Damascene conversion的意思
<p>分享一个知识点：</p><p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="Damascene">Damascene</span> <span word="conversion">conversion</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passages">passages</span> (<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Wisdom">Wisdom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="King">King</span>, <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Cassidy">Cassidy</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorker">Yorker</span>, <span word="October">October</span> 27, 2009):</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="post">post</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mervyn">Mervyn</span> <span word="King">King</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="endorse">endorse</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Soros">Soros</span>, <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Volcker">Volcker</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="King">King</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="deserves">deserves</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="First">First</span> <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="background">background</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="academic">academic</span>, <span word="King">King</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1991 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="supporter">supporter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="deregulation">deregulation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="merge">merge</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giants">giants</span>, <span word="became">became</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cartel">cartel</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="bailouts">bailouts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="flawed">flawed</span> <span word="behemoths">behemoths</span>—<span word="Lloyds">Lloyds</span>-<span word="TSB">TSB</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>—<span word="King">King</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Damascene">Damascene</span> <span word="conversion">conversion</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Damascene">Damascene</span> <span word="conversion">conversion</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorker">Yorker</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span>, <span word="King">King</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advocate">advocate</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="interference">interference</span>. <span word="Banks">Banks</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quintessential">quintessential</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="capitalism">capitalism</span>, <span word="King">King</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> (<span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="prudent">prudent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="OPM">OPM</span> – <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p>
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