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Influence of Capitalists on Governments
David Hopper	Posted on: Thursday 22 March 2007 7:00:23 pm
	“The responsibility for the widespread misery to be found today in every country in the world lies predominantly at the door of certain major interrelated groups of business-men, bankers, executives of international cartels, monopolies, trusts and organizations and directors of huge corporations who work for corporate or personal gain. On the whole, They are not interested in benefiting the public except in so far that the public demand for better living conditions will enable them—under the Law of Supply and Demand—to provide the goods, the transportation, light and power which will in the long run bring in heavier financial returns. Exploitation of man-power, the manipulation of the major planetary resources and the promotion of war for private or business profit are characteristic of their methods.” Problems of Humanity, p. 71 To better understand the influence and origins of today’s capitalists on governmental policy, one must look at historic developments, namely European history over the last 800 years. During this time, the power of wealthy landowners and the Church (the capitalists of their day), had a virtual total dominance over labor and the control of natural resources through the practice of feudalism. Later, during the age of Exploration (ca. 1500), many nations of Europe established trade and commerce with many cultures in remote areas of the globe. This can also be construed as the beginning of a conquest of the earth’s resources such as tea, silk, spices and of course gold. Here in the 21st century, as civilization has flourished in most parts of the world, petroleum has become the most valuable resource to control. In fact, for many nations around the world to maintain a prosperous economy and the welfare of their people, they are compelled to secure a continual access to the oil fields in Africa, the Middle East and the Americas. We know that the quest for resources has dominated thinking of nations for centuries, but what were the conditioning factors that drove their conquests? For thousands of years, the rays have been present - conditioning and influencing how life, including the businessman and how his company is organized and operates. Over time, these ray energies, through their higher expression and distorted through their glamours has given rise to the modern capitalist. For example, the power of the 3rd ray manifests and capitalists took this energy and formed companies and corporations, which are organized in a structured way to make them function like a well run machine. The 6th Ray reveals that that power comes from a central source such as one authoritarian figure making decisions within a company. The 7th Ray, on the other hand has evolved many companies in the last 25 years to invite people within the company (group) to contribute to the whole (the company), thus diffusing the power of central figure’s policies. The 7th Ray also presents the concept unity or the strength of the group. This also manifests in people wanting to create mergers, alliances and trade pacts. In a broader sense, the combined influence of the rays and man’s reactions to them, that has contributed to the consumer driven, materialistic civilization we now live in. This influence has not been entirely a healthy one. Ironically, due to the success of intelligent business practices around the world, humanity has created for itself a civilization that constantly demands products and services 24/7. This civilization as we have allowed it to evolve, has severely impacted life, stressed the environment, depleted the world’s resources and has clouded any clear vision for a sustainable future. It is precisely due to a lack of long term vision and wisdom that the current power and influence of the corporation, poses the most significant threat to world peace and stability because of their effect on the environment, their influence over the world’s governments, economies and culture. David Hopper
The Monetary System
Joey Beales	Posted on: Wednesday 29 August 2007 9:00:41 am
Moderated by: Forum Admin	One of the main problems that has faced civilizations throughout history has been the central banks (i.e. in modern America The Federal Reserve). As some may know The Federal Reserve is not a government agency of the US but is a private corporation which treats money as a commodity of which they hold a monopoly over. Fractional reserve banking is a common banking practice among the banks which means that they loan out more money then they actually have. The central banks are allowed to legally create large amounts of money based on the amount of debt that is existent in the economy or sometimes ultimately based on nothing (but greed). When a loan is taken out through a bank money is then created into the system but only the amount of the principle. Therefore there is always more debt then there is money in circulation. Our monetary system is designed as a system which gradually transfers the money away from the citizens into the hands of the few self serving people at the 'top'. Which can completely control the economy to the point where they can plan stock market crashes, cause depressions, or the opposites. Whatever benefits them. I need not explain further because there are very informative videos & articles available now describing in detail the corruption in how our monetary system works. Provided below is a link for anyone who is interested in learning more about it. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9050474362583451279 Not to get lost in the names and addresses of all the wrong doers but to provide insight so that people who may be unaware can make intelligent decisions in the future based some important facts at this time.