The Bankers Manifestos of 1892 and 1934
Mike Philbin
There's a later one dated 1934 and it all makes for grim reading.
THE BANKERS MANIFESTO OF 1892"We (the bankers) must proceed with caution and guard every move made, for the lower order of people are already showing signs of restless commotion. Prudence will therefore show a policy of apparently yielding to the popular will until our plans are so far consummated that we can declare our designs without fear of any organized resistance. The Farmers Alliance and Knights of Labor organizations in the United States should be carefully watched by our trusted men, and we must take immediate steps to control these organizations in our interest or disrupt them.
The courts must be called to our aid, debts must be collected, bonds and mortgages foreclosed as rapidly as possible.
When through the process of the law, the common people have lost their homes, they will be more tractable and easily governed through the influence of the strong arm of the government applied to a central power
of imperial wealth under the control of the leading financiers. People without homes will not quarrel with their leaders.
THE BANKERS MANIFESTO OF 1934
Capital must protect itself in every way, through combination and through legislation. Debts must be collected and loans and mortgages foreclosed as soon as possible. When through a process of law, the common people have lost their homes, they will be more tractable and more easily governed by the strong arm of the law applied by the central power of wealth, under control of leading financiers. People without homes will not quarrel with their leaders. This is well known among our principle men now engaged in forming an IMPERIALISM of capital to govern the world. By dividing the people we can get them to expend their energies in fighting over questions of no importance to us except as teachers of the common herd. Thus by discrete action we can secure for ourselves what has been generally planned and successfully accomplished. [source RED ICE]
These Bankers Manifestos preceeded World Wars One and Two, respectively. Now, that's some global reconciliation, right there. I guess what I'm saying is, "Don't let history repeat itself," again by playing the ordo ab chao game.
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Aug. 18, 2011