phildwyer said:I'm in Miami Beach, for one day and night (sitting in Kafka's Kafe for those who know SoBe. So now I'm off for a swim. Colombia tomorrow.
phildwyer said:I'm in Miami Beach, for one day and night (sitting in Kafka's Kafe for those who know SoBe. So now I'm off for a swim. Colombia tomorrow.
In Bloom said:Leaving aside everything else, what evidence exists for any of the above?
The monarchy is a small group of rich people getting all of their money off the state, they have no real political power. For fucks sake, this is genuinely surreal.zArk said:The Monarchy -- it hides behind the economic system. Untouched, allowing the economic system to naturally expand across the globe. We allow the system to act through us and demand expansion in order to sustain ourselves. Global dominance is the end game, doing empirial work.
In Bloom said:The monarchy is a small group of rich people getting all of their money off the state, they have no real political power. For fucks sake, this is genuinely surreal.
She's a fucking figurehead! The Queen couldn't really prevent legislation from passing anymore than she could have you executed as a traitor for calling for a republic.zArk said:The government are subserviant to the Monarchy. The Head of the Church of England [in england] has, through this Church structure; Ministers, Prime Ministers, Lords, Civil servants, HM Treasury, HM Customs and Excise etc etc.
The Head of the Church exists outside the economy, untouched.
The Monarchy has the power to refuse any request by the government - this is the law. The Monarch opens parliament and is who dissolves parliament.
The Monarch rules all and the government protects this position.
The Monarch claims ownership of the land called the UK, and everyone pays rent to it.
White Lotus said:So QEII actually rules this country, instead of being a well-paid figurehead?
It's symbolism, ritual. It doesn't really mean anything.zArk said:figurehead?
how blinded most people are
we are enslaved by a debt based economic system and this system demands global expansion to survive.
Buckingham Palace -- what the fuck is that all about?
Kneeling down in front of her --- what the fuck is that all about?
All parliamentarians swear allegiance to the Crown -- what the fuck is all that about?
Its in plain sight.
HM Treasury --- hmmmm
HM Customs and Excise -- hmmmm
In Bloom said:She's a fucking figurehead! The Queen couldn't really prevent legislation from passing anymore than she could have you executed as a traitor for calling for a republic.
I'm not denying that the state serves the interests of the bosses, but to suggest this grand conspiracy of bankers and aristocrats, as you do, is absurd and lacks any positive evidence whatsoever.
zArk said:figurehead?
how blinded most people are
we are enslaved by a debt based economic system and this system demands global expansion to survive.
Buckingham Palace -- what the fuck is that all about?
Kneeling down in front of her --- what the fuck is that all about?
All parliamentarians swear allegiance to the Crown -- what the fuck is all that about?
Its in plain sight.
HM Treasury --- hmmmm
HM Customs and Excise -- hmmmm
White Lotus said:This is a class thread, btw. Sort of CT-extravaganza: Bank of England, Marx and other philosophers, lizards, satan, monarchy, oil and GM foods.
White Lotus said:However, it is not a private individual or institution that issues money, it is the government itself.
zArk said:trashpony???
do you think that the Monarchy pays interest? heh, they dont borrow money, like us, they get given it and we pay it back. Like that system do you, slave?
how about you borrow £100 from the bank with 4% interest
you give me £50 and you pay back the £104 in total
like that do you slave?
All you are doing is describing capitalism, adding in an extra ranty bit about interest that isn't actually relevant to real life and then limiting the scope of the boss class to "the aristocracy and 13 families of bankers" or some such bollocks, with no explanation as to why.zArk said:you are sadly mistaken. The Monarch has overall power. Research the facts
grand conspiracy????
dont you read what i have been writing about
simulation -- internalisation -- the simulation acting through us
The bankers and aristocrats dont need to do anything, the system itself does the work.
I am not saying that capitalism makes sense, or that it serves the interests of the vast majority of people.zArk said:wait wait wait
you say capitalist society -- yet for capitalism to exist it requires money to be an exchange mechanism
Money, although, is a prioduce. The Bank of England is a factory that produces it. Money is a commodity not an exchange mechanism
Capitalism is a fraud.
Jazzz said:I think this is a class thread too, particularly because those who were originally sneering are finding that they don't actually understand the banking system at all.
In Bloom said:I am not saying that capitalism makes sense, or that it serves the interests of the vast majority of people.
The point is that even if you get rid of interest rates, you still have exploitation, you still have war, you still have the state, what have you actually changed?
Blagsta said:Hmmmm...who do I think understands more. Slaar who has a degree in economics from Cambridge or you who believes that lizards rule the world. Hmmmm...
*scratches head*
trashpony said:zArk - we understand all that. We've read all the books. That's why this isn't the massive revelation for us that this appears to be to you. Sorry to disappoint.
zArk said:clealy you havent because you dont understand the implications of money being a commodity.
saying "it doesnt make sense but..." indicates a total lack of understand and a failure to engage with the issue
You haven't actually answered my post, just saying "You obviously haven't read enough books, therefore I'm right" is a shite argument based upon bollocks assumptions. That said, I've wasted enough time on your smug, self-righteous arrogance and I have a seminar first thing tomorrow.zArk said:what!!!!!!!!
I am not saying that capitalism makes sense,
why dont you go back to the books and examine how "capitalism" is created.
go go go , read read read
its important to know how keywords you use are formulated.
Dont come at me with misinformed arguments of sociology, culture and psychanalysis.
You must understand how important the foundations of these schools of thought are and how they function.