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Bare with me on this entry as it'll be full of random stuff...
...although there's probably nothing new there :P
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The world I touch through the sole of my foot,
Expressed through my mind into the soul of a book.
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I'll start with something light to break you all gently into things, hehe...
...and in a desperate attempt not to lose your attention straight away.
I can't remember how long ago my last post was,
but i've been reasonably busy since then.
I went to Paris for the European Social Forumn.
It started last year in Florence, and furthermore will be in London next year.
Tens of thousands of varying groups (all left wing-ish)...
...and individuals (like myself)...
...join together to discuss what's wrong with the world, politically mostly, and then put forward ideas and so forth on how to solve/tackle these problems.
Many hours of sleep were lost, but much information was gained.
Should hopefully spur ideas in the future.
It ended with a March through Paris of around 100,000 people,
about the same amount (so we're told) that marched through London
which i also took part in.
So the last few weeks have mainly been spent being an 'activist'.
It was a great experience, but I can report that I'll probably not take part in a march again. Unless next years one in London has a March.
Hmmmm...
Well... point being... I don't want to put so much effort in.
It's not for me, mainly because it's the opposite side of the people we're marching against...
...and I also fail to see how bringing a capital city to a stop is 'peaceful'.
*shrug*
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When money was made of Silver and Gold,
We lived a fantasy of treasures untold,
But now it's made of Paper and Metal,
We drown in debts we cannot settle.
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A dark cloud looms above my head in the way of financial burden.
lol.
Too much travelling i guess.
I got bills to pay too...
...rent...
...oops.
I'm going to America soon too, and it looks like I won't have any money there, lol
Just got me thinking, once again, about how money and the system we currently have is based on our past decisions.
I think I finally realize our mistakes.
While moving forwards, we've always tried to reconcile our future with our past...
...this make it incredibly hard to progress
and also leads us to preserve past mistakes in our future lives.
The further you go along a line of advancement in any area,
the harder it is to go back to the beginning and change something
because everything above it is based on that one thing
and changing that will bring everything else into disrepute.
Funny old world.
Let me hexplain ;)
( Completely contrived. )
This may all be very confusing... it's confusing me...
but in summary...
- Money was made of Gold
- Less Gold meant your money was worth more
- Prices of goods stayed the same
- Debt was still an exchange of real money
- Money was made of paper, still based on value of Gold
- I think this is when the prices of goods also started fluctuating
- Debt could now be metaphysical
- Bankers take over
- Money based on money, no longer on gold
- Prices of goods and money swing around like monkeys
- Bananas are introduced as new currency
- Ok, maybe not this far, stop reading.
So, why did I say all this and bore you to death?
Well, I will quickly put forward a new system, based in England for now.
- Central bank controls all money, but is not in control of state.
- All debts other countries owe us erradicated.
- All non-material debts, like between banks or people, erradicated.
- Remaining debts and savings accounts transferred to central bank.
- Private banks erradicated, it's not a business, and it's not profit driven.
- Price of new goods are stablised at agreed rates i.e. tomato = 10p
- Money represents the value of the goods being exchanged.
- Amount of money in circulation equals the amount of goods in circulation.
My ideas are more complicated than this,
but basically it amounts to the destruction of the competitive capitalist system...
...and the creation of my new 'Cooperative Credit System'.
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( It chases the darkness into the corners with ease, Open your eyes and look at what everyone sees, It races through the universe at varying speeds, Concentrated and straight it cuts what we please. )
- - - - - - - -
...although there's probably nothing new there :P
- - - - - - - -
The world I touch through the sole of my foot,
Expressed through my mind into the soul of a book.
- - - - - - - -
I'll start with something light to break you all gently into things, hehe...
...and in a desperate attempt not to lose your attention straight away.
I can't remember how long ago my last post was,
but i've been reasonably busy since then.
I went to Paris for the European Social Forumn.
It started last year in Florence, and furthermore will be in London next year.
Tens of thousands of varying groups (all left wing-ish)...
...and individuals (like myself)...
...join together to discuss what's wrong with the world, politically mostly, and then put forward ideas and so forth on how to solve/tackle these problems.
Many hours of sleep were lost, but much information was gained.
Should hopefully spur ideas in the future.
It ended with a March through Paris of around 100,000 people,
about the same amount (so we're told) that marched through London
which i also took part in.
So the last few weeks have mainly been spent being an 'activist'.
It was a great experience, but I can report that I'll probably not take part in a march again. Unless next years one in London has a March.
Hmmmm...
Well... point being... I don't want to put so much effort in.
It's not for me, mainly because it's the opposite side of the people we're marching against...
...and I also fail to see how bringing a capital city to a stop is 'peaceful'.
*shrug*
- - - - - - - -
When money was made of Silver and Gold,
We lived a fantasy of treasures untold,
But now it's made of Paper and Metal,
We drown in debts we cannot settle.
- - - - - - - -
A dark cloud looms above my head in the way of financial burden.
lol.
Too much travelling i guess.
I got bills to pay too...
...rent...
...oops.
I'm going to America soon too, and it looks like I won't have any money there, lol
Just got me thinking, once again, about how money and the system we currently have is based on our past decisions.
I think I finally realize our mistakes.
While moving forwards, we've always tried to reconcile our future with our past...
...this make it incredibly hard to progress
and also leads us to preserve past mistakes in our future lives.
The further you go along a line of advancement in any area,
the harder it is to go back to the beginning and change something
because everything above it is based on that one thing
and changing that will bring everything else into disrepute.
Funny old world.
Let me hexplain ;)
( Completely contrived. )
This may all be very confusing... it's confusing me...
but in summary...
- Money was made of Gold
- Less Gold meant your money was worth more
- Prices of goods stayed the same
- Debt was still an exchange of real money
- Money was made of paper, still based on value of Gold
- I think this is when the prices of goods also started fluctuating
- Debt could now be metaphysical
- Bankers take over
- Money based on money, no longer on gold
- Prices of goods and money swing around like monkeys
- Bananas are introduced as new currency
- Ok, maybe not this far, stop reading.
So, why did I say all this and bore you to death?
Well, I will quickly put forward a new system, based in England for now.
- Central bank controls all money, but is not in control of state.
- All debts other countries owe us erradicated.
- All non-material debts, like between banks or people, erradicated.
- Remaining debts and savings accounts transferred to central bank.
- Private banks erradicated, it's not a business, and it's not profit driven.
- Price of new goods are stablised at agreed rates i.e. tomato = 10p
- Money represents the value of the goods being exchanged.
- Amount of money in circulation equals the amount of goods in circulation.
My ideas are more complicated than this,
but basically it amounts to the destruction of the competitive capitalist system...
...and the creation of my new 'Cooperative Credit System'.
- - - - - - - -
( It chases the darkness into the corners with ease, Open your eyes and look at what everyone sees, It races through the universe at varying speeds, Concentrated and straight it cuts what we please. )
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