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The US is moving toward a gold standard

There are growing signs that US tariff wars are not merely a short-term economic matter, but are also part of Trump's program to return to the gold standard, which in turn means the death of globalism. In other words, we are talking about abandoning the Jamaican system. The organizers of globalism are transnational corporations (TNCs). For TNCs, globalism is a marketing strategy and a means of creating a global market. Therefore, part of globalism is the quasi-ideology of global cultural Marxism, which includes the tiresome illegal migration, multiculturalism, feminism for the destruction of the nation from within, the impoverishment of the middle class, and so on. All these phenomena lead to the weakening of the nation state. When the dollar was pegged to gold, that is, during the Bretton Woods system, the main beneficiary of this situation was the United States, but it was also a nation state. After WWII, the dollar's role as the primary means of global payments was uncontested. Historically, physical control over gold as a material object is only possible for a nation state. Furthermore, gold reserves are limited, which prevents the endless printing of dollars, meaning companies have a limit to their enrichment. After the introduction of the Jamaican System, the US Federal Reserve gained the ability to print dollars indefinitely. As the issuer, the Fed can also manage the dollar supply in any region of the world. Furthermore, transnational corporations created global economic institutions such as the WTO and the IMF. This allowed transnational corporations to concentrate money within their own borders. Globalism was initially a conspiracy between transnational corporations, created by transnational corporations, the WTO and the IMF, and the US Federal Reserve. As a result of capital concentration, several super-transnational corporations emerged, which are today the main beneficiaries of globalism. These include the much-discussed Blackrock and State Street. For example, Blackrock's assets are currently valued at $11 trillion, although other data suggest much lower figures – between $2 and $3 trillion. This is due to the fact that Blackrock effectively owns a significant portion of the global money supply in all its forms, which is, however, unbacked. TNCs have literally ascribed to themselves large amounts of capital that would have been impossible under the gold standard. This is impossible, since underPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

>>23247

*The strange mare's ear twitches and she glances to where such a sweet sounding voice came from, to then see the unmistakable sight of Fluttershy which causes her to stop dead in her tracks and let out a happy [squee] sound, not unlike she herself did. She gasps.*

"EEE! Ha-"

*She stops herself and quiets right down, approaching slowly.*


"ₕₐₐₐᵢᵢᵢᵢ ₜₕₑₑₑₑᵣᵣᵣₑ~"

>>23248
[(Some of the shyer animals skitter, hop, or waddle away (taking cover behind rocks, trees, or bushes), watching from a distance. Only a curious little mouse remains, watching the interaction from behind Fluttershy's hindhoof -- ready to retreat behind her tail if need be)]

*[am using brackets to explain in more detail my characters' motives -- see note at bottom for more info]

*briefly looks concernedly around at my animal friends to make sure they're ok before standing up, my mane falling over part of my face*

I glance in your direction just long enough to register your expression [to ready myself for how to proceed with the interaction. The preparation causes me to tense up ever-so-slightly. "...just act like Rainbow Dash," I think to myself].

I look down at the ground, finding a pleasant rock to look at, [making up a story in my head about what I'm doing out in the middle of nowhere surrounded by animal-friends, hoping you'll think I'm busy doing some obscure weather-related activity]. To a random, unobservant pony I would seem to be just staring at the ground.

After seeing your change in demeanor and hearing your gentle voice, however, I relax a little -- while remaining somewhat on guard, knowing how loud you can be [...and believing you are probably usually like that, I am also somewhat suspicious of your intentions, due also in part to the sudden change in demeanor - even though I do appreciate the gesture]. "...does this pony know me?" I wonder to myself.

All this rumination makes it difficult to reply (and also to notice anything different about your form, having been previously too absorbed in the blissful oneness of warm animal-friend hugs to pay any mind and only glanced at you since). After the moment has passed and I realize I haven't said anything, I pretend to be concentrating on the rock as a potential excuse. I take care, however, to not make it too, too obvious so that I will have plausible deniability in case you just think it's weird. [As you approach, I begin to regret that I let myself get so distracted by my sweet animal friends so as to have done something so bold as to have said "hi" first. "You're such a loudmouth, Fluttershy," I chastise myself in my mind.]

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>>23249

(I dont know this mare personally, but I have heard enough to know that I am on the dead-opposite of the social spectrum. I love being around people and have a nearly nonexistent personal bubble. My limbs were shapeshifted for snuggles, after all!)

*I approach a little more, then stop a good couple of meters away and crouch. I speak with the same gentleness*

"Heeeey, are you Fluttershy?"





*[The compounded bracket formatting is a bit hard to read but I think I get it. Im not sure if the [()] bracketing might also cover character thoughts or if ** is sufficient - but its then hard to tell what is OOC and character thoughts. I've always just used greentext for any narration. otomatapias and diegetic actions in black with the character's speech also in quotations. Spoiler text for all OOC things. I am admittedly more comfortable writing in third person but I can give first person a shot as I see how it helps the formatting.]

FUCK CLOUDFLARE

FUCK
CLOUDFLARE

Is this some sort of near-apocalyptic game set up?

>>23224
>>23225
>>23228

FIFTEEN FLOORS?

Sorry Blondie, you might as well pick up a job and find an open apartment with those kinds of odds.

Or you could fight your way through

>He looks her over, trying his best to asses her strength through his chicken mask.

Yeah, maybe you could do it.
Maybe I could come with you!
Maybe, I've decided I'll help you
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>>23228
Ohhhh, right. Alyssa. I'll remember that.

>Izutsumi promised, more or less. Only time would tell if it would actually work out that way. She wasn't a liar but she also tended to make promises she couldn't keep.

>Alyssa's next question threw Izutsumi for a loop. She looked at the girl and then behind her to the door she had dramatically exited from moments before, and then back at Alyssa.

Is that a trick question?

>She asked, and almost immediately realized her mistake, of course a few seconds too late to avoid making an ass of herself. Obviously, Alyssa meant how long overall, including the time she had spent here with her previous party. Also obviously, now that Izutsumi had made a mistake, she couldn't possibly admit to it. So she accepted the fact she would come off as rude and let it happen.

>If ever a catgirl was stubborn, Izutsumi was that catgirl.

>>23225
>>23229
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>>23228
Awww, did we find it already? I was expecting this too be this whole long quest or something!

>The big burly bear man whined a bit, hoping to have gotten out of the house and exploring like his glory days. To which Ary only responded with a flat stare with him before turning to Alyssa beaming

Hey! That's great! That doesn't seem so bad at all, I had thought that we were going to need to go through like, 100 floors, or worse! A thousand!

>Ary went ahead and grabbed ALyssa hand and shook it up and down quickly, with both hands! She was practically over the moon about it

>>23229
...I dunno man, you've been a Debbie downer since second one...

>Ary seemed reluctant about having the chicken man come along, but her father leaned forward, bear ears twitching as he studied the chicken man for a brief moment before shrugging

Ahh, come on, let him ride, worst to happen is he just yaps too much....kids say yap still, right?
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>>23182
Your profile says earth pony, while your picture is pegasus?

If you're gonna role earth pony, I may have to put aside Epic Mount and role a unicorn or pegasus to try and balance it out a little.

>>23207  pegasus works

>>23208
Thanks. If Clarit will play as an Earth Pony and you a Pegasus... I might try and come up with  a Unicorn to balance it out.

I mean, such balancing issues isn't that necessary (Last ToE RP me and Clarity was in consisted of us as Earth Ponies and Crit as Unicorn), but I have plenty of time to consider it.

>>23200  It's fine
>>23202  I'm going to need plenty of ale after this
>>23201
>>23203
((ok, guess we'll stop here then.  until next time))

>>23204
Thanks for playing!

>>23202
"Ew.. leaches."

>>23203
>>23204
>>23205
((Thanks for playing.))

>>23119
(( I think we are done for today! Thanks again for playing. We can continue next year I hope. ))

>>23121
((Thanks for hosting.))

>>23120  We should see if anyone can tell us what it is or how to use it.  It might be useful in the future.  maybe even against the spiders in the cave!
>>23121
>>23122
(thanks again!)

>>15704
Later Crit.

Maybe by Halloween or Christmas was have season-themed adventures. If you're up for it.

>>15704
See you around, thanks again!

I miss RPing with you guys.

We still got >>16595 which ahs been on hiatus for years but haven't chatted with Crit in a long while.

I do have ideas for a ToE adventure but if I am to GM I'll need to learn how the ToE gameplay works.

>>19100
I mean, I dunno if that's very THIS site, but man, it's certainly possible.

>>19101
I'm fine with whichever. :)

>>19102
Would you be interested in joining here?: https://www.ponychan.net/rp/res/41567232.html
We have a few more peeps interested on the chan side of pony rp.

>>19083
Yay! Level up!

>>19084
Thank you for playing.

>>19085
Hope we can play again soon. :)

"Turp turp turp...what does that mean?"

"...hey! Don't look at me like that! What, you've never seen a talking cheetah before?"

...turp turp... turp?