Ian Smith
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And if they weren't, they were held to a standard. And that didn't change until the French Revolution happened. And, you know, they eventually came into the czars in Russia again, like he was when they when they killed the last czar of Russia, he was beloved by the Russian people. That wasn't an organic revolution. That wasn't because people were upset.
And if they weren't, they were held to a standard. And that didn't change until the French Revolution happened. And, you know, they eventually came into the czars in Russia again, like he was when they when they killed the last czar of Russia, he was beloved by the Russian people. That wasn't an organic revolution. That wasn't because people were upset.
And if they weren't, they were held to a standard. And that didn't change until the French Revolution happened. And, you know, they eventually came into the czars in Russia again, like he was when they when they killed the last czar of Russia, he was beloved by the Russian people. That wasn't an organic revolution. That wasn't because people were upset.
That's because there was a certain subset of people who weren't doing well. because usury was outlawed. All these other things were outlawed that are insidious in nature and they didn't like it. So they shot him and his family in cold blood and then they brought in communism and they also brought in democracy alongside of that. And democracy works with an educated population.
That's because there was a certain subset of people who weren't doing well. because usury was outlawed. All these other things were outlawed that are insidious in nature and they didn't like it. So they shot him and his family in cold blood and then they brought in communism and they also brought in democracy alongside of that. And democracy works with an educated population.
That's because there was a certain subset of people who weren't doing well. because usury was outlawed. All these other things were outlawed that are insidious in nature and they didn't like it. So they shot him and his family in cold blood and then they brought in communism and they also brought in democracy alongside of that. And democracy works with an educated population.
With an uneducated population, it becomes a tool of oppression, no different than communism. You know, stupid people are very easily to emotionally manipulate and you can get them to vote on stupid issues while they ignore big ones. Explain what usury is. Most people don't know what that means. Usury is the loaning of money at an interest.
With an uneducated population, it becomes a tool of oppression, no different than communism. You know, stupid people are very easily to emotionally manipulate and you can get them to vote on stupid issues while they ignore big ones. Explain what usury is. Most people don't know what that means. Usury is the loaning of money at an interest.
With an uneducated population, it becomes a tool of oppression, no different than communism. You know, stupid people are very easily to emotionally manipulate and you can get them to vote on stupid issues while they ignore big ones. Explain what usury is. Most people don't know what that means. Usury is the loaning of money at an interest.
And it's a fundamentally malicious thing to do because economically it doesn't make sense. You are not adding anything of value to the marketplace with your skill set, with your work. you are essentially extracting value from the marketplace. And it comes with high interest loans. Obviously, if you're going to barter and loan money, it's not necessarily the loaning of money.
And it's a fundamentally malicious thing to do because economically it doesn't make sense. You are not adding anything of value to the marketplace with your skill set, with your work. you are essentially extracting value from the marketplace. And it comes with high interest loans. Obviously, if you're going to barter and loan money, it's not necessarily the loaning of money.
And it's a fundamentally malicious thing to do because economically it doesn't make sense. You are not adding anything of value to the marketplace with your skill set, with your work. you are essentially extracting value from the marketplace. And it comes with high interest loans. Obviously, if you're going to barter and loan money, it's not necessarily the loaning of money.
It's the loaning of money at exorbitant interest rates.
It's the loaning of money at exorbitant interest rates.
It's the loaning of money at exorbitant interest rates.
Like most of history that was not allowed. No, there's a lot of countries throughout the entire world, not just the Western world that made it illegal to do so. And, you know, and it's for good reason because it it's a breeding ground for devious people because.
Like most of history that was not allowed. No, there's a lot of countries throughout the entire world, not just the Western world that made it illegal to do so. And, you know, and it's for good reason because it it's a breeding ground for devious people because.
Like most of history that was not allowed. No, there's a lot of countries throughout the entire world, not just the Western world that made it illegal to do so. And, you know, and it's for good reason because it it's a breeding ground for devious people because.
You start accumulating so much money so quickly that now you've got the ability to suppress what you don't want with money, which is in most cases the truth. Yeah. Jesus flipped over tables. He was unhappy because there was money loaning going on. And, you know, it's a fun, we've gotten so used to it that we don't even think twice about it. That was my point. That was my point.
You start accumulating so much money so quickly that now you've got the ability to suppress what you don't want with money, which is in most cases the truth. Yeah. Jesus flipped over tables. He was unhappy because there was money loaning going on. And, you know, it's a fun, we've gotten so used to it that we don't even think twice about it. That was my point. That was my point.