Separating money from state is the single most effective way to stop all wars from happening, everywhere, and that is something we can all actively participate in, right now.
Yelling at a problem won’t make it go away.
Some lessons and notable quotes from history:
Source: "Hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic" Britannica article
“It is no coincidence that the century of total war coincided with the century of central banking.”
― Ron Paul
“It is the ability of governments to acquire money without direct taxation that makes modern warfare possible, and a central bank has become the preferred method of accomplishing that.”
― G. Edward Griffin
“The government created the national banking system during the Civil War.”
― Michael D. Bordo ("A Brief History of Central Banks," published on the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland website, 2007)
“Why did nations start central banks? To finance the materiel needs of the nation-state in time of war.”
― Brian Domitrovic (“Central Banking's Connection To Warfare Is Intimate,” published on Forbes, 2018)
“War... is harmful, not only to the conquered but to the conqueror.”
― Ludwig von Mises
“War is a profitable venture for the banking elite, as it allows them to finance both sides and profit from increased debt.”
― G. Edward Griffin (“The Creature From Jekyll Island,” 1994)
“Again, coinage saw its greatest debasement during times of war and uncertainty.”
― “Roman currency” Wikipedia article
“Nobody should have money but I, so that I may bestow it upon the soldiers."
― Caracalla (the Roman Emperor from 198 to 217 A.D., who raised his soldiers' pay by 50%, doubled the inheritance tax, admitted almost every inhabitant of the empire to Roman citizenship (for tax collection purposes, of course) and subsequently resorted to debasing both the silver and gold coins).
Sources: Jeff Desjardins (“Currency and the Collapse of the Roman Empire,” The Money Project),
“Caracalla” Wikipedia article
“To defeat the aggressors is not enough to make peace durable. The main thing is to discard the ideology that generates war.”
― Ludwig von Mises
“It’s a great business to be in - central banking. We print money and people believe it.”
― Adrian Orr (Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, February 2024)
“Politics can affect things temporarily and locally, but technology is what drives things forward globally and permanently.”
― Lyn Alden (“Broken Money,” 2023)
Study the history of money. Study Bitcoin.
Also, don’t buy government bonds, t-bills, t-notes or any other type of government debt, no matter what your financial advisor or favorite macroeconomics guru is telling you. It’s just another way of feeding the same beast.
And what we need to do is starve the beast.
This is just one of the many reasons why “separation of money and state” is such a critical issue at this point in history.
Stay safe and stay sane, my friends.
Don’t succumb to the hate.
☮️ & ❤️,
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May 29, 2024, published at block height 845,667