our Board of Directors and they are supportive.

There are many people who are dealing with cancer every day. I draw on their experiences as I begin my own. I have a lot of energy, and I'm anxious to begin the treatment. I appreciate your support and good wishes."

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Good luck but no support or good wishes from me

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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
2. Someone just alerted on you
Tue Sep 22, 2015, 09:19 AM
Sep 2015

because you didn't get all broke up over Goldman's Sach's Ceo.....

I was in the jury no results yet.

n2doc

(47,953 posts)
4. The alert system is broken
Tue Sep 22, 2015, 09:24 AM
Sep 2015

Hope this gets a 0-7 vote so the alerter gets spanked. Ridiculous. Malaise was far kinder than I am.

Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
6. Results of your Jury Service
Tue Sep 22, 2015, 09:30 AM
Sep 2015

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service
Mail Message
On Tue Sep 22, 2015, 01:14 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs CEO, Has Cancer, Will Start Chemotherapy Treatment
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027191550

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

"No support or good wishes" for a cancer patient is just wrong. It makes DU look bad.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Tue Sep 22, 2015, 01:26 PM, and the Jury voted 1-6 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: God what a stupid alert
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Let me see ... this makes DU look bad?
Fuck Goldman Sachs ... I have no support or good wishes either......
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I think malaise is expressing a lack of concern for someone highly unlikable not a wish that that he come to harm. I would give this one a pass and leave it.
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: This post reads like a dog-whistle for "I hope this guy dies", and that's reprehensible.

We should want people, regardless of worldview, to suffer less and not more.
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Not a violation of any rules; not hideworthy.
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Lack of sympathy is not a hide-able offense, IMO.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: He was wished good luck, the alert left that out.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
18. I can think of a short list of the LAST people who should EVER be alerted on...
Tue Sep 22, 2015, 12:06 PM
Sep 2015

...and Malaise would be on that list. I mean, WTF?

The "jury system" needs some work, especially when it comes to some of the people who click "alert."

I need to go find Skittles...if I tell her about what they tried to do to Malaise, I KNOW some asses are going to get kicked. I KNOW IT.

 

think

(11,641 posts)
8. I wish Blankfein well. May he get awesome medical care and recover completely.
Tue Sep 22, 2015, 09:31 AM
Sep 2015

May his experience open and transform his vision in a new and enlightened way...

panader0

(25,816 posts)
9. "I don't care how great you are, I don't care what you're worth--
Tue Sep 22, 2015, 09:53 AM
Sep 2015

when it all comes down you got to go back to Mother Earth." -Memphis Slim

Orrex

(63,224 posts)
15. Maybe they'll spike the cost of his medication by 8,000%
Tue Sep 22, 2015, 11:40 AM
Sep 2015

Thereby reducing him from a multi-multi-billionaire to a slightly-less-multi-multi-billionaire.

 

Marr

(20,317 posts)
17. Oh, he'll be fine. He'll have 1000 times the medical attention than anyone else would get, he'll
Tue Sep 22, 2015, 11:54 AM
Sep 2015

recover, and live to make another 20 years of pompous remarks about how he beat cancer, and anyone who doesn't is just weak.

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