You obviously don’t understand that fiat money enables endless war. Sound money does not make war impossible, but very limited since you run out of money very fast.

Calling people idiots but not even understanding the mechanics of money and war. You can do better.

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What about all the wars prior to the fiat standard?

Major wars throughout history mostly involved financing strategies by currency devaluation. This practice dates back to the Roman Empire, although their process was more labor-intensive, involving collecting coins, melting them down, and minting new ones with reduced precious metal content. In contrast, the advent of fiat money streamlined the devaluation process, as it merely requires adjustments in a centrally controlled database, making it a more efficient means of manipulating currency value.

Both World Wars relied on extensive money printing to fund their colossal expenses. Most nations abandoned the gold standard to secure the necessary finances for the wars. Even the 17th-century Thirty Years' War was significantly financed through currency devaluation.

Warfare carries an exorbitant cost, depleting a government's finances rapidly. To continue funding it, governments are left with two primary choices: raising taxes or resorting to money printing. However, there are limits to increasing taxes, as it leads

to public opposition. In contrast, printing money may not have immediate repercussions, as its negative effects often manifest with a significant delay.

On a Bitcoin Standard, financing a war becomes exceedingly challenging due to the inability to print money.

Thanks for the comprehensive reply. I appreciate it.

You are welcome.

My point was that your post makes it looks like it is the US who supports and creates wars. Not Russia, not other terrorists.

Russia sells energy to Europe in billions every day, and it will sell it either in fiat or in bitcoin. And they will have money for the war anyway. By the way, Russia considers the United States its main enemy, so US will spend money to deal with Russia anyway.

Imagine that your country is under attack, and you and your country need help in any form and shape. And I will say - Oh no, you don't understand that fiat money enables endless war. And I will give you "theory talks" about happy feature with bitcoin standarts when you need help right now.

Here's the translation into English:

That's your interpretation. My initial post doesn't say anything about who creates the war.

I usually refrain from forming opinions on topics where I lack sufficient insight and knowledge.

My initial post simply states that war is terrible, easily financed through fiat money, and that financing war through a Bitcoin standard would be significantly more challenging. That’s just a fact.