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originally posted by: Fowlerstoad
a reply to: olaru12
Fiat (the current US Dollar especially) NEEDS to die. We need our lawful Constitutional money back. Current US dollars are technically illegal anyway, and the whole Federal Reserve thing has been a debt based scam.
originally posted by: gottaknow
a reply to: yuppa
The military is one of our best hopes, this is true. Many of them would most definitely resist that kind of action RIGHT NOW. We've got about a million in town from what this says.
However, there's a lot that can play out yet and other factors remain. Obama signed the executive order into action allowing drone strikes and U.N force upon citizens. That's certainly a start.
Some troops will NOT resist authority. And most of all, erosion of principles, propaganda and intolerance could easily be fed into our current regime and very slowly lead into the kind of situation I'm suggesting here.
At the rate things are going, who knows what kind of state this country will be in in a decade or more?
While the wall may seem innocuous to citizens at this time, it may be another thing entirely before we know it. I've said it several times now, these people play the LONG GAME.
originally posted by: gottaknow
a reply to: yuppa
Appreciate your response!
I just want to clarify that I'm not projecting soldiers as being mindless robots. I stated Most would definitely resist.
I believe in and respect our soldiers and frankly, they are the only reason I do not support activities such as flag burning or other derogatory actions against our nation.
But they're not all infallible. As Aazadan mentioned, they have families to support as well and when given a choice, family is going to come first.
Another factor is not all soldiers are the amazing citizens that we picture them to be. Some of them have chosen the military route out of economical desperation. Others(and I know one personally - don't worry, he failed out eventually) just wanted the action and even the chance to kill.
Simply wearing fatigues and taking orders does not make a person wholesome and heroic.
Even though many of them are.
originally posted by: Fowlerstoad
a reply to: Aazadan
I suppose, in the US we would back your currency with whatever tangible assets our region/country could still produce for trade. Metals would be best ... for the US : Nickel ... zinc, copper, titanium, some rare earth metals, also maybe lead silver gold platinum etc ... but probably the commodities that would back a 'new' solid US dollar could not be silver and gold like the old times, but instead mostly agricultural grains and fossil fuels. Sad, but true. IT would lead to a decline in local standards of living in the US, but that is already baked into the cake. There is going to be a decline in the standard of living for most people in the US no matter what happens next now anyway, I am afraid.