Federal Reserve Chairman Admits Agency is Above the Law and the President
Those that read and enjoyed such posts as The Crash Course and Money as Debt will understand the significance of, and not be surprised by, the Federal Reserve (now former) chairman clearly stating that the Federal Reserve is a private agency, above the law, above the president and should not be subject to any outside interference. Despite having such a pivotal role in the U.S., and hence the world economy, the Federal Reserve is thus no different than private corporations like Monsanto, McDonalds, Tesco, etc. – it’s not working for the benefit of citizens, but is working for profit for its shareholders – except that while the latter are doing their best to collect the money, the former is actually printing it.
The bankers dictate to governments, and manipulate the populace, not the other way around – and boy do they have the tools and position to enable them to do so. What a wonderfully privileged position they hold….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVmxQsvj6lo
I sincerely believe the banking institutions having the issuing power of money, are more dangerous to liberty than standing armies. – Thomas Jefferson
Who controls money controls the world. – Henry Kissinger, Council on Foreign Relations
For those who have not done so yet, it pays to do a bit of research on: “Alan Greenspan”, “Ayn Rand”, “Objectivism”, “The Return of the Primitive”.
Undoubtedly, the ideology of Ayn Rand (Alyssa Rosenbaum) strongly influenced Greenspan, and hence, politics. One specific question one should take a close look into is: “Does Objectivism have the characteristics of a sectarian cult that worships fire as man’s tool to conquer nature – and hence regards any activity towards reducing our fuel consumption as an act of sabotage against industrialized civilization?”
While I don’t disagree, I’m not sure what this has to do with permaculture. I read this site not to get op-eds about the collapse of the world, but to focus my energy on solutions to a collapsing world so posts like this are a bit off-topic for my interest.
Hi Matt – the solution is simple, read the posts that interest you, and don’t read those that don’t. Others will do the same, and we’ll all be one big happy family.
Not everyone is like you – it’s a diverse world. Some people like to keep an eye on the current events that are shaping the world around them (as evidenced by the comments on the posts linked to at top of the post above) – the world they have to find a way to deal with.
You can’t please all the people….
P.S. You can help by submitting articles on topics that do interest you. We’d like more reports from people working in their yards, etc.
Hey Craig. I didn’t think of just not reading the articles that don’t interest me – what a simple and insightful solution you’ve provided. Also, it’s a great point you make that not everyone is like me, something I’ve never realized before.
I now realize I was in error in providing feedback. All the best to you and your readers.
Buddy, I’m doing the best I can and working bloody hard at it. If you can help, please do. I would seriously love to have all kinds of practical on-the-ground posts going up constantly, but I don’t have land to work myself (in which case I’d write about my experiences), and the work I’m doing has cost me more so far than I get in return. If people like yourself send in articles about what you’re discovering on the ground, then I’m happy to pretty them up and get them online – a free service!! If I just have people sitting complaining and getting sarcastic about content – something they don’t pay for – I’ll lose enthusiasm entirely. Nobody can save the world on their own. If people don’t support it, those who are trying will give up. I could just forget my idealistic ambitions, and plug back into the system I hate, and live for my own interests alone. For now, I’m working with limited resources (no land, little income) trying to promote work I believe in. I’m doing the best I can. I agree the content is not ideal, but I can’t do more without support (article submissions from others, or land so I can write them myself).
Hi Craig.
Actually the bulk of your content is great here, and I’m a supporter of the organization financially. I didn’t mean for my post to be a harsh criticism of your work in general – please accept my apology if you took it this way. I only meant to convey that posts about financial markets and politics are somewhat lost on me. It’s not that those topics are off limits to me or upsetting (I actually read quite a bit on those topics), it’s just that I’m most interested in seeing discussions/content that are related to permaculture is all (or economics/politics as related to permaculture). FWIW I also don’t have land, nor do I have significant income – so this blog is one of the few connections I have to educate myself about permaculture. We may not be not that different in our life experience (except that you know a lot more than me on this topic).
In any case I didn’t mean my original feedback as a broad criticism of your work or the site. I see my follow-up sarcastic comment was likely in bad taste, and I could have expanded my original comment to be more specific.
This site is only one of a few that have regular posts about permaculture and that makes it really valuable to me compared to the tens of thousands of other sites discussing economics and politics.
I hope that neither of us would discourage the other from either producing content, or becoming educated on topic of permaculture. I hope I am able to help at some point soon.
Thank you for your reasoned reply Matt – much appreciated.
One thing I should say, and that’s for the benefit of not just yourself, but other readers. My aim with this site is not to just share Permaculture information, but also to share ‘Why Permaculture’ information. In other words, I don’t want to just preach to the converted. I also want to create new converts. I shared this some time back in this comment:
https://www.permaculturenews.org/2009/01/29/letter-from-the-editor/#comment-29332
As you’ll see in that comment, we have a blog, which is like the sign on the front window of the shop that draws people in, and inside we also have a forum, where Permaculturists can share all kinds of experiences and advice.
Although many of our readers may be acutely aware of the economic/political/industrial manipulative mechanisms that have and are shaping the insanely unsustainable world we live in, I know from my own experiences as an editor (I’ve been doing this for a few years now, as was writing on these topics full time for a couple of years before coming to help support PRI) that most of the people out there are blissfully unaware – and I do what I can to ensure this site gets read by as wide an audience as possible. It’s read by a great many non-Permaculturists, people who sometimes get swayed by our content and begin to rethink the path they’re on.
As long as I’m helping here, there will always be a mix of good news (information people can use to pattern their own lives after and implement practical solutions) and bad news (information that alerts people to the necessity of change, and gives them a good grasp of what they’re truly grappling with – and what they should be active in trying to dismantle). If I only put up articles on the former, the ranks of Permaculturists will remain small as only the most alert and observing will see its relevance. Admittedly, putting up articles on the latter is easier, again, since I have no land – but I am always trying to get submissions from others. The top of the main page has a blurb about ‘contributing authors‘, and I often add extra reminders, like here and here for example.
My ambition is to drive Permaculture concepts into mainstream thinking – something too few have taken upon themselves to do in the 30+ years since the word was coined by Bill and David. For many it’s just a ‘lifestyle choice’ or what they call ‘an alternative lifestyle’. We need people to see there is NO ALTERNATIVE. To see that, they need to recognise the full extent of what is happening – economically, politically, socially, and environmentally. No man is an island – if we don’t get momentum going, with others getting behind the Permaculture movement, the system will just roll over all your good intentions and backyard labours.
At the end of the day, and, again, this is not just aimed at you Matt, people don’t pay/subscribe to read what I do. We don’t bombard you with advertising, and any promotion we do of our own activities serves two purposes: 1) getting more people trained up via courses and subsequently project placements, and 2) finances new projects – worthy aid projects that are seeking to bring peaceful solutions to sometimes desperate situations.
I would hope Permaculturists would see this as ‘their’ site, and get involved, not just sit in their swivel chairs and evaluate the content according to their own specific interests. I have particular abilities that readers are free to make use of. Some prefer to write in their own blogs, which are often read by family and friends, which is great – but if you want a wider readership to help pursuade a lot more people – then consider sending your posts in to me instead, or as well as.
At the end of the day, we can’t just huddle together and talk Permaculture to each other quietly – we’ve got to ensure the message is reaching everyone, and that includes those who are barely waking up to what is going on today.
You might want to also post a Frontline investigation that aired a couple of weeks ago in regards to Greenspan and the unregulated derivatives market at https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/warning/view/?utm_campaign=homepage&utm_medium=top5&utm_source=top5
I think part of the point might be that we’re all drowning in stuff to read. Events are accelerating, blogs are multiplying, and those of us interested in finance and The End of the World are finding plenty to read (hell, and watch now) elsewhere. Craig, this is support for you! It means you may be able to lesson your workload without your readers’ awareness lessening.
Put another way: the only people interested in “permaculture the solution” are people who are already well aware of the problems.
PS. Keep up the great work – the permaculture related articles are the highest quality I’ve found!