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[–]fred_red_beans 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

By little actual destruction, I mean that we're not now seeing masses of people dying or anything physical being destroyed.

Of course, all that was in place before coronavirus to keep people healthy and living well is still there and available regardless of what numbers are assigned to incomes or debts.

Money and currency are just a conceptual replacement for trust between people.

Unfortunately, our economic system is controlled by a centralized source meaning our means of trust and trade between each other is also controlled by that centralized source.

I agree that the majority will likely go along with this just as they have in past times of induced fear and panic.

Although, there is a minority of us who do see through the bullshit.

Hopefully we can stay strong and ride this wave that is upon us.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Ah, I see.

Interesting that the CIA also considered trying to dose the enemy with LSD or longer lasting psychedelics for the same results. Get a whole town going mad for 12-72 hours (depending on the substance) and by the time they become rational, aside from a few potential suicides and accidents you'll have rolled your tanks in to town and peacefully subdued them all without destroying the infrastructure or blowing up a single building - thus maintaining part of the wealth and spoils of war, not to mention the clear supply routes.

Typical LSD would not be able to last in any water supply with chlorine nor be effective as a mist or vapour. But of course the CIA had their scientists invent ways to weaponize it as such - because they thought the Russians had or would. Meanwhile the Russians were far behind them on many fronts, though I suspect would have if they could have or if they'd even think of such things.

It's been a few decades, but Acid Dreams is an excellent book on all things LSD.

Oh, I agree that money is just a representation of trust. It's all in our heads how we value things. But goods are tangible. Gold is still rare and valued. The bank can claim your home, but unless they have the police kick you out, then you can still live there.

This whole bailout is just ratcheting up inflation to the extreme, while simultaneously elevating the wealthy. And the sheeple will eat it up.

I often feel like we're preaching to the choir, bantering back and forth, saying the same things in different words. But I also firmly believe this really matters. It's going on the record for all to see and read, should they seek it out, and being archived on some places. Hopefully SaidIt will be backup-able soon. All things considered there's a huuuuuuuge wealth of info here and its not too many GB.

Any person can keep reading all these things. Said this way and that way, and still not get it. But eventually, either sooner or later, due to the repetition or a particular phraseology that clicks and cements it - they will understand all these concepts. (Even if they don't agree.)