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seraphima
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5/6/2026, 11:11:57 PM
Getting to Know You #1
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serenity
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5/6/2026, 11:30:32 PM
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Phenomenal question!! the value of the US Dollar, particularly as a fiat currency.
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seraphima
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5/7/2026, 6:25:46 PM
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I don’t know a lot about this, honestly. I know that I don’t want people to die for the dollar but what’s the alternative that doesn’t take the US back to the dark ages? The dollar is all I know and I can’t fully wrap my mind around an American culture without it. When I found out that Qaddafi was sodomized with a bayonet, I knew I couldn’t support the mission. [Muammar Gaddafi was killed](https://millenium-state.com/blog/2019/05/03/the-dinar-gold-the-real-reason-for-gaddafis-murder/) in 2011 during a NATO-backed military intervention, and some analysts and critics argue a major, often overlooked factor was his attempt to create a gold-backed African currency to replace the US dollar for oil sales. This initiative threatened the global petrodollar system, which is crucial for US financial dominance.
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rick
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5/7/2026, 7:14:40 PM
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Unfortunately the currency has always had an expiration date on it. The new thing is going to some crypto thing.
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seraphima
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5/7/2026, 9:55:46 PM
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I was doing some reading. Just gonna leave this here for later as a primer. [THE REIGN OF THE U.S. DOLLAR: EXPLORING ITS PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE](https://www.canterburyconsulting.com/insights/the-reign-of-the-us-dollar-exploring-its-past-present-and-future/)
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rick
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5/8/2026, 12:21:58 AM
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Well that's taking a big exploratory bite out of the Reign Of The U.S Dollar apple. Good one. As you get to the petrodollar thing think petrogas dollar which they're working on with the help of our military and some covert stuff. Competition - it's hard to find academic economist that discussed the framework being laid down for a gold reserve system. They all really don't like gold. Much of the fighting that is going on is about this. System vs System. A biggie. Fascinating stuff.
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jakezombie1
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5/7/2026, 6:16:48 PM
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the belief that i must earn my food and can be as self-sufficient as possible. we're not that at that farmer stage where everyone average was a farmer of sorts. nowadays reality is cooperative collective constant project
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seraphima
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5/7/2026, 6:35:50 PM
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Thank you! You’ve read my mind in a way. While I admire and respect such self-sufficient individuals who have many years of preparation and skill, [that’s not possible for most people](https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2025/06/the-high-cost-of-self-sufficiency.html). I believe we definitely need a constant “cooperative collective.” 🫶 Of course, I liken everything to a [zombie apocalypse](https://zrsociety.com/surviving-alone-vs-with-others-the-pros-and-cons-in-a-zombie-apocalypse/). After the shakedown, we can’t be lone wolves.
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jakezombie1
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5/9/2026, 12:31:49 AM
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wow you even linked articles for the two concepts. very thoughtful. meanwhile my comment was just something that sat in the back of my head as a recent conclusion. collectivism is just too strong just like how China dominated the globe in production and how the Jews dominated lobbying. meanwhile we stayed separated individualistic little ants against the giant kabals and collectivists. it's also convenient how the world gets indoctrinated towards individualism while the Jews grow tribalism mind. yeah thanks Seraphima this did help feeling like we know each other now
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seraphima
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5/9/2026, 1:28:25 AM
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😁
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wfgopack
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5/7/2026, 11:16:14 PM
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I used to be a big supporter of the government and a huge nasa fan. I was proud to know I lived in the greatest country ever and we were always the good guys. Obvious to me like Star Wars Empire vs Rebels. I was so proud of my grandfathers, both fought in wwii. One was a hero in Germany, he was shot down 3 different times and they couldn't stop him. My opther grandpa worked for a rocket fuel producer on the Saturn rocket program and knew Werner Von Braun personally in Alabama. Ive been sad to learn over the last 25 years that everything they fought for was a lie and that I've been intentionally miseducated my whole life. Sad to learn the truth about Werner, and then to learn that truth is probably a lie also. Now I'm always a downer, haha. Not in real life but when talking to the smart people here on soju.
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seraphima
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5/8/2026, 4:41:45 PM
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I know what you mean. I realize, now, that whatever the gov told me was true has no bearing on what was/is really true. Also, I, too, gave up the NASA stuff. I won’t get into my ideas so I won’t sound like a downer around these super smart folk but it’s not what it seems either.
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rick
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5/7/2026, 7:16:58 PM
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The all seeing eye with global governance. Every state working for the same end. Been a while but that's a biggie.
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sacredcow
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5/7/2026, 10:06:27 AM
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Being a Libertarian. Its a utopian ideal. Humans won't ever get right, so we do need the slippery slope of a government/humans with power...
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seraphima
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5/7/2026, 6:26:54 PM
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True. It is an ideal but should we continue the ugly facade of late stage capitalism or pivot to something else that maybe looks like libertarianism? What parts of the ideology can we take and apply? What about it is realistic?
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