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Return to Feudalism and the City-State - 6/18/2010 4:30:01 PM   
pahunkboy


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Return to Feudalism and the City-State
"Europe's Financial Class War Against Labor, Industry and Government"

Must interview with Dr. Michael Hudson.

Economic crisis in Europe created by predatory lending; European Central Bank stranglehold on the Eurozone; the Euro; foreign banks decimate Greece's social structure; Marx's industrial capital versus fictitious capital; Latvia as a model for the rest of Europe; Hudson's financial and fiscal plan for Latvia; the Cold War and its ruinous effect on progressive economic thought.


Policy is to lower living standards.   Compelling interview.
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RE: Return to Feudalism and the City-State - 6/18/2010 7:53:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		Sounds like the title of one of those sensationalist apporaching fictionary economic books.....oh look, Michael Hudson.Compelling advert I expect.

He's a sensible enough guy, agree with a lot of his opinions, but...when phrases like that come out, he's just trying to flog another book.

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RE: Return to Feudalism and the City-State - 6/19/2010 6:21:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		But having just listened to the whole interview, I am very interested in what he has to say, but will not be moved enough to buy his books. I do feel he was right on something though, we are unknowingly fighting a financial war, the bankers have well and truly got everyone by the balls, governments included.

If protection from bankers interests cannot be done via a weak or conspiring government, than it is up to the indiviual to protect themselves from the prospect of fiscal slavery. I learned long ago, now I don't use credit as credit is a very dangerous thing to use, something that can get out of hand all too easily much to the bankers delight.

When I buy, I buy with what I have, which kind of limits life to some extent, but I have learned to live within my means, and with that have discovered how life can be lived quite comfortably on a low income, I am content.

One way I have achieved this, is changing my ethics, I now in accordance with my ethics only purchase preowned and with that, broken is ok, for I repair and if I do not have the skills, I learn them then repair.

As to my own home, why the apparent need for one's own home, surely that is an outdated concept, but whan it does come to a place of my own, than a trailer (caravan) will do, at thirty foot plus, that is bigger than my current rented accomodation.




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RE: Return to Feudalism and the City-State - 6/19/2010 8:11:03 AM   
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Status: offline 		It is the historical norm, just as it's the historical norm for such societies to devolve into economic stasis, and render themselves obsolete. It tends to occur as the demand for primitive capital available for exploitation increases to the saturation point.

This static state can be prolonged through colonialism, essentially depleting other regions of their primitive capital resources, but the law of diminishing returns applies, i.e., the cost of supporting multinationals through wars, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. - at some point, the costs exceed the benefits.

The empirical evidence is that more democratic cultures tend to shift a lot more focus into sustainable, value added economics and genuine innovation, as opposed to faster and more efficient ways to exploit primitive capital.

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RE: Return to Feudalism and the City-State - 6/19/2010 2:02:18 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Aneirin

But having just listened to the whole interview, I am very interested in what he has to say, but will not be moved enough to buy his books. I do feel he was right on something though, we are unknowingly fighting a financial war, the bankers have well and truly got everyone by the balls, governments included.

If protection from bankers interests cannot be done via a weak or conspiring government, than it is up to the indiviual to protect themselves from the prospect of fiscal slavery. I learned long ago, now I don't use credit as credit is a very dangerous thing to use, something that can get out of hand all too easily much to the bankers delight.

When I buy, I buy with what I have, which kind of limits life to some extent, but I have learned to live within my means, and with that have discovered how life can be lived quite comfortably on a low income, I am content.

One way I have achieved this, is changing my ethics, I now in accordance with my ethics only purchase preowned and with that, broken is ok, for I repair and if I do not have the skills, I learn them then repair.

As to my own home, why the apparent need for one's own home, surely that is an outdated concept, but whan it does come to a place of my own, than a trailer (caravan) will do, at thirty foot plus, that is bigger than my current rented accomodation.





it certainly was cut to the chase in terms of how some pundits speak.

His premise is spot on.

I am not one to buy books.  I only pay for one newsletter-(Bob Chapmans) and that pays for itself as I split the cost with a few guys from the silver board.

Of course we dont have too much say so in what the larger society does- but can conduct our one life in a way to navigate it all.



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RE: Return to Feudalism and the City-State - 6/19/2010 3:10:26 PM   
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fnLY9WHhh8&playnext_from=TL&videos=xc9CEDhoEQw&feature=sub


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RE: Return to Feudalism and the City-State - 6/19/2010 5:48:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		Popular Commentator Max Kaiser about USA as a slave society:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO8GARYJNOk&feature=player_embedded#!

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RE: Return to Feudalism and the City-State - 6/19/2010 5:59:54 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Fellow

Popular Commentator Max Kaiser about USA as a slave society:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO8GARYJNOk&feature=player_embedded#!



Nice find.  I am familiar with him.

http://maxkeiser.com/    -- he and his wife put vids here. 

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