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The Aristocracy of pull
"Wheneverdestroyersappearamongmen,theystartbydestroyingmoney,formoneyismen’sprotectionandthebaseofamoralexistence.Destroyersseizegoldandleavetoitsownersacounterfeitpileofpaper.Thiskillsallobjectivestandardsanddeliversmenintothearbitrarypowerofanarbitrarysetterofvalues.Goldwasanobjectivevalue,anequivalentofwealthproduced.Paperisamortgageonwealththatdoesnotexist,backedbyagunaimedatthosewhoareexpectedtoproduceit.Paperisacheckdrawnbylegallootersuponanaccountwhichisnottheirs:uponthevirtueofthevictims.Watchforthedaywhenitbounces,marked:‘Accountoverdrawn.’
"Whenyouhavemadeevilthemeansofsurvival,donotexpectmentoremaingood.Donotexpectthemtostaymoralandlosetheirlivesforthepurposeofbecomingthefodderoftheimmoral.Donotexpectthemtoproduce,whenproductionispunishedandlootingrewarded.Donotask,‘Whoisdestroyingtheworld?’Youare.
"Youstandinthemidstofthegreatestachievementsofthegreatestproductivecivilizationandyouwonderwhyit’scrumblingaroundyou,whileyou’redamningitslife-blood—money.Youlookuponmoneyasthesavagesdidbeforeyou,andyouwonderwhythejungleiscreepingbacktotheedgeofyourcities.
