Very topical from Garrison

  • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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    2 years ago

    fascist conspiracy theorism continues to be the socialism of idiots. in their mythology, russia vying with nato and western capital for superpower status is reinterpreted as putin destroying the machinery of "the great reset."

    i have no idea why he's gold, but i think it might have something to do with these peoples' monetary fetish for precious metals.

    • Thomas_Dankara [any,comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      i have no idea why he’s gold, but i think it might have something to do with these peoples’ monetary fetish for precious metals.

      it's because Putin is allegedly trying to peg the Ruble to gold to get around currency devaluation caused by the sanctions.

      But yes, libertarians hate fiat currency and love gooooooooooooold.

    • enkifish [any]
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      2 years ago

      i have no idea why he’s gold, but i think it might have something to do with these peoples’ monetary fetish for precious metals.

      Since the initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014, Russia's been steadily increasing their gold reserves in anticipation of being cut off from the dollar.