[r0brodz]

We will never move out of this situation until we repeal the de facto currency and go back to real money based on gold. We have had only legal tender since 1933. Lincoln got killed for printing Greenbacks. Kennedy was assassinated for exposing secret socities. We are under the rule of a fictional commercial entity incorporated in a land taken by war and therefor the laws of admiralty are the true rule of this land. The Fed, IRS and US CORP are Vatican/British entities. The world continues to be conquered by the Roman Empire. Lets get rid of US Debt Currency and move into real money. That's the real solution, a true independence. We are nothing more than a subsidiary of the IMF and WorldBank. If the people of US don't realize this basic truth nothing will ever change. The reality is that those who control currency are in power. Before you judge do some research on Puerto Rico and IRS. Also look at the US code itself. The creators use the loopholes (remedies) to remain in control.

[logfromblammo]

Buddy, I feel for you. I really do. I caught this kind of crazy about 20 years ago. But then I got over it.

Yes, a great many people are essentially ruled by the lies told by the rich and powerful. But ferreting out and exposing those lies won't do you a bit of good. The bullshit you are repeating here is likely to be spread and encouraged by those who stand to profit by increased consumer demand for gold, and for disaster preparation supplies.

You took the red pill, and now you think Zion is the real world. It isn't. It's the pressure release valve--the special program loaded to house "problem" residents of the Matrix. You're in an oubliette made of your own thoughts.

It just doesn't matter if the world has a secret emperor supported by a cabal of Illuminati. If you want to survive in it, you get a job or start a business that transacts in the commonly accepted currency, and you pay your taxes--not because they are just, but because you will get beaten, caged, or killed if you don't.

If you truly believe that those who threaten the system are assassinated by it, then who are you to escape that fate? You can play the game by the rules defined for it, even if they are not fair, or you can flip the game board off the table and get dogpiled into a bloody pulp by all the players who thought they had a chance at winning. You're not going to get anywhere by spending your whole turn whining about changing the rules. You'll just piss off the other players as the gamemaster waits you out.

The world is not fair. Knowing it is not fair does not make it more fair. Going back will not move you forward. The unethical asses of this world already know about gold, and have planned ahead to negate it as a threat to their influence. You would be far better off tossing out all the conspiracy theory, and trying to puzzle out some Etherium smart contracts that would obviate the kind of power one may wield by exerting private control over fiat money. Good luck.

[nkurz]

This is a beautiful response, but would seem to indicate that truth is not worth pursuing, and that social reality is all that matters. Disregarding whether this particular conspiracy theory is true, do you not think (hope?) that knowledge of what is actually true can at least help to inform effective strategies for change? That a model that stays tight to reality can lead one to a better place than a black box that makes decent predictions and provides steady paycheck?

[logfromblammo]

In this society, at this time, knowledge of truth is only effective as motivation for action. Truth as an end in itself is fine, but if the truth isn't something you're comfortable with, there you are, uncomfortable with it. So... now what?

A lot of the people suffering from same type of misinformation-fueled perceptions as OP don't know what to do after learning the "truth". Topple the system by buying gold and burying it in your backyard? How does that work?

Armed rebellion? Versus professional US military? How does that work?

Guerilla warfare against the system? Great, now you're considered terrorists, and the FBI informant in your group gets all of you shut down and imprisoned.

Amass huge numbers, organize protest marches, form a new political party or take over an existing one, and get elected into power? Okay, yes, that will probably work, except you'll never get enough people to join just by seeking the truth. That route requires money and rhetorical acumen, which is in no way related to truth. People don't vote for truth; they vote for what feels good.

As the old GI Joe cartoons often repeated, knowing is half the battle. You still need the "doing" half. Knowing that the whole world is run by money in the interests of those who have a lot of it is like knowing that the tides go in and out twice a day. What do you actually do with that information? Treasure hunting in tidepools? Fishing? Moving your beach chairs and umbrella? Designing an engine to harness power from wave energy? Collecting driftwood? Standing in one spot and slowly drowning yourself over a span of 6 hours?

You may be surprised at how often people espouse a plausible, believable hypothesis to explain some part of world politics, and then follow it up with either "so give me your money" or "so go build an intergalactic interocitor and infuse it with orgone energy and essential lavender oil". The former is preying upon the fears of weak people, and the latter is just useless lunacy.

[r0brodz]

Yes truth is worth pursuing. It frees the mind from illusion. I rather not have a black box. And this theory is at the very foundation of economics.