ALL countries are owned by a few families, whether their governments pose as Communists or democracies, and they all share disturbing fascist ideologies and behavior. If Americans think they live in a constitutional republic, they seem to be missing the fascist surveillance state that set up shop in America under the guise of national security (not to mention the Citizens United Supreme Court decision).
I believe to understand the dynamics of economics, politics and history, there are two key rules one needs to follow:
Understand that history and our current narrative is written by the "winners;" politics, education and the media have always been controlled by the wealthy families.
Because everything is controlled by a few wealthy families ("winners" like the Payseur and Rothschild families, for example), the best way to get closer to the truth about a situation is to "follow the money."
Most of the "analysts" giving financial advice here and elsewhere seem to ignore that they are trying to analyze and "game" the world's largest Ponzi scheme--the central banks (which are owned by the wealthy families)--when they have no control over the flow of money.
The great tragedy of our species is that we seem to believe that there is no better alternative to the way we live and work together--we've been groomed by our venal owners to accept the ways of the world. Unless people start becoming aware of those who are really in control, we are doomed to keep repeating the horrific history that the "winners" have written for us.
https://steemit.com/history/@superunknown/rockefeller-medicine-the-corbett-report
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