Message from @Gumbo - AZ
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the more populists that rise up, the more normalized his behavior will be on a global level - he expressed support for Salvini's revoking immigrant citizenship and other similar strategies
@Reinhard Wolff did you read Ian Fletcher's book?
one of the most interesting debates in American history, but also one of the least discussed, was the debate with Cleveland and McKinley about bimetalism
if we never introduced silver into the treasury, we wouldn't have diluted our economic position and likely would have never gotten into a lot of the other escalations in foreign affairs. it was the first major loss on the trail to fiat currency and federal reserve status quo
research bimetalism and gresham's law, grover cleveland & william mckinley
the rest was a result of greed, but americans decided bimetalism was not good for our nation's future, and for good reason.
“One of the least discussed” because it sounds really esoteric lol
it's only esoteric because it's not taught in schools... but it's one of the most important debates in american history with a huge result on the current outcome
@Nemets the main argument was that silver was more accessible to commoners, but introducing silver to the reserve was the main kickstart for deflation in the greenback
grover cleveland was one of our most consequential presidents, but he was swept under the rug of american history
I haven't read Ian Fletcher's book
@Reinhard Wolff Its interesting, He talks about the folly of free trade, I beleive the honorable Dr. Fuentes had him on his show not too long ago.
@Nemets that's correct. that's why i would indict greed as the culprit against our own best interest.
*the Honorable Dr. Fuentes
lmao
@Nemets necessary doesn't follow, it just facilitated quicker growth, which was the engine for global growth, and much of the problems we have today - economic accelerationism
we have such a shitshow on our hands to try to manage, there's no way to put the toothpaste back in the tube
that's why fascism is basically destined, whether from the right or from the left... it's unsustainable
Fascism in general is alien to the american political culture, more broadly any anglo country and for that reason alone it will never be realized
global growth peaked about a month ago, we're going to see sharp declines in our economy and emerging markets as well... it's going to be the pretext for drastic political action
Political movements are shaped by their historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political climates. Ours will have similarities to previous nationalist movements, but will ultimately differ in some ways.
Those who are attempting to fully recreate past movements are cargo culting – they believe that going through the motions will achieve the same effect.
a fools errand
"Let's create an Orthodox Christian socialist monarchy in Appalachia!" -- good luck
the main attribute to consider is applying authenticity to future political aims, or else it will only increase the velocity of the spin cycle of history
I don’t think fascism is American either but there are plenty of fasces in the architecture and art in DC. Once you look you’ll notice.
we MUST root out corruption in all forms, or it doesn't really matter because it will only be another revolution - we need an EVOLUTION to escape this churn cycle
america financed and supported the rise of fascism, it's deeply embedded in our history
that doesn't mean it's the same or similar to past historical movements
The Fasces is a great symbol with deep and important meaning, together we are stronger,
E PLURIBUS UNUM
This is a very educational conversation, but I do wish there were a more condensed educational channel.
every channel is educational
t. Confucius
@Gumbo - AZ "america" financed many revolutions and movements including the bolshevik overthrow of russia