Posted on 09/02/2021 9:38:02 AM PDT by amorphous
Over the weekend a stunning image made the rounds online. The photo showed a letter from Chase Bank to Lori Flynn, the wife of Gen. Michael Flynn, informing her that her credit cards were being canceled due to the “reputational risk” she created for the company.
Some on the left initially suggested the letter might be a hoax, before concluding that Chase’s decision was legitimate and something to celebrate.
On Tuesday Chase confirmed that the cancellation was real and aimed at Flynn’s wife, Lori. The company then tried to walk back the cancellation, claiming that it was all “mistake.” If there was any “mistake” in targeting Flynn’s family, it was in misjudging the PR backlash that would ensue from such an egregious display of political persecution.
Chase’s “mistaken” letter to General Flynn’s wife wasn’t the first time an organization has used “reputational risk” as a pretext for political censorship. In fact, weaponizing claims of “reputational risk” has become a favored tactic for the institutional left to deny its enemies the right to organize or even live normal day-to-day lives.
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With President Donald Trump in office, the American people enjoyed a brief hiatus from these governmental mafioso-style activities at the federal level. But with the Biden Administration in power, the feds are ready to roll again, and at the state level, liberal governments are now acting more aggressively than ever before. And as General Flynn’s experience shows, individual Americans can and will be targeted alongside companies and non-profits.
Move your funds out of CHASE now!
It ends, as it should, with EXIT WOUNDS.
Screw Chase. No cards, no accounts. Piss on ‘em.
It would be very convenient for me to do my banking services with a local Chase Bank, but I will never do so. Their business has been contaminated with wokeness.
I don’t understand this.
How does Chase Manhattan Bank have reputational risk, when all all of our banking and financial and credit card transactions are private?
Does anyone know what bank is used by the Clintons, or Biden, or Obama, or Lady Gaga? Does anyone know what is in Cher’s wallet? How in the world would anyone know what bank is used by Woody Allen? How would.anyone ever know unless someone illegally leaked the information to the media?
-PJ
Rather than listing banks and brokers that are “woke”, I suggest we list institutions that are not woke so that we can move to more friendly environs.
Wait, so confused here.
A baker has to bake a cake for a customer even though it has a message that the baker does not agree with .... or .... the bank can not do business with someone for their political beliefs.
Sorry, you can’t have it both ways.
How does Chase Manhattan Bank have reputational risk, when all all of our banking and financial and credit card transactions are private?
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It doesn’t. Some pinch-faced angry millennial at Chase in the accounts department must have queried for Flynn’s account, likely as part of an orchestrated campaign against all things Trump, found that he had an account, and terminated the account.
My bet is a good lawyer, thru discovery, would find this account identification and termination were not authorized as part of any general account cleanup by Chase, but a deliberate, vindictive attack against Flynn, or in this case Flynn’s wife.
This cancelation was not random, it was targeted.
Without Chase bringing attention to Flynn who is going to know they bank with Chase and impact Chase’s reputation?
Chase Bank, which acquired my credit cards as a result of mergers/acquisitions, messed me over when they raised rates quite awhile ago.
I DESPISE Chase, and will never do business with them!!!! PHOOEY!!!!
Hi.
After the recent articles regarding Chase, we are considering taking our banking elsewhere.
5.56mm
It’s ok, they are a PRIVATE COMPANY, so heck, they can enslave people if they want, I guess. In this case, NO PROBLEM, just go to Bank of America, and when B of A dumps you (or refuses you), just go to Well Fargo, and when Wells dumps you (or refuses you), just to City Bank, and when City dumps you (or refuses you), just go to...
Reminds me of when I went to Vegas the first time, I was 18, gambling age was 21. Played the slots for nearly an hour, and then finally a security guy came over and asked for ID. So I left, no problem, I thought, on to the next casino. Couldn’t even drop a dime before being caught. So on to the next, same thing. Only years later did I realize the casinos were coordinating with each other.
In this case, Chase didn’t just come up with this punishment out of the blue, THEY WERE DIRECTED to do so, by people in government bent on revenge - and when the government tells a bank to do something, they will ALWAYS do just that. So if Mr. Flynn tries other banks, he won’t be getting service there either or, if they do give him service by accident, they’ll be politely asked to cancel that service. And no, once he gives his SS number at a new bank, the government knows who to call.
...but then again, Chase is a PRIVATE COMPANY, so who cares what they do and who they do it to. Right?
I’m surprised he isn’t a USAA member. We’ve had a USAA card for more than 40 years. It isn’t just auto insurance.
Not a Chase customer, although according to several emails I received over the years, my Chase account experienced some suspicious activity.
Anyone who has still used Chase or Wells Fargo for the last ten years is an absolute ignorant lazy fool.
“But it is too much time and trouble to move my loans and Ect. to another bank!”
So what? Until folks make the sacrifice of time and effort these companies will continue to rape us...
This is not new. Anyone involved in RKBA issues during the Obama administration grokked to the weaponization of the financial system, as described in the article:
“In 2011, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. warned banks to carefully scrutinize any “high-risk” clients who used payment processors like PayPal to manage credit card transactions. Alongside businesses like escort companies or pyramid schemes, Obama’s FDIC also conveniently lumped in gun and ammunition sellers. Then, in 2013, the Obama Department of Justice launched “Operation Choke Point,” a campaign to intimidate financial firms working with companies that the administration didn’t like. And any company involved with the U.S. gun industry was a top target.”
These people are after power, and they will not stop until either they have it, or are made to stop.
I know that sounds a little fraught, but here we are.
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