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Originally Posted by The STUD
99% of you in the thread are a bunch of hypocrites-PERIOD!! Barry took a loan from a few of his FRIENDS. He didn't walk into BOA for a credit check. If you guys were in the same situation you wouldn't have done a thing differently. If you took a loan from friends and they said yeah pay us back whenever (which in the high stakes world players owe and swap debts) it wouldn't be any different than what Barry did. With everything up in the air who exactly would Barry pay? Write a check to Howard? Pay GBT who does not own FTP? Do you guys think the 18 million is really going to be fully recovered?
I know many people are angry and looking for someone to blame. Giving Barry all this heat over 400K when others owe MILLIONS is ludicrous. As for PR move: gee have not heard from any of the FTP owners and others mentioned taking loans.
What a load of BS that is.
If I took a loan from a friend I would pay it back as fast as possible, especially if it's interest-free. These are basic foundations of both morale and friendship. If you beg to differ I hope you are not involded in any staking. From past staking deals I know it's very uncomfortable to loan money and having to wait for it because of whatever reason
However using your comparison: What I certainly wouldn't do after borrowing money from a friend:
a) not paying back for ages when my friend is dead or seriously ill
b) stating that I won't transfer the money because my friend is not able to receive it due to illness etc and I don't trust his relatives
c) using the word 'morale' or 'obligation' anymore after a) or b) happened
Plus 400k is a significant part of a million, especially considering the other players at least had some connection to FTP.
Last edited by BeenAWhile; 02-03-2012 at 06:51 AM.