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Thursday, August 31, 2023
GoFundMe, Go To Hell — Matt Taibbi
Censorship moves to a new level in denying funding.
What's particularly amusing about the demand for cash is that cash is issued by the Government as tokens, who can turn around at any time and declare that a particular token is no longer cash.
And in particular that a specific token is no longer acceptable for payment of taxes or debts.
But apparently that's very different from the fear that they can do precisely the same with bank accounts.
It's nothing more than the gold coin mentality in a different guise
"What's particularly amusing about the demand for cash is that cash is issued by the Government as tokens, who can turn around at any time and declare that a particular token is no longer cash."
This is what Substack is designed to avoid, but Substack is vulnerable should net neutrality be discarded.
ReplyDeleteGoodbye alternative media.
Imagine what censorship will be like when the US government outlaws cash.
ReplyDeleteRemember: it's all about "protecting our democracy."
What is this belief in cash?
ReplyDeleteRation cards were effective in censoring what you could buy, when cash was king.
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ReplyDeleteGlen Greenwald is on Rumble…
ReplyDelete"What is this belief in cash?
ReplyDeleteRation cards were effective in censoring what you could buy, when cash was king."
The black market in coupons for cash was rife.
The black market in coupons for cash was rife.
ReplyDeletePeople willing to starve themselves to feed their addictions wasn't rife. And to the extent that it occurs, why stop it?
The alternative approach is to give them their drugs for free.
What's particularly amusing about the demand for cash is that cash is issued by the Government as tokens, who can turn around at any time and declare that a particular token is no longer cash.
ReplyDeleteAnd in particular that a specific token is no longer acceptable for payment of taxes or debts.
But apparently that's very different from the fear that they can do precisely the same with bank accounts.
It's nothing more than the gold coin mentality in a different guise
"What's particularly amusing about the demand for cash is that cash is issued by the Government as tokens, who can turn around at any time and declare that a particular token is no longer cash."
ReplyDeleteRight. Fucking ridiculous.