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I had a Chinese girl lecture me on how I was taken in by propaganda by believing that the Yuan/RMB was not pegged to gold. I had proof that it was pegged to th
by maeon3 16y ago
I had a Chinese girl lecture me on how I was taken in by propaganda by believing that the Yuan/RMB was not pegged to gold. I had proof that it was pegged to the US dollar from 3 independent reliable sources but she wouldn't believe any of it.
Banning skype is simply an ineffective attempt to protect the propaganda misinformation machines in the people's republic of China.
- MikeCapone 16y ago> Banning skype is simply an ineffective attempt to protect the propaganda misinformation machines in the people's republic of China. It's also very probably economic protectionism.
- stcredzero 16y agoIf it was pegged to gold, shouldn't it have gotten kinda huge of late?
- maeon3 16y agoTrust me I used that line of thinking. Cognative dissonance can be a doozy. It was like arguing with someone who believes in flat earth. No evidence can overpower a need to believe.
- tubecat 16y agoMany still believe the USD is backed by gold.