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This is very well written.

• maxerickson 13y ago
  It's a panoply of obfuscations, misunderstandings and mischaracterizations. For instance, the Federal Reserve really is a federal institution. Also, saying the Fed provided $9 trillion is a counting game. The $9 trillion comes from adding up a bunch of short term loans, the outstanding amount was never near that much.
  • ivan_ah 13y ago
    > obfuscations, misunderstandings and mischaracterizations I came out reading this with a very positive feeling--though I must say I already believed most of the things discussed in these articles. Could you point me to some of the obfuscations, misunderstandings, and mischaracterizations? I'd be happy if I can correct some of my misbeliefs... Are you rejecting the whole notion of "hidden power," or the premise that the hidden power influences and controls the Federal Reserve system and other institutions like the IMF?
    • maxerickson 13y ago
      Well, I started with 2. I have reservations about the amount of power available in the systems of today, and about how that power is exercised, but I'm not a big believer in a competent, intentional conspiracy underlying it.
      • mrow84 13y ago
        I share your skepticism of a "competent, intentional conspiracy", but I wonder if there might be an analogous, emergent phenomenon. I also find it plausible that this (hypothetical) emergent system has been opportunistically capitalised upon, despite not being intentionally created. Does that seem unlikely to you?
• ypeterholmes 13y ago
  Thank you