Upon casually checking news headlines via google news earlier tonight, I thought I must have been having a bad dream when I say the headline “Jörg Haider Killed I Car Crash.” This headline won’t mean much for most Americans, many have never heard of Haider. But as an American of German descent who’s spent the past several years living, working and studying in Germany, and is both familiar with and fond of Haider, I feel a deep sense of loss and sadness.
For me, Haider represented a real hope for Austria. I, like many Austrians and Germans familiar ad fond of the man, revere him for his willingness to put his nation first, even before himself. So rare among politicians is the courageous man of principle, who remains uncorrupted, outspoken and true to his principles. I consider Haider to have represented all that. In America, we are lucky to have a few politicians like Haider. In Germany however, I am sorry to say that I know of none like him.
Clearly, Haider is beloved by much of the Austrian population. In 1999, the party he lead (the Austria Freedom Party or FPÖ) received 27% of the year’s election votes. Just one week ago on 29 September 2008, In 2005, the numerous conservative Austrian politicians including Haider formed the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ). This party attracted as much love as it did hate. Many Austrians felt this party to be the only one really in favor of Austria’s interests, the only one willing to govern by Austrian traditions/values/norms, the only one against further European Union integration schemes and the only one which had not sold out to globalist interests. This is clearly why the new party received approximately 30% of the votes in the recent election taken place on 29 September 2008. Certainly, this is a huge gain for the party; those threatened by the BZÖ’s gains include: all European Union institutions; socialist political parties around Europe; and individuals with an interest in increased EU integration, increased immigration into Austria and the greater EU, as well as those advancing a pro-globalization agenda. That’s a pretty long list of enemies!
Austrians and immigrants to Austria in favor of increased immigration, globalists in favor of increased European Union integration and increased, and socialists fervently attacked both Haider and the BZÖ he played a significant role in leading.
Some individuals accused Haider of being a “NAZI,” even though he never once advocared support for National Socialism. Haider openly advocates respect for elder generations, on account of the hard times they suffered through.
Some individuals attacked Haider for his parent’s past in the NAZI party. But we must understand that Haider is not his parents. Moreover, most Germans and Austrians joined the NAZI party early on –like Haider’s parents did- due NOT on account of anti-Semitic sentiment, but rather, as an angry reaction to the Versailles Treaty (e.g., how it broke up the Austria-Hungarian Empire; reduced Germany in size by 30%, this land having gone to Poland, Czechoslovakia and France; reduced Germany’s military to approximately 100,000 men; and forced Germany to pay £11.3 billion in reparations.
Moreover, Haider was commonly criticized for his pro-Austrian nationalistic and anti-immigration sentiments. Haider believed large scale Muslim immigration is threatening Austrian society. Apparently, many other Austrians feel the same. Many Austrians believe Haider was very pro-Austrian, he was willing to risk his reputation and life in order to defend traditional Austrian values, traditions and culture in the political arena. Similarly, he believed the European Union was a leviathan type of governance structure, which he perceived as a threat to Austrian society’s best interests. I certainly perceive the EU as a threat to the best of every nation within its boarders, as do many European Union citizens. Incidentally, anti-EU sentiment is on the rise, and EU leaders along with the globalists they serve are becoming increasingly worried about this phenomenon.
Certainly the death of Haider is very suspicious. As of yet, the official story as reported by Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE49A2IM20081011) maintains that Haider’s car; a government Mercedes, spun out of control, took out another car with it and rolled over several times. This all is show to have occurred in a residential district, where the speed limit is 70 km/hr (approximately 45-50 miles per hour). As shown in photos, the car was crushed.
What makes this so tragic is that Haider’s party had just won a huge victory; approximately 30% of the votes, in recent election; taken place on 29 September 2008. This meant that Haider was finally going to be in a position, along with other party representatives, to make some real changes within the Austrian political sphere.
It’s too bad Austria lost such a wonderful patriot, it’s too bad there are not more like him, and it’s too bad Haider will not live to further the Austrian people’s interests. However, my only hope now is that where a great man has fallen, other like men and women will rise- not only in Austria, but throughout Europe and across the globe as well.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
What Aaron James Means To Your Future
The New World Order and their cronies have a vendetta against Aaron James. Not because he is a criminal; not even so much because he stood up when they wronged him; but because if he gets away with doing so, you will think you can too.
You’ve probably never heard of Aaron James, just the way the FBI and Minneapolis Police Department would like it. In fact, all information relating to Aaron James has been erased from the FBI’s website. You will find no information relating to Aaron James there, nor will you find it on the Minneapolis Police Department’s or the Winnipeg Police Department’s websites. According to my understanding, Aaron James believes this is because one or more of these bodies, alone or in tandem, is planning to erase him from the web, before assassinating him.
I for one am taking Aaron James very seriously, and am very worried that his life is in danger. After having heard Aaron James on various Patriot radio shows (such as those accessed via The Republican Broadcasting Network (www.republicbroadcasting.org) and having watched several of his videos via YouTube (accessed via http://www.youtube.com/user/AJames1000), I am without a doubt that Aaron James is being targeted by the US and Canadian government, as part of a larger New World Order scheme to shut up and set up an example for possible dissenters.
Now before going onto Aaron James’ story, I want to make three brief points. First, Aaron James is not being targeted for having committed a crime- he did NOT commit a crime. Second, even if had committed a crime, he nevertheless both deserves and is legally obligated to be treated as innocent until proven guilty, within the domestic law of the United States and Canada. And third, the American and Canadian police do NOT have the right to beat civilians acting peacefully/non-violently; the police, FBI and CIA do not have the right to threaten civilians into ‘compliance,’ ‘confession’ or other types of action- these agencies do not have the right to threaten civilians PERIOD; and trials within the American court system MUST be administered by an impartial jury.
Now onto the Aaron James story, as I understand it: on 18 January 2006, aboard a Northwestern Airlines flight returning from Minneapolis to Canada, Aaron James’ mother (a soft spoken middle aged lady) was, as she attests to it, asked very rudely by a stewardess to let the latter explore her “suspicious” carry on baggage. Aaron James was treated very rudely by the stewardess, who called him and his mother names via the flight’s intercom system. Neither James nor his mother were, at any point, rude or abrasive to the stewardess or any flight personnel. In fact, this was later admitted by another stewardess I James’ 2006 trial.
Now the next part of the story is a bit hazy for me (I am unable to access Aaron James’ website to get the full facts, unfortunately, as his site has suspiciously been taken down by unidentified third parties). But what I do know is that at some point (I believe in Minneapolis), James was taken off the plane and beaten severely by a several police officers.
Aaron James maintains that this was a racially motivated action, on account of his appearance. Aaron James was beaten so badly, that his clothing was partly saturated with blood. And for what? All because his mother wanted to be treated respectfully by the stewardess, and not ordered around like cattle, and because of his appearance.
Following this incident, Aaron James ad his mother were put on a no fly list, bussed back to Canada, Aaron James was tried in a tribunal type trial (the jury was composed of airport and Minneapolis police personnel!), targeted by Winnipeg police, harassed by American law enforcement and threatened by the FBI/CIA/Winnipeg police and Minneapolis police. An for what? Because he refused to be silent about the abhorrent treatment he and his mother received. Because the New World Order is afraid of individuals like Aaron James, who have backbone enough to stand up to tyranny.
Please get all the facts from Aaron James himself. He recounts them much better than do I. Please watch Aaron James’ video concerning the initial incident (accessibly via http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gSw-NlUfwE). You can see how serious James is, and how important it is for us to stick up for and support him, during his struggle against the tyrannical New World Order.
After watching Aaron James’ story, get the word out. Tell anyone and everyone you can. Then write a pose about him and his struggle in your personal blog or on internet forums. If enough people learn about Aaron James, those after his life will not make a move, for fear of showing their true colors.
If the New World Order can shut Aaron James up for standing up to their tyranny, then they can and will shut you up too for doing the same. We need to let them know that we the people are not in the present and will not in the future take their tyranny. We will speak up when they wrong one of us, and we will support each other in their struggles against them! Also, do not let the New World Order win the information battle! Aaron James’ website has mysteriously disappeared off the internet, he is off all FBI lists for the first time in 3 years. Get this story out; inform anyone and everyone you can!
The New World Order has declared war against dissenters; those who are unwilling to go along with their tyranny (e.g., take unwarranted police beatings in silence, sign faulty ‘confession statements’ and let them treat us like cattle). Aaron James is on the figurative front line, doing all he can to preserve his and our future. Meet him at the front, and support him, like he would do for you. If the New World Order takes Aaron James down, it is only a matter of time before they come for you too!
You’ve probably never heard of Aaron James, just the way the FBI and Minneapolis Police Department would like it. In fact, all information relating to Aaron James has been erased from the FBI’s website. You will find no information relating to Aaron James there, nor will you find it on the Minneapolis Police Department’s or the Winnipeg Police Department’s websites. According to my understanding, Aaron James believes this is because one or more of these bodies, alone or in tandem, is planning to erase him from the web, before assassinating him.
I for one am taking Aaron James very seriously, and am very worried that his life is in danger. After having heard Aaron James on various Patriot radio shows (such as those accessed via The Republican Broadcasting Network (www.republicbroadcasting.org) and having watched several of his videos via YouTube (accessed via http://www.youtube.com/user/AJames1000), I am without a doubt that Aaron James is being targeted by the US and Canadian government, as part of a larger New World Order scheme to shut up and set up an example for possible dissenters.
Now before going onto Aaron James’ story, I want to make three brief points. First, Aaron James is not being targeted for having committed a crime- he did NOT commit a crime. Second, even if had committed a crime, he nevertheless both deserves and is legally obligated to be treated as innocent until proven guilty, within the domestic law of the United States and Canada. And third, the American and Canadian police do NOT have the right to beat civilians acting peacefully/non-violently; the police, FBI and CIA do not have the right to threaten civilians into ‘compliance,’ ‘confession’ or other types of action- these agencies do not have the right to threaten civilians PERIOD; and trials within the American court system MUST be administered by an impartial jury.
Now onto the Aaron James story, as I understand it: on 18 January 2006, aboard a Northwestern Airlines flight returning from Minneapolis to Canada, Aaron James’ mother (a soft spoken middle aged lady) was, as she attests to it, asked very rudely by a stewardess to let the latter explore her “suspicious” carry on baggage. Aaron James was treated very rudely by the stewardess, who called him and his mother names via the flight’s intercom system. Neither James nor his mother were, at any point, rude or abrasive to the stewardess or any flight personnel. In fact, this was later admitted by another stewardess I James’ 2006 trial.
Now the next part of the story is a bit hazy for me (I am unable to access Aaron James’ website to get the full facts, unfortunately, as his site has suspiciously been taken down by unidentified third parties). But what I do know is that at some point (I believe in Minneapolis), James was taken off the plane and beaten severely by a several police officers.
Aaron James maintains that this was a racially motivated action, on account of his appearance. Aaron James was beaten so badly, that his clothing was partly saturated with blood. And for what? All because his mother wanted to be treated respectfully by the stewardess, and not ordered around like cattle, and because of his appearance.
Following this incident, Aaron James ad his mother were put on a no fly list, bussed back to Canada, Aaron James was tried in a tribunal type trial (the jury was composed of airport and Minneapolis police personnel!), targeted by Winnipeg police, harassed by American law enforcement and threatened by the FBI/CIA/Winnipeg police and Minneapolis police. An for what? Because he refused to be silent about the abhorrent treatment he and his mother received. Because the New World Order is afraid of individuals like Aaron James, who have backbone enough to stand up to tyranny.
Please get all the facts from Aaron James himself. He recounts them much better than do I. Please watch Aaron James’ video concerning the initial incident (accessibly via http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gSw-NlUfwE). You can see how serious James is, and how important it is for us to stick up for and support him, during his struggle against the tyrannical New World Order.
After watching Aaron James’ story, get the word out. Tell anyone and everyone you can. Then write a pose about him and his struggle in your personal blog or on internet forums. If enough people learn about Aaron James, those after his life will not make a move, for fear of showing their true colors.
If the New World Order can shut Aaron James up for standing up to their tyranny, then they can and will shut you up too for doing the same. We need to let them know that we the people are not in the present and will not in the future take their tyranny. We will speak up when they wrong one of us, and we will support each other in their struggles against them! Also, do not let the New World Order win the information battle! Aaron James’ website has mysteriously disappeared off the internet, he is off all FBI lists for the first time in 3 years. Get this story out; inform anyone and everyone you can!
The New World Order has declared war against dissenters; those who are unwilling to go along with their tyranny (e.g., take unwarranted police beatings in silence, sign faulty ‘confession statements’ and let them treat us like cattle). Aaron James is on the figurative front line, doing all he can to preserve his and our future. Meet him at the front, and support him, like he would do for you. If the New World Order takes Aaron James down, it is only a matter of time before they come for you too!
Friday, October 10, 2008
Two Reasons why the Economy is Failing: Fiat v Representative Money and Poor Decision Making
Like the times immediately following the stock market crash of 1929, today the banksters, their political cronies and the media spinsters are trying to sell you on buying a faulty explanation concerning the reasons for the current economic crash. It is one which is lacking in truth at best, and downright misleading at worse. In actuality, it is very simple to explain the current economic crash. For it occurs on account of just two main factors.
The simple one first. Some business made poor decisions during recent years, and government to date has not yet punished them for doing so. Several major US corporations ran their business operations irresponsibly and/or frequently. Some of these poor decisions were motivated by greed and a desire for power (e.g. CEOs awarding themselves and their peers obscene salaries and bonuses. Others however I believe were made with more malicious intent (e.g., toxic loans, which banksters knew a considerable amount of people would ultimately default upon).
Second however, our economy is based upon fiat money, rather than representative money. Now this reason really requires an in depth explanation. I’ve tried to make this as simple as possible, please bear with me. When you understand the difference between representative and fiat money, you’ve mastered the fundamentals of economic theory. If you do not understand this, then you are apt to fall victim to the economic spinsters, and without a doubt will not be able to understand why our economy is crashing. This is VERY important to grasp!
Representative money is based upon commodities (such as gold or silver), and exists in proportion to the amount of that commodity/commodities available within the economy. Thus fiat money represents WEALTH. The commodity is the wealth; the money is created to be used as a medium of exchange, as it represent the existence of that commodity within an economy. In representative money economic systems, commodities are real money, but not commonly exchanged. They are represented by paper bills and metal coins (such as dollars and quarters), which are exchanged as representative of the real money (the commodities). Thus, the government can only print as much money as there is commodity available. This means the government can always offer you $100 in gold for your $100 worth of paper bills or coins.
Now fiat money is entirely different. This one really is complicated, it is difficult to explain. But please bear with me, for you have not a chance in hell of understanding our country’s current economic crisis, until you firmly grasp the concept of fiat currency, and understand how it differs from representative currency.
Fiat currency is not backed up by commodities, is based upon the trust that it will be accepted as legal tender (money) in the present and future, and is thus only money because the government declares it as such.
Fiat money is based upon government and bank DEBT. It is created through 1) government borrowing from the Federal Reserve (one of the Fed’s two functions is to create money for the government). When the government borrows money, the fed creates it, hence we have money based upon the government’s debt to the fed; and 2) through banks lending out to third parties the money you deposit there.
To elaborate: whenever you deposit money into a bank, they are required to keep a portion of that money in reserves, but may lend out the rest. As you’ve just lent that money to the bank for both safe keeping and lending opportunities, they are in debt to you for that amount. So for example, say you deposit $100 into your bank. If the current reserve rate (setting the reserve rate is the Fed’s second function!) is 10%, your bank may lend out $90, but must keep $10. Now that $9 lent out by your bank will be brought into another bank, in which $81 may be lent out and $9 kept in reserves (we are working off a reserve rate of 10% here, remember). I could deduce this down to the last dollar, but you see how hundreds of dollars are created off the $100 you lent to the bank by depositing it there, or in other words the bank’s $100 debt to you. In essence, hundreds of dollars of bank debt have been created off an original $100 of bank debt.
The significance of the afore provided explanation is this: in a fiat money system, everyone’s bills and coins are based upon bank DEBT. If you have a $100 dollar bill, it is $100 of government debt to the Fed or $100 of bank debt to he deposited that money into the bank. If everyone rushes to the bank with their bills and coins and demands ‘real money’ or commodities, they get nothing, because the money is not backed up by commodities! Even worse, much of this fiat money exists only as numbers in computers. Much of today’ fiat money exists only as numbers in a computer; if everyone at one time demands paper bills and coins for the numbers shown in the computer, the bank’s will NOT be able to give them that. Honestly, I don’t think there are enough trees in the world to print enough bills to cover the US $6 trillion debt alone, just for example!
Hopefully, you’re still with me. If you are, then you must be thinking representative money is honest, and building an economy upon it is apt to be stable. That’s because there can never be more bills/coins in circulation than there are commodity resources in existence, since the government cannot create more bills/coins than it has commodities to be represented thereby (or else the money ceases to be representative, and becomes fiat). On the other hand though, you must be thinking fiat money is dishonest and a scam, built upon a house of cards and apt to be unstable. This is all true, history proves it as such.
The US has instituted and dissolved the gold standard (a representative money system) several times throughout history. Every single time it left the gold standard though, it was because the government did not possess enough commodities to cover its spending. Several of our forefathers warned us about the danger of abandoning the gold standard, and doing so nearly wrecked the US economy following the War for Independence and the Civil War.
By now, you must have realize that our financial system is a house of cards, and our banking system is a sham! Not surprisingly, this house of cards could not weather the storm of irresponsible and fraudulent financial practice by large corporations. When the wind blew, all the cards went tumbling down. Many individuals were able to predict the fall of the US economy, because the understood the difference between fiat-representative money systems, and could thus induct the dangers of the former.
Before moving onto solutions, I would like you to think about this: the Federal Reserve –a quasi-government/quasi-private organization- charges the government interest (which you pay by way of taxes!) to money it prints up out of thin air, while banks charge you interest on money they literally create by punching a couple numbers into a computer! They can do this because of the nature of fiat currency, as previous discussed. Does this strike you as fair, honest let alone ethical banking?
So what do we need to do? We need to return to real money- representative money. To do this, we first abolish the fiat currency and return to a representative money system, based upon commodities. Second, we abolish the Fed, as their only functions are lending money to the government and setting the reserve rate- both of which are ONLY used in a fiat system, and NOT in a representative money system. We do not need the Fed to set reserve rates, if banks make loans based upon their wealth and not their debt. Additionally, we do not need the Fed to lend the government money it creates out of thin air and charges interest upon, if the government is obligated to only spend what real wealth it has, or raise its own revenue (such as through bonds)!
Some might Say the return to real, representative money is impractical. Well, we had a representative money system for most of our history, and we did find during much of that time. We had an honest, stable and ethical financial system based upon real wealth; that was what we had. Moreover, the government did not get into deep debts during these times. If it did, it ultimately switched our financial system over to a fiat system- something to think about. Sure, the government might attempt to raise revenue through over-taxation in a representative system, to meet costs. However, the government must over-tax us now in the current fiat system, on account of the fact that we pay its debts to the Fed. Why should the government bother raising revenue quickly in the current fiat system, when it can borrow from the Fed and hand us the bill later? Finally, some might say a decrease in borrowing and lending will damage economic growth. But would you prefer real economic growth based upon wealth, or increased economic activity masquerading as growth, but actually based upon the creation of more government and bank debt- that isn’t economic growth!
Will the change from pseudo-money to real money be pleasant? No, not at all, at least in the beginning! And you can bet the Fed won’t want to go along with this, for obvious reasons. Yes, this change back to representative money will be painful at first. But in making this change, we are doing right by our nation.
The simple one first. Some business made poor decisions during recent years, and government to date has not yet punished them for doing so. Several major US corporations ran their business operations irresponsibly and/or frequently. Some of these poor decisions were motivated by greed and a desire for power (e.g. CEOs awarding themselves and their peers obscene salaries and bonuses. Others however I believe were made with more malicious intent (e.g., toxic loans, which banksters knew a considerable amount of people would ultimately default upon).
Second however, our economy is based upon fiat money, rather than representative money. Now this reason really requires an in depth explanation. I’ve tried to make this as simple as possible, please bear with me. When you understand the difference between representative and fiat money, you’ve mastered the fundamentals of economic theory. If you do not understand this, then you are apt to fall victim to the economic spinsters, and without a doubt will not be able to understand why our economy is crashing. This is VERY important to grasp!
Representative money is based upon commodities (such as gold or silver), and exists in proportion to the amount of that commodity/commodities available within the economy. Thus fiat money represents WEALTH. The commodity is the wealth; the money is created to be used as a medium of exchange, as it represent the existence of that commodity within an economy. In representative money economic systems, commodities are real money, but not commonly exchanged. They are represented by paper bills and metal coins (such as dollars and quarters), which are exchanged as representative of the real money (the commodities). Thus, the government can only print as much money as there is commodity available. This means the government can always offer you $100 in gold for your $100 worth of paper bills or coins.
Now fiat money is entirely different. This one really is complicated, it is difficult to explain. But please bear with me, for you have not a chance in hell of understanding our country’s current economic crisis, until you firmly grasp the concept of fiat currency, and understand how it differs from representative currency.
Fiat currency is not backed up by commodities, is based upon the trust that it will be accepted as legal tender (money) in the present and future, and is thus only money because the government declares it as such.
Fiat money is based upon government and bank DEBT. It is created through 1) government borrowing from the Federal Reserve (one of the Fed’s two functions is to create money for the government). When the government borrows money, the fed creates it, hence we have money based upon the government’s debt to the fed; and 2) through banks lending out to third parties the money you deposit there.
To elaborate: whenever you deposit money into a bank, they are required to keep a portion of that money in reserves, but may lend out the rest. As you’ve just lent that money to the bank for both safe keeping and lending opportunities, they are in debt to you for that amount. So for example, say you deposit $100 into your bank. If the current reserve rate (setting the reserve rate is the Fed’s second function!) is 10%, your bank may lend out $90, but must keep $10. Now that $9 lent out by your bank will be brought into another bank, in which $81 may be lent out and $9 kept in reserves (we are working off a reserve rate of 10% here, remember). I could deduce this down to the last dollar, but you see how hundreds of dollars are created off the $100 you lent to the bank by depositing it there, or in other words the bank’s $100 debt to you. In essence, hundreds of dollars of bank debt have been created off an original $100 of bank debt.
The significance of the afore provided explanation is this: in a fiat money system, everyone’s bills and coins are based upon bank DEBT. If you have a $100 dollar bill, it is $100 of government debt to the Fed or $100 of bank debt to he deposited that money into the bank. If everyone rushes to the bank with their bills and coins and demands ‘real money’ or commodities, they get nothing, because the money is not backed up by commodities! Even worse, much of this fiat money exists only as numbers in computers. Much of today’ fiat money exists only as numbers in a computer; if everyone at one time demands paper bills and coins for the numbers shown in the computer, the bank’s will NOT be able to give them that. Honestly, I don’t think there are enough trees in the world to print enough bills to cover the US $6 trillion debt alone, just for example!
Hopefully, you’re still with me. If you are, then you must be thinking representative money is honest, and building an economy upon it is apt to be stable. That’s because there can never be more bills/coins in circulation than there are commodity resources in existence, since the government cannot create more bills/coins than it has commodities to be represented thereby (or else the money ceases to be representative, and becomes fiat). On the other hand though, you must be thinking fiat money is dishonest and a scam, built upon a house of cards and apt to be unstable. This is all true, history proves it as such.
The US has instituted and dissolved the gold standard (a representative money system) several times throughout history. Every single time it left the gold standard though, it was because the government did not possess enough commodities to cover its spending. Several of our forefathers warned us about the danger of abandoning the gold standard, and doing so nearly wrecked the US economy following the War for Independence and the Civil War.
By now, you must have realize that our financial system is a house of cards, and our banking system is a sham! Not surprisingly, this house of cards could not weather the storm of irresponsible and fraudulent financial practice by large corporations. When the wind blew, all the cards went tumbling down. Many individuals were able to predict the fall of the US economy, because the understood the difference between fiat-representative money systems, and could thus induct the dangers of the former.
Before moving onto solutions, I would like you to think about this: the Federal Reserve –a quasi-government/quasi-private organization- charges the government interest (which you pay by way of taxes!) to money it prints up out of thin air, while banks charge you interest on money they literally create by punching a couple numbers into a computer! They can do this because of the nature of fiat currency, as previous discussed. Does this strike you as fair, honest let alone ethical banking?
So what do we need to do? We need to return to real money- representative money. To do this, we first abolish the fiat currency and return to a representative money system, based upon commodities. Second, we abolish the Fed, as their only functions are lending money to the government and setting the reserve rate- both of which are ONLY used in a fiat system, and NOT in a representative money system. We do not need the Fed to set reserve rates, if banks make loans based upon their wealth and not their debt. Additionally, we do not need the Fed to lend the government money it creates out of thin air and charges interest upon, if the government is obligated to only spend what real wealth it has, or raise its own revenue (such as through bonds)!
Some might Say the return to real, representative money is impractical. Well, we had a representative money system for most of our history, and we did find during much of that time. We had an honest, stable and ethical financial system based upon real wealth; that was what we had. Moreover, the government did not get into deep debts during these times. If it did, it ultimately switched our financial system over to a fiat system- something to think about. Sure, the government might attempt to raise revenue through over-taxation in a representative system, to meet costs. However, the government must over-tax us now in the current fiat system, on account of the fact that we pay its debts to the Fed. Why should the government bother raising revenue quickly in the current fiat system, when it can borrow from the Fed and hand us the bill later? Finally, some might say a decrease in borrowing and lending will damage economic growth. But would you prefer real economic growth based upon wealth, or increased economic activity masquerading as growth, but actually based upon the creation of more government and bank debt- that isn’t economic growth!
Will the change from pseudo-money to real money be pleasant? No, not at all, at least in the beginning! And you can bet the Fed won’t want to go along with this, for obvious reasons. Yes, this change back to representative money will be painful at first. But in making this change, we are doing right by our nation.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Why a Military Should NOT be used Domestically
Because governments cannot help themselves from using these forces against protestors who call for the resignation of the government.
That is why Posse Comitatus exists as a principle of American government- or did exist, for 230 years! Posse Comiatus explicitly forbids the use of military force domestically, for the purpose of law enforcement. Posse Comitatus was meant to protect your interests, in so far as it protects you by protecting your rights (for example, the right to protest), by preventing the military from controlling you by way of force. Posse Comitatus separated us from third world countries, in which the military opens fire upon, gasses or otherwise disperses crowds of protestors unhappy with their governments. However, it tragically seems that Posse Comitatus was, and no longer is.
In late September 2008, the Executive branch of the criminal government presiding over the USA (I principle, the ‘USSA’) overstepped its authority by giving itself the authority to station the First Brigade Combat Team of the Third Division on domestic soil. The Brigade is to be used for tasks such as quelling emergency situations, crown control and civil unrest. Crown control and civil unrest? Like protestors, maybe?
And naturally, the Executive authorized itself to maintain authority over the Brigade, as well as others like it to be instituted for domestic use. Posse Comitatus does (or did) allow the Legislative Branch, or the Congress, to authorize the use of military use domestically, in emergency situations. For obvious reasons though, it did NOT authorize the Executive or Presidential branch to make that decision (e.g., a President does not to leave office so he calls in the military to maintain his post for him; or the President threatens to declare Martial Law if the Congress does not vote how he would like it to on a proposal; etc.).
Do you see how Posse Comitatus protected Americans? In essence, it prevented the Executive (Presidential) branch from using the military for its own purposes, willy nilly. It empowered the Legislative (Congressional) branch to use the military when it actually needed to be used (for example to secure our southern boarder against mass immigration!). What it did was ensure that the military would never be used against the people.
Well, the First Brigade is already here, and unfortunately others are on the way. I don’t know how this will play out, but I know the Executive would not pull the Brigade from Iraq, retrain and restation it here if it did not expect the need to do so!
Now incidentally, we are not the only ones with this problem. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (who is ‘No Angel’) of the Christian Democratic Party is, along with Germany’s Social Democratic Party, pushing for legislation which will allow the German government to use German military forces domestically- and for the EXACT three same purposes as the American military is to be used! Connect the dots, people!
On a final note though, I would like to discuss the current situation in Thailand, effective October 7th 2008. Apparently, the Thai government got tired of the thousands of nuisance protestors, protesting outside of Parliament, demanding that their no-good government resign. Unfortunately, this government has not made good on its promises, and the people want it OUT immediately. So what was the government’s solution? Why it used the national military to quell the routy crowd, of course!
In a situation where 1) the government is threatened with loss of power by the people; and 2) has authorized itself to use the national military against the people, the temptation not to do so is too powerful. It will do so, justifying this action by declaring the situation an emergency, then proceed to maintain civil order through crowd control.
That is why Posse Comitatus exists as a principle of American government- or did exist, for 230 years! Posse Comiatus explicitly forbids the use of military force domestically, for the purpose of law enforcement. Posse Comitatus was meant to protect your interests, in so far as it protects you by protecting your rights (for example, the right to protest), by preventing the military from controlling you by way of force. Posse Comitatus separated us from third world countries, in which the military opens fire upon, gasses or otherwise disperses crowds of protestors unhappy with their governments. However, it tragically seems that Posse Comitatus was, and no longer is.
In late September 2008, the Executive branch of the criminal government presiding over the USA (I principle, the ‘USSA’) overstepped its authority by giving itself the authority to station the First Brigade Combat Team of the Third Division on domestic soil. The Brigade is to be used for tasks such as quelling emergency situations, crown control and civil unrest. Crown control and civil unrest? Like protestors, maybe?
And naturally, the Executive authorized itself to maintain authority over the Brigade, as well as others like it to be instituted for domestic use. Posse Comitatus does (or did) allow the Legislative Branch, or the Congress, to authorize the use of military use domestically, in emergency situations. For obvious reasons though, it did NOT authorize the Executive or Presidential branch to make that decision (e.g., a President does not to leave office so he calls in the military to maintain his post for him; or the President threatens to declare Martial Law if the Congress does not vote how he would like it to on a proposal; etc.).
Do you see how Posse Comitatus protected Americans? In essence, it prevented the Executive (Presidential) branch from using the military for its own purposes, willy nilly. It empowered the Legislative (Congressional) branch to use the military when it actually needed to be used (for example to secure our southern boarder against mass immigration!). What it did was ensure that the military would never be used against the people.
Well, the First Brigade is already here, and unfortunately others are on the way. I don’t know how this will play out, but I know the Executive would not pull the Brigade from Iraq, retrain and restation it here if it did not expect the need to do so!
Now incidentally, we are not the only ones with this problem. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (who is ‘No Angel’) of the Christian Democratic Party is, along with Germany’s Social Democratic Party, pushing for legislation which will allow the German government to use German military forces domestically- and for the EXACT three same purposes as the American military is to be used! Connect the dots, people!
On a final note though, I would like to discuss the current situation in Thailand, effective October 7th 2008. Apparently, the Thai government got tired of the thousands of nuisance protestors, protesting outside of Parliament, demanding that their no-good government resign. Unfortunately, this government has not made good on its promises, and the people want it OUT immediately. So what was the government’s solution? Why it used the national military to quell the routy crowd, of course!
In a situation where 1) the government is threatened with loss of power by the people; and 2) has authorized itself to use the national military against the people, the temptation not to do so is too powerful. It will do so, justifying this action by declaring the situation an emergency, then proceed to maintain civil order through crowd control.
America: Broke and Broken!
When I try to come up with words to describe the state of our country and that of the world as well, all I can think of is something recently broken into pieces, still scattering itself about, the end result of which remains at present unknown.
The worst part is, everyone knows it. It's all over the news, on an international level, that America has seen her day. And the rest of the world knows that it is only a matter of time before they see theirs as well.
Does this all surprise anyone? It really shouldn't. I for one am not surprised that our country and the world in general finds itself in the state which it presently does. In 2004, I first became concerned that the real estate bubble would pop within a couple years, gushing problems into the national economy. In 2005, I came to believe that our government, at the very best, knew more about 9-11 than it let on; and at worst, was a perpetrator in the event. This was a turning point for me, I came to see 9-11 as part of or exploited in the name of a greater agenda, these thoughts both infuriating and sickening me. In 2006, I grew worried that globalist forces were attempting to institute a one-world government, based upon socialist economics and communist principles of governance. In 2007 however, events such as the tasering of American, British and Canadian protesters; as well as the push for a war against Iran for its ‘nuclear weapon program’ (which homeland security found never even existed) made me think that the shit was about to hit the fan, and those at the top were looking for the 'on switch.'
So here we are in 2008, and I truly believe that I’m witnessing the collapse of America as we know her. In fact, it looks like she is taking the rest of the world along for the fall.
This is mainly coming about through economic problems. The American economy is imploding upon itself as we speak! Just look at this mess: we are in a $6 trillion deficit already, we are in 2 wars and have military personnel stationed around the globe, what were once domestically held jobs are being located offshore, while some of the largest domestic banking houses are effectively becoming nationalized, and our people continue to lose their jobs and homes at increasing speed!
And what is the government’s solution to all this? Well first, threaten to hit nuclear power Russia with a ‘big stick,’ by way of 'hard words' (so much for Roosevelt’s famous creed…); bailout instead of prosecute the ‘bankster’ criminals who got us into this economic mess; and then station the First Brigade domestically which hitherto served in Iraq, for purposes such as “crowd control” and “civil unrest.”
Adding insult to injury is the attitude taken to all this by Wall Street, top government officials and the mainstream media. This holds especially true in regards to the economic problems we are facing. These parties seem to declare in tandem, naturally, that our decadent American way of life is the main force which brought us to this point. Yes folks, we are the main culprits in the economic collapse. Of course it wasn’t poor decision making in terms of investments on behalf of Wall Street –as they made off with millions in the process, mind you; nor was it government leaders looking the other way while accepting campaign money from Wall Street (McCain and Obama accepted hundreds of thousands each from Lehman Goldman Sachs); nor was it the media’s unwillingness to report on these sorts of 'trivialities…' NO, it was you who is to blame, for your decadent lifestyle of consuming and lack of will in terms of saving.
Now don’t you find it incredible that the CEOs of certain failed corporations such as Lehman Goldman Sachs and Washington Mutual made off with million dollar bonuses, as their companies started sinking? Do you also find it incredible that the vast majority of those people who bought homes within the past few years for inflated prices and received toxic mortgages through these large and failed banking companies and are now unable to pay back their debts could, back then, afford the homes they bought? Do you really think the government can afford to spend $7 hundred billion on a bailout with the country in a $6 trillion deficit already, and two wars going on? Is this a good time for conflict with nuclear Russia? And to top it all off, are you happy with the fact that the government just gave itself, effective October 1st 2008, the authority to use the United States Military for “crowd control” and “civil unrest" domestically?
People, this situation is bad. Our country is broken. I’m not surprised though, I saw this coming for years. The events outlined above sicken me. I grieve for what we seem to have finally lost: our country exists in name, but in principle...
At present, I don't have any solutions. I just know we have got to get off this track, while we still have a chance. Our only hope is ourselves: we must put the pieces back together again, and rebuild what we let break.
The worst part is, everyone knows it. It's all over the news, on an international level, that America has seen her day. And the rest of the world knows that it is only a matter of time before they see theirs as well.
Does this all surprise anyone? It really shouldn't. I for one am not surprised that our country and the world in general finds itself in the state which it presently does. In 2004, I first became concerned that the real estate bubble would pop within a couple years, gushing problems into the national economy. In 2005, I came to believe that our government, at the very best, knew more about 9-11 than it let on; and at worst, was a perpetrator in the event. This was a turning point for me, I came to see 9-11 as part of or exploited in the name of a greater agenda, these thoughts both infuriating and sickening me. In 2006, I grew worried that globalist forces were attempting to institute a one-world government, based upon socialist economics and communist principles of governance. In 2007 however, events such as the tasering of American, British and Canadian protesters; as well as the push for a war against Iran for its ‘nuclear weapon program’ (which homeland security found never even existed) made me think that the shit was about to hit the fan, and those at the top were looking for the 'on switch.'
So here we are in 2008, and I truly believe that I’m witnessing the collapse of America as we know her. In fact, it looks like she is taking the rest of the world along for the fall.
This is mainly coming about through economic problems. The American economy is imploding upon itself as we speak! Just look at this mess: we are in a $6 trillion deficit already, we are in 2 wars and have military personnel stationed around the globe, what were once domestically held jobs are being located offshore, while some of the largest domestic banking houses are effectively becoming nationalized, and our people continue to lose their jobs and homes at increasing speed!
And what is the government’s solution to all this? Well first, threaten to hit nuclear power Russia with a ‘big stick,’ by way of 'hard words' (so much for Roosevelt’s famous creed…); bailout instead of prosecute the ‘bankster’ criminals who got us into this economic mess; and then station the First Brigade domestically which hitherto served in Iraq, for purposes such as “crowd control” and “civil unrest.”
Adding insult to injury is the attitude taken to all this by Wall Street, top government officials and the mainstream media. This holds especially true in regards to the economic problems we are facing. These parties seem to declare in tandem, naturally, that our decadent American way of life is the main force which brought us to this point. Yes folks, we are the main culprits in the economic collapse. Of course it wasn’t poor decision making in terms of investments on behalf of Wall Street –as they made off with millions in the process, mind you; nor was it government leaders looking the other way while accepting campaign money from Wall Street (McCain and Obama accepted hundreds of thousands each from Lehman Goldman Sachs); nor was it the media’s unwillingness to report on these sorts of 'trivialities…' NO, it was you who is to blame, for your decadent lifestyle of consuming and lack of will in terms of saving.
Now don’t you find it incredible that the CEOs of certain failed corporations such as Lehman Goldman Sachs and Washington Mutual made off with million dollar bonuses, as their companies started sinking? Do you also find it incredible that the vast majority of those people who bought homes within the past few years for inflated prices and received toxic mortgages through these large and failed banking companies and are now unable to pay back their debts could, back then, afford the homes they bought? Do you really think the government can afford to spend $7 hundred billion on a bailout with the country in a $6 trillion deficit already, and two wars going on? Is this a good time for conflict with nuclear Russia? And to top it all off, are you happy with the fact that the government just gave itself, effective October 1st 2008, the authority to use the United States Military for “crowd control” and “civil unrest" domestically?
People, this situation is bad. Our country is broken. I’m not surprised though, I saw this coming for years. The events outlined above sicken me. I grieve for what we seem to have finally lost: our country exists in name, but in principle...
At present, I don't have any solutions. I just know we have got to get off this track, while we still have a chance. Our only hope is ourselves: we must put the pieces back together again, and rebuild what we let break.
Friday, October 3, 2008
The Psychology of Whites and 'Obama Mania'
Just look at the pools: Barack Obama is an incredibly popular presidential candidate among the white voting population, if not the most popular candidate. In addition, he is by far the candidate of choice among Black and Hispanic voters. However, there is clearly more to the story than race and political policies.
I hope to shed some light as to why Obama is so popular among these demographics, and in particular, the former.
First, I would like you to consider the degree to which Obama and McCain's politics differ. Moreover, from which sources does each respective candidate derive the bulk of his campaign's financial support? As to the first question, the answer is not very; the two espouse very similar policies and have relatively similar voting records. As to the second question, the answer is from similar sources; both candidates receive the vast majority of their respective campaign's financial support from big business, including Wall Street (which incidentally makes you wonder why both are supporting the proposed $700 billion bailout for such types of corporations!).
Now ponder this: do you really think most Americans believe one of the two would make a good President? I have a hunch the answer to that would be NO.
Many are in fact voting for the ‘lesser of two evils,’ which nonetheless is still evil. On that note, let's consider the mainstream American media's portrayal of Whites; in particular, White males. I think many of us -both White and Minority- could agree that the American media frequently portrays White Americans and in particular White American males in a negative light.
Here is a classic example of what I mean; how often do television serials include as a main character a White, middle class, American male who is effectively absent as a parent and non-responsive as a husband? Similarly, White women are often portrayed as dumb and two-faced, while White children and teenagers are often portrayed as mean and spoilt. Sadly, many Minority Americans adopt the paradigm that 'all' White people really are that way, while many White Americans adopt these negative sorts of behavior, thus reinforcing such stereotypes.
On the other hand though, one rarely encounters negative portrayals of Minority individuals by the mainstream media. How often has Will Smith played the hero or Hallie Berry the Heroine? And isn't the 'bad guy' nearly always a White middle or upper class male? And don't the 'good guys' -most often Minorities or untraditional Whit characters- always overcome the 'evil' white male, righting wrongs and effecting justice?
Given the fact that the mainstream media's programming has for the past sixty years or so played such an important role in contemporary American society; coupled with the sorts of messages so often spewed out thereby, it is no surprise to me that so much of America has come to accept the stereotype of White people as 'bad,' if not exploitive of Minorities; while simultaneously accepting the stereotype of Minorities as 'good,' if yet disenfranchised by the former.
And in fact, I would argue the problem concerning negative portrayal of Whites in the mainstream American media is so pervasive within our society, that it generally goes unnoticed, and furthermore, that the inherent ‘guilt’ and ‘badness’ of Whites is typically taken for granted, among both Whites and certain Minority populations.
So many Minority Americans believe White Americans to be their adversary, while some no doubt perceive White America in general as an enemy threat. Likewise, many White Americans feel some sort of ‘soft-hatred’ towards themselves for being White, as well as for their race in general, its traditional values, its institutions and its heroes. However, it is worth mentioning that our country was founded and created by Englishmen and Englishwomen; White people. Moreover, it is traditionally based upon the values held by that group; European or White values, if you will. But this is all changing, isn’t it?
Indeed, American society is straying from the values and traditions which once made it great, and has continued to do so since the 1950’s, at ever increasing rates. Could the media be the major culprit in this, and could the latest Obama craze be just a reflection of a larger problem; namely, the abandonment of Conservative-Libertarian American values for Socialist-Communist ones?
In essence, I believe the answer to both those questions is yes. It is clear that the race card is playing a major –if not the most major- role in the current election, but that American values are changing rapidly.
Consider that the politics of and financial backers behind the two differ only to a minor degree, so such issues are not much at stake here. I would not refer to McCain as a Conservative, and it is laughable to include his name in a sentence with the word Libertarian, unless used to describe what he is NOT! However, Obama is no Messiah for the poor and broken, nor does he challenge the status quo in any way (else he would not have made it onto the Democratic ticket!).
Additionally, the media –which plays such a large role in American society- so often portrays Whites negatively, while portraying Minorities positively. This considerably effects how Whites and Minorities view Whites.
Finally, I would venture to guess that for several decades now, the mass media –in particular Hollywood- has been conditioning Americans to expect the coming of a Black president as natural, inevitable and perhaps desirable.
Another thing the mass media in general seems to be in favor of is a more communist government and socialist economic system. American students – from high school to college level- are so frequently taught from politically communist and economically socialist paradigms. How often does the media portray socialist or communist policies in a positive light; policies such as increased taxation, national healthcare, government consolidation of power and the classic ‘hate law’ legislation?
Not only has the media prepared us for a Minority president, but also, for a more socialist economic system and communist society!
If one considers Obama’s popularity rating in the context of his policies, voting record and his financial backers, it is difficult to understand why he has become so popular among both demographics. But when one considers his popularity in the context of negative racial stereotypes concerning Whites, positive racial stereotypes concerning Blacks, and the shift from a capitalism to socialist and libertarian to communist governance system, it becomes easy to see how Obama rose to such popularity!
I hope to shed some light as to why Obama is so popular among these demographics, and in particular, the former.
First, I would like you to consider the degree to which Obama and McCain's politics differ. Moreover, from which sources does each respective candidate derive the bulk of his campaign's financial support? As to the first question, the answer is not very; the two espouse very similar policies and have relatively similar voting records. As to the second question, the answer is from similar sources; both candidates receive the vast majority of their respective campaign's financial support from big business, including Wall Street (which incidentally makes you wonder why both are supporting the proposed $700 billion bailout for such types of corporations!).
Now ponder this: do you really think most Americans believe one of the two would make a good President? I have a hunch the answer to that would be NO.
Many are in fact voting for the ‘lesser of two evils,’ which nonetheless is still evil. On that note, let's consider the mainstream American media's portrayal of Whites; in particular, White males. I think many of us -both White and Minority- could agree that the American media frequently portrays White Americans and in particular White American males in a negative light.
Here is a classic example of what I mean; how often do television serials include as a main character a White, middle class, American male who is effectively absent as a parent and non-responsive as a husband? Similarly, White women are often portrayed as dumb and two-faced, while White children and teenagers are often portrayed as mean and spoilt. Sadly, many Minority Americans adopt the paradigm that 'all' White people really are that way, while many White Americans adopt these negative sorts of behavior, thus reinforcing such stereotypes.
On the other hand though, one rarely encounters negative portrayals of Minority individuals by the mainstream media. How often has Will Smith played the hero or Hallie Berry the Heroine? And isn't the 'bad guy' nearly always a White middle or upper class male? And don't the 'good guys' -most often Minorities or untraditional Whit characters- always overcome the 'evil' white male, righting wrongs and effecting justice?
Given the fact that the mainstream media's programming has for the past sixty years or so played such an important role in contemporary American society; coupled with the sorts of messages so often spewed out thereby, it is no surprise to me that so much of America has come to accept the stereotype of White people as 'bad,' if not exploitive of Minorities; while simultaneously accepting the stereotype of Minorities as 'good,' if yet disenfranchised by the former.
And in fact, I would argue the problem concerning negative portrayal of Whites in the mainstream American media is so pervasive within our society, that it generally goes unnoticed, and furthermore, that the inherent ‘guilt’ and ‘badness’ of Whites is typically taken for granted, among both Whites and certain Minority populations.
So many Minority Americans believe White Americans to be their adversary, while some no doubt perceive White America in general as an enemy threat. Likewise, many White Americans feel some sort of ‘soft-hatred’ towards themselves for being White, as well as for their race in general, its traditional values, its institutions and its heroes. However, it is worth mentioning that our country was founded and created by Englishmen and Englishwomen; White people. Moreover, it is traditionally based upon the values held by that group; European or White values, if you will. But this is all changing, isn’t it?
Indeed, American society is straying from the values and traditions which once made it great, and has continued to do so since the 1950’s, at ever increasing rates. Could the media be the major culprit in this, and could the latest Obama craze be just a reflection of a larger problem; namely, the abandonment of Conservative-Libertarian American values for Socialist-Communist ones?
In essence, I believe the answer to both those questions is yes. It is clear that the race card is playing a major –if not the most major- role in the current election, but that American values are changing rapidly.
Consider that the politics of and financial backers behind the two differ only to a minor degree, so such issues are not much at stake here. I would not refer to McCain as a Conservative, and it is laughable to include his name in a sentence with the word Libertarian, unless used to describe what he is NOT! However, Obama is no Messiah for the poor and broken, nor does he challenge the status quo in any way (else he would not have made it onto the Democratic ticket!).
Additionally, the media –which plays such a large role in American society- so often portrays Whites negatively, while portraying Minorities positively. This considerably effects how Whites and Minorities view Whites.
Finally, I would venture to guess that for several decades now, the mass media –in particular Hollywood- has been conditioning Americans to expect the coming of a Black president as natural, inevitable and perhaps desirable.
Another thing the mass media in general seems to be in favor of is a more communist government and socialist economic system. American students – from high school to college level- are so frequently taught from politically communist and economically socialist paradigms. How often does the media portray socialist or communist policies in a positive light; policies such as increased taxation, national healthcare, government consolidation of power and the classic ‘hate law’ legislation?
Not only has the media prepared us for a Minority president, but also, for a more socialist economic system and communist society!
If one considers Obama’s popularity rating in the context of his policies, voting record and his financial backers, it is difficult to understand why he has become so popular among both demographics. But when one considers his popularity in the context of negative racial stereotypes concerning Whites, positive racial stereotypes concerning Blacks, and the shift from a capitalism to socialist and libertarian to communist governance system, it becomes easy to see how Obama rose to such popularity!
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