Fall of North Korea or War

[Dragons Teeth]

North Korea is a bucket of sh*t but about 80% of news generated about the place is waffle, speculation and spin. I don't that any of the Generals are as nuts as the dear leader misguided maybe but not as wonky so here's hoping that its a slow painful reunification rather than an hot war.

 

[Xspurt]

Quote from peilthetraveler:

They could just use it to trade with. If someone has excess in something and they are not allowed to have too much cash, everyone should be taking gold as payment.

1000s of years ago people used gold & silver and it had less uses then than it does now. Not to mention is was pretty much anarchy the way towns could be raided every year.

Some people think that if we every went back to those times gold & silver would have no value, but its not true. They will always have value.

Do you really think the government would allow gold ownership? Do you really think with every person devoted to the leader you'd get away with producing gold for barter. Do you think you could leave the country when in better times you would be shot?

I don't think so.

 

[ralph00]

Do people in NK really have savings???

 

[endsongs]

History repeats as FDR did something similar during the Depression.

 

[clacy]

Quote from niceneasy:

in a free society they just amass 100 trillion in debt and tax it out of you slowly ( a slow bleed) as well as depreciate the shit out of your currency . as opposed to the more forthcoming system where they just take it from you...pick your poison

Pick your poison? Have you seen North Korea? If you had your choice between living in N. Korea and S. Korea, which would it be?

God this site has some dumb ass people.

 

[Scataphagos]

Quote from peilthetraveler:

They could just use it to trade with. If someone has excess in something and they are not allowed to have too much cash, everyone should be taking gold as payment.
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Unless the government makes transacting in gold illegal. Many people would still accept gold, but many others would avoid out of fear of consequences.

Anybody every make the connection?... GOVERNMENT FUCKS UP EVERYTHING... including here in the USA..