Rogue Keeper on 25/4/2006 at 07:12
What I don't like about documentaries like this (mostly of American production) is the desire to make some quick sensational discovery from collage of fragmentary opinions of wise, rich and influential people. It's for the stupid. I give it a credit for the use of classic Pink Floyd song.
The Illuminati own us all for centuries anyway.
Naartjie on 25/4/2006 at 07:31
Look at the name of the song credit at the end :D
Convict on 25/4/2006 at 08:31
Hang on - private banks make up the Federal Reserve (from what I understand reading just now) and they determine when they want to inject money into the economy. From what I remember in economics, when our (government funded but independent) Reserve Bank takes actions to raise interest rates the private banks are much faster in raising interest rates than when the reverse is true. Therefore I wonder if these private banks might have an interest in keeping interest rates high, yet often at the expense of the national good.
TheGreatGodPan on 26/4/2006 at 21:42
Quote Posted by Lew Rockwell
When ex-Fed chairman Arthur Burns arrived at the Bonn airport as ambassador to Germany, a reporter asked him how he could have agreed to Nixon's desire to inflate so massively? The Fed chairman must do as the president wants, he answered, or the Fed would lose its independence.
Here is a rule of thumb. If an institution has a dot-gov in its web address, as in FederalReserve.gov, it is not independent and it is not free of politics.
(
http://www.mises.org/story/1971)
When Fed Chairmen have to be confirmed in Congress, that's another sign they aren't independent.
Regarding "freedom to fascism", the title immediately causes most who aren't fond of tin-foil to tune out. Pointing out similarities or fascistic elements would be one thing, but yelling "fascism!" when we are clearly free enough for you to make and distribute this makes you look silly.
fett on 26/4/2006 at 21:45
TGGP is obviously one of them.
Deep Qantas on 6/5/2006 at 17:19
Quote Posted by TheGreatGodPan
Regarding "freedom to fascism", the title immediately causes most who aren't fond of tin-foil to tune out. Pointing out similarities or fascistic elements would be one thing, but yelling "fascism!" when we are clearly free enough for you to make and distribute this makes you look silly.
Freedom to Not-Quite-So-Freedom.
Political correctness before all, eh?
Somnus on 6/5/2006 at 19:21
Quote Posted by Deep Qantas
Freedom to Not-Quite-So-Freedom.
Political correctness before all, eh?
I think his point was that it's a stupid, unappealing title that's going to turn away 90% of its target audience before it even has a chance to speak to them. It doesn't have anything to do with political correctness; most Americans believe they live in a democracy, not a fascist state. And to make a point, while there's certainly been a backward trend in the last few years, we definitely aren't a fascist nation yet.
Something like "Preserving our Freedom" would have been much better, if the purpose of this film is to attract and educate the average American, rather than people like Mulder from the X-Files.
Epos Nix on 6/5/2006 at 19:49
...we definitely aren't a fascist nation yet.
BEAR on 6/5/2006 at 20:22
If anything we're too free for our own good, its what will be our downfall. Its the age old struggle between government and facisism. The whole reason they start gov is to protect people from themselves (which they need), theres a good word for that, but I couldnt BEGIN to spell it, I cant even FIND how to spell it Im so far off so maybe someone can help me out, I think its "A tendency of a thing to become its oppisite" or somthing. Either way, it seems to be the pattern of government, starts off well, in its efforts to protect it becomes the thing it was supposed to protect against and then gets overthrown, to start again.
I dont know if you can really stop it, it may just be a natural cycle, but it sucks to think Im seeing the downfall of my country in my lifetime. I like to think somthing could be done, but with somthing as large as the government, it just may be too deeply embedded.
