Thought for the day

@hippyjoe1955 Central Bank Digital Currency anyone? Trudeau has already used this concept when shutting down bank accounts of the truckers protesting COVID policy.

https://www.newsweek.com/trudeau-crack-down-trucker-bank-accounts-givesendgo-remains-down-1679233

@irishmolly72 You are correct. Digital currency is a foolish idea. Not long ago the Rogers network went down and banking/electronic payments were severely impacted.

@firefall You are correct.

@redredred Uh huh. Trotsky had plenty of good intentions and concentrated power along with Lenin early on in the revolution.

Lenin and the Bolsheviks wanted the Communist Party to be led by a small, highly organized group who were loyal to the Party. Trotsky and the Mensheviks wanted the Communist Party to be larger, more inclusive and somewhat less centrally-organized. Trotsky was Lenin's subordinate. Trotsky had to cave. He lost whatever control he had of the machine, which upon the death of Lenin was taken over by Stalin. The rest is history. Why do I mention all this in this context? Many argue that Trotsky's intentions were good. But the road to hell was paved by them.

Milton Friedman is spot on with his quote; it is apt in today's world. The US federal government is possibly the most massive concentration of power that has ever existed, built by so many good intentions!

@irishmolly72 The thing is, that quote doesnt mean, Dont concentrate power. It says, Dont concentrate power without counterbalances against abuse. It's potentially possible, but extremely unlikely, that Leon would have come up with some counterbalance, but he never got that chance

@firefall

@irishmolly72 I would like to see progressive Republicans like Teddy Roosevelt again. I'd still probably not like all of their policies, but there's at least something I can respect in them.

@irishmolly72 Now you and I agree. And I would uphold the ideas of Teddy Roosevelt to this day..Sadly the laws that exist are not enforced universally. Power buys you immunity. And while it is most noticable in non western Democracies, America is very present in the group where money and privilege can skirt you around the law. And certainly around justice..😷

@ViciDraco Throw in Ike and we have a deal. :)

@Burnley123 Except that he didn't back Pinochet. Some of his disciples did.

@FrogManSometimesLooksBothWays Bingo! 😋

@SW-User Got that 4 hours ago, man! Cool! You know you're Commies!