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[–] brother_tempus ago
The individual who simpers that he sees no difference between the power of the dollar and the power of the whip, ought to learn the difference on his own hide
Money is the root of all good, and when money ceases to be the tool by which men deal with one another, then men become the tools of men. Blood, whips,and guns, or dollars. Take your choice, there is no other
[–] TheBrokenWorld ago
Who pays you to do this? And how do you type this crap without falling on the floor laughing?
Money provides the means to buy the whip and the sadist who's loves using it, there is little difference between the whip and the dollar. Money has always been used to oppress, and it always will be used to oppress.
[–] brother_tempus ago
Who pays Stephen
It is only crap if you can prove it to be .. so far you are failing miserably
is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver. It will give you the means for the satisfaction of your desires, but it will not provide you with desires. Money is the scourge of the men who attempt to reverse the law of causality–the men who seek to replace the mind by seizing the products of the mind.
Go to the store an buy something. That is the means of the dollar .. for both sides to agree to what they want and both achieving it.
No look at the slave owner ( who these days is your government) .. it takes without giving what you want in return. It may payoff someone else with some crumbs of its loot to voice agreement to the act of violence but it does not validate it as a moral means of transacting
money is not sentient, money does not have arrmies at its beck and call, money does not pass legislation and regulations ... this is the act of men whom have passed on acting human ( by using money ) and opted to act as animal ( by embracing violence, theft and coercion )