General

Over the past few months, I have lowered my ear to the ground to listen to the pitter-patter of the tiny footbeats of the angry and disheartened, with their teeth gnashed eyes clinched shut, who fight some insidious and hidden foe. I have always been sympathetic to their merciful pleas, with their wild and unfocused viewpoints that often make sense because they are just so intricate and well-thought.

I would even mull over these theories in my head on my drives to and from work and over lunch. I have shared a few that I thought interesting on this blog.

The common denominator in most of these is that some powerful, unseen force is working against us, to enslave us in a new fiefdom called “The New World Order” or some other fearful moniker. Is there any truth to this? Perhaps. Who really knows?

What is the “silver bullet” to slay this beast, if it does exist? Why, action, of course.

Let’s look at a couple of these theories of note:
1. 9-11 was an inside job, and was perpetrated on the American people to wrest power from them via the “Patriot Act” and to conceal the fact that the Pentagon, only the previous day had been pinged for “misplacing” 2.3 trillion dollars.

Well, chances are this was, in fact, a power grab. I can’t think of the Patriot Act without getting severely pissed off. This is the anti-Bill of Rights, and was over and done quickly and painlessly because the people were scared. Whether it was purposely perpetuated by someone or just an opportunity, the fact is our government took advantage of our fear. And why did we not right this after we wised up? It was as if as a collective we said, “Aw shucks, you got us this time…” You know what they say: you can’t be fooled again.

The fact that 2.3 trillion dollars was misplaced is mind-boggling. There is only about $625 billion in circulation, or a little over 1/2 of a trillion dollars, which means most of this was theoretical money. I can’t blame people for being suspicious about such bad accounting practices, since we would be up-in-arms if a company did it, right?

Obviously not, which brings us to #2.
2. A large international banking cartel and/or large multi-national corporations have taken over control of most of the world.

Maybe, maybe not. The attention that the Bildeberg Group has gotten in the past few years is intriguing, especially that it never makes public news, only conspiracy journals. How can these “heavy hitters” meet and it not be news?

All of the problems on Wall Street have been ridiculous. We SHOULD NOT EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER bail out a company…no matter what. Most of the large companies that are “too large to fail” are not…but that perception enslaves us. Why? Because the current mindset of these companies is to “socialize losses and privatize profits.” Did you get a check back from GM, or get any stock certificates in the mail? No? How about the large banks that got payouts last year? Probably not.

I tend to come back a lot to Ron Paul’s books “The Revolution: A Manifesto” and “End The Fed, as the solutions he offers make sense when looking at the big picture.

1. End the Federal Reserve Bank. Most people do not understand the significance and the evil of our economic system. It is basic supply and demand: the more of something in supply, the less it is demand (the less valuable it is.) The 2.3 trillion lost by the Pentagon and all of the money given to bail out GM, Ford, Chrysler, and the banks is created by ledger entries by the Federal Reserve Bank, or Fed. There is no oversight by the population (Congressional or other) into the Fed, as the Fed claims it works as an independent organization, and oversight would stifle their ability to remain neutral. Are they neutral? So, how about all of the people without houses and shitty credit? It only works as an instrument to favor the rich. Basically, with the time value of money, those who get the money first (ahem, *BANKS*) get to enjoy it before it gets very far into circulation. By the time we get it, inflation has set in. Our money is based on squat. It used to be on the “Gold Standard.” Want to see something shocking? The supply of gold has remained almost constant since 1973, but look what money has done against it. (Basically, I am implying that since the supply of gold is constant, then money has lost value in comparison.) The fact that the Fed claims to be independent but keeps giving money to people and businesses without accountability or public oversight is incredible. If most people understood how this worked, the Fed would have already been abolished.

2. Return to a gold standard. If money is backed by something, rather than just by its reputation, people will really start to care where their monies go. FDR and Nixon each had their parts in destroying our gold standard. The people let it happen and now we see our money being used against us by fancy economics that most people do not understand.

3. Be active politically! One of the things lacking with most of these conspiracy theories is an impetus to action. (Of course, Zeitgeist has this nebulous “Let’s create a resource-based economy” action, but isn’t very realistic.) Our political system is flawed by being composed of fallible humans. Most people behave when they feel they are being watched. Make sure you check up on your public servants. At a minimum, keep an eye on how they vote. Ideally, email or call them and tell them how to vote! Make them do your bidding!

3. Never vote to bail out businesses! A free-market economy can not co-exist with the Keynesian capitalism crapola! Oligopolies and monopolies pay for special interest favor to keep competition down. Like in a forest, when the taller trees die or fall, it gives opportunities (sunlight) to the smaller trees and allows them to flourish. The more opportunity in a market, the more innovation in the market, usually while having to stay competitive on price. Instead, we get these industrial behemoths that have no real competition and still look for price-cutting and innovation via off-shoring and acquisition. Allow these large businesses to fail!

I could probably go on for at least another hour about this. Be an active constituent! Find a site, such as Campaign for Liberty or one to your liking and get involved! Find out who is holding the strings to your puppets and hold them accountable!