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Steve Campini's avatar

"Why of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally the common people don't want war ... after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along ...the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country". Field Marshall Hermann Wilhelm Goring. ( 1863 - 1940 ).

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Paul Murray's avatar

Bonner's late to the party. You have to go back to 1964. US coins were officially debased; no one tried to hide it, and no one pitched a fit in protest. At the same time, the State expanded WILDLY, which was the actual purpose of the Civil Rights Act. By setting apart "The Negro" and elevating him to special status as official client of the State, we assumed incredible social costs. Many believed it was a necessary step to "save" the country. Then came the War on Poverty, and more social cost assumption. All of this coming with the inexorable acceleration of the Viet Nam war, and the so-called "Space Race". The back of the US was broken. From that point on, America would need a permanent back brace, and it came in the form of ":paperizing" The Dollar. What happened next? We "lost" Viet Nam, Blacks, freed from responsibility and accountability, surrendered whatever culture and ambition they had, and poor whites lost their anchor: meaningful employment. To cover up these problems, the US printed its money to maintain appearances. It's that simple, folks. Best always. PM

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