By *Paul Le Blanc * October 2009 -- I have decided to join the International Socialist Organization (ISO) because I believe socialists can and must, at this ...
... Of course, Ronaldo; in this context "Norway" was only a form of speech. I could have written "any country." Best regards, Michel Verheughe ... from any...
... I disagree. The way I see it, interest and other mechanism (like price-setting through supply and demand) INEVITABLY lead to situations where money flows...
... Then we will have to agree that we disagree, Gary. I believe that, if I throw a plastic object in the sea, the sea will revange itself by sending a...
There is an explanation of fractional reserve banking at the beginning of Zeitgeist 2 which you can watch here, though I recommend watching the whole movie for...
... I agree with all three reasons, Daniel. But the above is, indeed, the most important one. However, if we want to still have air we can breathe, if I have...
In a war, nations suddenly find that they are able to spend a large fraction of their gross domestic products the military. Therefore, it would be possible for...
... Michel::: Jim, Stephan Hawking writes that, while we can't exclude something "outside" or "before" our universe, we will never know of it, simply because...
The safe goal would be zero fossil fuel internal combustion vehicles, and it doesn't need somebody who can be trusted to accept that as a goal. Scientifically,...
... But I do support your proposal, Jim! The problem is; we already know a lot of scientific facts that could help us to bring peace to the world, yet some of...
... I don't think that it matters *what* you use as money, but it does matter *how* it's used. prosperity stems from resources and circumstances, and from...
... Gary::: I suspect the agenda of the elite classes is a little more sophisticated than that. Jim:::The reality is that politically and in management...
The Justice Center and all women should work for universal college scholarships (good trade school scholarships for those who are unable to do college level...
People have been starting reform movements all through recorded history. Often, those movement grow rapidly at first. However, only a small percentage of...
Notice that if the WSA were to propose this and push it until it became part of the international debate, the WSA would become known to a majority of the...
... It is certainly time for a change, Roan, and if we are here, it is because we dream of a change. I have met The Zeitgeist Movement some times ago and while...
... Gary::: I suspect the agenda of the elite classes is a little more sophisticated than that. They do want the other classes to consume as much as possible,...
Actually, I think there us a high probability that we could prove or disprove religious ideas when we gain enough psychological knowledge. If certain laws of...
Ok. It's like this: In the 1950's there were about 130 million americans total population. 3,000 years ago there were a few million people on the entire...
Okay. Because of you I am resigning from this forum, Sir Hitler or Madam Hitler. And it's crazy that you actually think that people in their right minds would...
... Ronaldo::: And yes, horrible things have been done and are done in the name of religions. usually there's a hierarchy involved... as if we drag along...
... Jim, I agree 100 percent with everything you write. I don't have an answer. If I had, I wouldn't be here, I would work for what I mean is the answer. Just...
... Ronaldo - if EU consumption is decreased by half - USA-consumption is decreased by three quarters Jim::: If US consumption were decreased by three...
Hello: You are very much right with the "usury" thing. Except that it's over 28% in the U.S. I saw an in depth program a few years ago here in America that...
... Nobody would agree, Jim. And that's why we can't force anything, we can't make a revolution. It must come slowly, becoming conscious that money isn't the...
... Blood does not increase by some percentage each time it passes through your body. Money, under the current fractional reserve system in place, is just a...
... such would be more or less true if everybody were hired workers and small entrepreneurs doing "break-even". In the real situation, people would tend to eat...