Far too late for such noble aspirations.

Just have to patiently wait for that Yellowstone supervolcano to blow; then let the revolution commence!

Peace

Back in the train
I found a picture of you

----

A circumstance beyond our control, oh oh oh oh
The phone, the TV and the news of the world
Got in the house like a pigeon from hell

Threw sand in our eyes and descended like flies
Put us back on the train
Oh, back on the chain gang

The powers that be
That force us to live like we do
Bring me to my knees...

This time around by taking small inspired actions each of us can prepare ahead what measures to take if the volcano erupts! I believe the circumstances are not beyong our control, in fact solutions are not difficult, provided we take the time to understand the 3-4 fundamental blingspots in the colonnial money paradigm we inherited that is cracking the foundation of capitalism.

1) Money as debt is unnecessary (need correct definition and view of money)
2) fractional reserve banking can easily be switched to 100% debt-free public money issued by
treasury
3)no usury (compound interest needs to be charged
on debt free fiat money). This would mitigate inflation, rising speculation and artificial scarcity of money at the bottom and shifting of wealth at top.

here's Here's more confirmation on The British Never Quit India, and how it got hold of the USA.

http://www.boloji.com/perspective/193.htm

we do have the power to stand up and take charge of the train now. Loved the poem!

cheers

Susmita, good post just happened to read it.

"charging usury (coumpound interest) that is unfair and mathematically unsustainable in the long-run"

Yep, all the computer models based on this eventually fail, only so much tweaking is possible and only so much can be locked up in M3 (read long term savings etc. if you don't know what I mean)to take it out of current circulation. Now they are going to try and keep that value unpublished.

We do need a new fair and transparent energy and assets exchange and accounting system.

I have one in mind.

Hi Susmita, thank you for this post. There are much too many words unknown to me in your text, but I happen to have reflected on people's view on money today, so this comes timely.

I don't know if people realize that our whole existence is becoming more and more "ethereal". In the beginning, people traded things. Then they traded symbols of things (coins and papers). Now they trade the image of a symbol of things...

We are coming closer to the truth all the time. Soon maybe we can let go of this thought of money alltogether and just trust and allow the energy to circulate inbetween us without the fear that there is not enough, without the need to measure energy and make sure that the universe is fair :) It will happen as soon as we notice that what we receive is at least equal with what we put out. Actually... the miracle is that if you give with only a grain of generosity, you get so overwhelmingly much more in return.

Yes, Aurora the whole definition and perception of money must change in our awareness. Money is an abstract, symbolic medium of exchange and circulation and has no inherent value. Therefore need not be secured with fractional reserve of gold or intrinsically valueless deposit of fiat money as is done now. The greatest misconception still perpetrated in economics is that money is a storage of value.

Modern fractional reserve banking comes from old gold concept or commodity notion of money and goldsmiths issueing more credit receipts than they had gold in their storage. I define money as it exists in reality now (as ITU than IOU) as a collective agreement of trust. This slight shift is a quantum shift, and can potentially change the entire foundation of capitalism for the benefit and well being of all. Once the inner reality in our mind shifts, the outer would shift effortlessly and non-violently.

Study of money is a fascinating thing, we all need money to live, yet we do not study it. When we do then we can shake off the unconscious chains that binds whole humanity to survival level now and co-create a different democracy and social reality that works for the highest good of all life. I am very optimistic and YOU can help me spread the knowledge. Thanks for the comment.