My brother in Christ. Every war is a central banks' war. Putin is part of his own country's complex.

It's OK to admit you're wrong Peter. Nobody's going to be angry with you. Please,let's just end the warmongering. The whole affair only served the deepstate and the military-industrial complex. Russians and Ukrainians have no reason to hate each other. Just stop the killing.

Buying and selling is the nerve of human life that sustains the universe. By means of buying and selling the world is united, joining distant lands and nations, people of different languages, laws and ways of life. If it were not for these contracts, some would lack the goods that others have in abundance and they would not be able to share the goods that they have in excess with those countries where they are scarce.

- Bartolomé de Albornoz (1519 - 1573)

#notthedarkages

yup. borrowing that

And they rather enslave their children's children to the same lives than to look reality in the face.

The fact that you (dear normie) can't imagine an alternative system working better than a current one does not prove that an alternative is not possible nor that the current system is worth perserving.

But, for some reason, it is considered crazy to talk about letting people find their own solutions? How is contining down a path of self destruction, because "it's what we have always done", not a completely deranged idea?

I did read it all Guy. I just wanted to post the meme as a reply because I thought it was funny how you structured the note.

Having made some research, I am convinced the "success" of vaccines can mainly be attributed to indoor plumbing and better hygiene in general. Of course, we should also not forget the marketing departments of the producers. And lastly the government itself.

That's completely understandable. The intellectual journey your describing is almost identical to what I experienced over the past decade or so. I went from a "democracy is the pinnacle of human existence" npc to ... well, whatever is in direct opposition to that. Hoppe and Rothbard were the most eye-opening reads for me. Realizing just how much I was indoctrinated and how deep the programming went helped burn away so much of what I believed to be part of my personality.

All that to say that I think it's cool that you find a way to work through this. Good on you.

I'm about a quarter way through the latest episode.

You're doing good as far as the reading is concerned. You're voice is also good.

Where do you see the podcast going?

Have you thought about adding something of your own to the stuff you're reading (like a TK CtV's take at the end?). Like what Guy Swan does.

I'm gonna give it a listen now

Doing the lords work!

At least someone here reads Hoppe.

That is why the EU is failing to produce anything new of value.

I'd say our freedoms are already taken and we have to win them back.

Government has already won and we are just waking up to the reality that no matter how well a constitution or bill of rights is written, it is still just a "piece of paper" and ultimately means nothing. Same is the case with any legislation. In the end it will be misused, mistreated and forgotten. No government can resist that.

I am also not silent. I try to point out the ridiculousness of democracy and other types of collectivism any chance I get. I would also go further and say that trying to change legislation by further legislation or political activism actually means that one agrees with, and participates in the current system of government.

I never consented with any system of government nor do I participate in it. I know I cannot vote myself out of it.

The only way out is building alternative systems and solutions.

That is what #Bitcoin is. That is also what #Nostr is.

Building systems outside of the influence of politics is the only way out of this.

I didn't say anything about giving up 😉.

I tried to say that asking a tyrant for a little bit more freedom is not very productive. The tyrant cannot do differently than to incorporate ever more draconic laws. It is in his own interest to do so.

The EU will disolve itself quite naturally. The more stringent the controls the more pressure will be exerted on the individual nation states by their inhabitants. The edges might come apart first. Or maybe the Germans decide to come back to their senses.

I admire your vigor Lyudmila. But it is not possible to reform or vote oneself out of a tyranny.

So, what you're saying is I should invest in Invidia stonks?

What happens to AGI when the interest rates come back to reality?