Bankers of War

everittdmickey (73) · 8 years ago

"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their Fathers conquered.... I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.... The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs."

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v4vapid (72) · 8 years ago (edited)

"I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents."

everittdmickey (73) · 8 years ago

<I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism.>
part right.
It wasn't capitalism...it was CRONLY capitalism (another name for Socialism)
Get the gubment OUT of business...and that goes away.
(business is smarter than gubment...the term is 'regulatory capture'.)

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gduran (69) · 8 years ago

No it was and is Fascism.

everittdmickey (73) · 8 years ago

same thing

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gduran (69) · 8 years ago

No it isn't. And you know it isn't, just yesterday you told me you are a contrarian, I am also, so I think you are just trying to start a debate.

everittdmickey (73) · 8 years ago

certainly it is. 'fascist' is a hijacked word. It means "Anything I don't like..." you might as well say 'poopy-head'. for that matter. Anyone using that term isn't serious. thus..."the same thing'.

gduran (69) · 8 years ago

Come on all of these systems ending in ism, are just ways of taking advantage of the masses by the few who have no scruples and have no compuctions of taking advantage of other people. This is true of everyone, because everyone wanst more, unfortunately only a few are courageous enough, violent enough and couldn't care less about the consequences of their actions who come out on top. That's why you have very few people who attain great positions for good or not, examples dictators, billionaires etc. And this is true in every society, even the ones who claim to be beacons of freedom.

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jacobtothe (70) · 8 years ago

Episode 120 of the Dangerous History Podcast - DHP Heroes: Major General Smedley Butler

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