US US Politics General 2: Hope Edition - Discussion of President Trump and other politicians

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Should be a wild four years.

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I have no idea if she actually is, but she comes across like a midwit in the episode.
She's not as dumb as she is portrayed by the left, but she's not really all that bright either. she strikes me as a slave to her sexual urges. she fucked over her husband, she cheated on teh guy she left her husband for, she was probably fuckign kevin mccarthy, and now she's with that brian glenn guy. i think she's misguided mostly.
 
What if the United States went back on the gold standard? This is not a thought I've put extremely intensive effort and research into beyond correcting the original 1933 $20 -> 1oz Gold
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The current going price of gold is 7.98x the original rate when adjusted for inflation. I thought about attempting a more in-depth equivalence analysis (currency in circulation in May 1933 was 5.589 billion, 2.418 trillion this year) but I'm not smart or educated enough to do so.
Obvious downside is that the amount of currency is restricted to the amount of gold in the reserve. Upside is that the dollar is backed by a tangible and exchangeable asset rather than the government with different administrations every 4 years.
 
Obvious downside is that the amount of currency is restricted to the amount of gold in the reserve.
This isn't the case. (Had to use Wikipedia, so forgive me.)
Congress passed the Gold Reserve Act on 30 January 1934; the measure nationalized all gold by ordering Federal Reserve banks to turn over their supply to the U.S. Treasury. In return, the banks received gold certificates to be used as reserves against deposits and Federal Reserve notes. The act also authorized the president to devalue the gold dollar. Under this authority, the president, on 31 January 1934, changed the value of the dollar from $20.67 to the troy ounce to $35 to the troy ounce, a devaluation of over 40%

At the end of the day, the only real option to end the devaluation of the dollar is to crush the independence of the federal reserve. and cease all new loans. There are simply too many dollars in "circulation" concentrated in the upper echelons of the economy for switching standards to matter. Those same upper echelons simply just turn to the fed for a cheap infusion of cash when ever they want something. A game of pre-determined winners and losers. Its why savings accounts pay so little interest. Your bank doesn't need your money, they aren't even legally required to keep more than a tenth of it on hand at all times.
 
I really wish I could take back seeing behind the curtain. Like if I was some oblivious dumb fuck I would likely be a much happier person. Trumps going in the right direction but there are still so many fucked up things that thinking about it sucks. I am somewhat hopeful for the future though. We still have over 3 orange years left.
Look at it this way, you at least are getting wins, in my corner of euroistan I swear to god there is zero hope outside of the slight white pill of young people being surprisingly based even if it's purely out of rebellion against globohomo. I see 0 political options to unfuck ourselves.
 
What if the United States went back on the gold standard? This is not a thought I've put extremely intensive effort and research into beyond correcting the original 1933 $20 -> 1oz Gold
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The current going price of gold is 7.98x the original rate when adjusted for inflation. I thought about attempting a more in-depth equivalence analysis (currency in circulation in May 1933 was 5.589 billion, 2.418 trillion this year) but I'm not smart or educated enough to do so.
Obvious downside is that the amount of currency is restricted to the amount of gold in the reserve. Upside is that the dollar is backed by a tangible and exchangeable asset rather than the government with different administrations every 4 years.
It will eventually happen. All fiats fail, and the USD will too but since it is so reliable historically it will be the last to fail as the holders of other currencies flee to the perceived safety of USD. then the USD will fail.

To restore trust in money the government will be forced to back currencies with assets which historically has been the money metals: Gold, silver, copper, nickel and sometimes platinum.

With a silver/gold standard it doesn't matter if the government is trustworthy. Gold and silver have value intrinsic to their very nature. Inflation is only as high as the amount of new gold you dig out of the ground or if you decrease the purity of each individual coin (debasement).
 
It will eventually happen. All fiats fail, and the USD will too but since it is so reliable historically it will be the last to fail as the holders of other currencies flee to the perceived safety of USD. then the USD will fail.

To restore trust in money the government will be forced to back currencies with assets which historically has been the money metals: Gold, silver, copper, nickel and sometimes platinum.

With a silver/gold standard it doesn't matter if the government is trustworthy. Gold and silver have value intrinsic to their very nature. Inflation is only as high as the amount of new gold you dig out of the ground or if you decrease the purity of each individual coin (debasement).
This is why bitcoin is the future. The way it's designed, you literally cannot make more bitcoin, therefore there will be no inflation.

I'm sure most people here already either have some or don't believe in it. But I felt it deserved mentioning.
 
Look at it this way, you at least are getting wins, in my corner of euroistan I swear to god there is zero hope outside of the slight white pill of young people being surprisingly based even if it's purely out of rebellion against globohomo. I see 0 political options to unfuck ourselves.
What happens in Europe influences America. The Frankfurt school and cultural marxism for example moved to California, and started poisoning liberals. This American progressivism than crossed the pond itself. For example people in Britain being worked up over the injustices of slavery, and treatment of blacks despite Britain literally ending the slave trade. I think will see a thawing of the European nations from just the sight of how better America is in the coming years.
 
I want Trump to rape Canada more for no reason other that i think it would be funny and i want every jeet and chink to suffer.
They are also famous for being cheap.
The pajeets posing as white Canadians on Instagram/Tiktok trying to astroturf Americans into calling for Trump to give free everything to Canada is so hilarious and transparent. My company does marketing for a lot of Canadian businesses owned by immigrants and sheeeesh. Most Westerners have no concept of the fact that a sizeable amount of Indians just sit on the internet all day astroturfing in one way or another. Its worse than PACs and Super PACs
 
This is why bitcoin is the future. The way it's designed, you literally cannot make more bitcoin, therefore there will be no inflation.

I'm sure most people here already either have some or don't believe in it. But I felt it deserved mentioning.
Bitcoin isn't money. it is not used as money. it is a unregulated security that mirrors the stock market. it is no different that holding FAANG or Nvidia or berkshire hathaway.
 
Trumps ability to connect with other people with no context is uncanny. His superpower really is social engagement and he's insanely talented at using it to get people to like him or hate him depending on how he chooses to go about it.
 
This is why bitcoin is the future. The way it's designed, you literally cannot make more bitcoin, therefore there will be no inflation.

I'm sure most people here already either have some or don't believe in it. But I felt it deserved mentioning.
Perhaps, but it had its chance in El Salvador and it was barely used over the 4 years it was considered legal tender. It also completely lacks a physical presence which has its own vulnerabilities (solar flare EMP = the cessation of BTC).
 
CISA (an organization NONE of you know about but does more than the military every day to keep the average American safe)
CISA does good work but also was the organization Biden's administration tried to use to spy on Americans and use that to censor us.
Although the investigation is ongoing, information obtained to date has revealed that the CISA has facilitated the censorship of Americans directly and through third-party intermediaries. The report also details how:

  • CISA considered the creation of an anti-misinformation "rapid response team" capable of physically deploying across the United States.
  • CISA moved its censorship operation to a CISA-funded non-profit after CISA and the Biden Administration were sued in federal court, implicitly admitting that its censorship activities are unconstitutional.
  • CISA wanted to use the same CISA-funded non-profit as its mouthpiece to "avoid the appearance of government propaganda."
  • Members of CISA's advisory committee agonized that it was "only a matter of time before someone realizes we exist and starts asking about our work."
  • In response to mounting public scrutiny, CISA scrubbed its website of references to its domestic surveillance and censorship activities.

The Disinformation Governance Board (DGB) was an advisory board of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), established and disbanded in 2022. The board's stated function was to protect national security by disseminating guidance to DHS agencies on combating misinformation, malinformation, and disinformation that threatens the security of the homeland.
 
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What if the United States went back on the gold standard? This is not a thought I've put extremely intensive effort and research into beyond correcting the original 1933 $20 -> 1oz Gold
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The current going price of gold is 7.98x the original rate when adjusted for inflation. I thought about attempting a more in-depth equivalence analysis (currency in circulation in May 1933 was 5.589 billion, 2.418 trillion this year) but I'm not smart or educated enough to do so.
Obvious downside is that the amount of currency is restricted to the amount of gold in the reserve. Upside is that the dollar is backed by a tangible and exchangeable asset rather than the government with different administrations every 4 years.
Because the economy *should* grow with industrialization. If we have a deflationary monetary supply then people would hoard gold and not be insensitivized to invest into the further growth of the economy. I shouldn't need to steal gold from the women of Rome to build ships.

The problem isn't the dollar, it's how it's been used.

@Romulus augustulus
USD will too but since it is so reliable historically
USD fails when the military fails.
 
Because the economy *should* grow with industrialization. If we have a deflationary monetary supply then people would hoard gold and not be insensitivized to invest into the further growth of the economy. I shouldn't need to steal gold from the women of Rome to build ships.
Do you know how funny it is for someone with your avatar and username to say this or was this by complete accident.
 
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