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Reading Chapter 26, it looks like, mid-page, we follow the cross-examining of the major contemporary banker, Mr. Overstone, with him trying to justify to the interviewer why high interest rates follow prosperous periods for capital and vice versa
Marx seems to take the opposite approach, saying that lower interest rate follow such prosperous periods, and increases in interest rates follow periods of crisis for capital, showing a more opportunistic side to finance capital.
There's a lot more going on beyond that, however, as the interviewer shows the faults within Overstone's words, and Marx comments on that to make a point
I love this style he uses sometimes, just dunking on dummies sarcastically. I believe Karl would have been a great poster.
He would've? That's an understatement... I'm pretty sure he was the forerunner, if not archetype and standard, for some Hexber rage-filled commentary effort posts a la Alaskaball
You can already feel him turn his gears, after reading things like:
and
That'd you understand why he responds with bangers like