At work, he forced the traders to defend their ideas, even when he already agreed with them. He took that same approach even when he wasn’t working. It didn’t seem to matter to him which side of an issue you took; Whalley leaped to the other side, even on such contentious political subjects as abortion, gun control, or gays in the military. He would say, “I love the NRA” or “people who own guns are idiots,” then abruptly switch sides if someone agreed with him too quickly. It was as if he had no particular moral beliefs himself; it was just a big game. He had zero patience for those he felt
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