Cancer Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word "Free" as in, silver bullion would be accepted by the US and silver coin be given in exchange, weight for weight, without limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word ... Those crazies ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word If I remember my history right, Andrew Jackson was among those who wanted the Silver Standard.... I may be thinking of the wrong Era of American History... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word Free silver was one of William Jennings Bryan's planks around the turn of the 20th Century, made famous by the "Cross of Gold" oration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word ... So ... No Andy Jackson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word Not going to rule out Andrew Jackson, but that was about 80 years earlier than the episode I was thinking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word Free silver was one of William Jennings Bryan's planks around the turn of the 20th Century' date=' made famous by the "Cross of Gold" oration.[/quote'] Ah yes... that's right. Didn't the Wizard of Oz books make allusions to that as well? Something about Dorthy's slippers being Silver... ... So ... No Andy Jackson? No, no Andy Jackson. I believe there was a similar movement during his time... it's been about 8+ years since my last "Early American History" class in college... and I barely pulled a C- in that class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word A president, wasn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word Yes, one of the first ones who hadn't been a Revolutionary War patriot or one of their direct offspring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word He didn't sign the DoI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word No. He was 9 years old in 1776. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word What about them? Aeon is a word that has a specific meaning to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word They're another one of those groups that people tried to wipe out centuries back. Oh' date=' like the Kathars.[/quote'] Yes like the Cathars. There is a bit of similarity in thought between the too too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word ... There are Gnostic inflationary monetary policies? WOuldn't think so, but depends on the specific group. One Gnostic school of thought is that all materiality is "evil". This was what the Cathars subscribed to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word Well' date=' when the militant religionists and the fat moneylenders are both after you, then epic forces are assembled and the odds get pretty bad.[/quote'] That pretty much describes it. Instead of keeping quiet they spoke out (apparently) about the militant religionists and their religion and thus the militant religionists turned on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word "Persecute' date=' burn the heretic!" kind of deal, then.[/quote'] With big money behind it all' date=' yeah.[/quote'] Yeah pretty much. Throw in the Illuminati (apparently) and you got it. Of course all that meant was that it went underground and survives in some form today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word Well, that's what they want you to think, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word When the bankers and the holier-than-thous both want you dead' date=' you'd better flee across the border and find lots of well-armed fellow infidels.[/quote'] If you can. I guess that is why the UK and Ireland were attractive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word Well' date=' that's what they want you to think, anyway.[/quote'] well they wrote the terrestrial version of history, so "yeah". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word Both sides profit by that arrangement. The stompees get to pretend their cause is still viable. The powers that be get to continue their vigilance and pry into everybody's business in the name of righteousness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word Both sides profit by that arrangement. The stompees get to pretend their cause is still viable. The powers that be get to continue their vigilance and pry into everybody's business in the name of righteousness. We are still talking about the Gnostics right? why would they need to pretend their cause was still viable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word If any still live, then to do otherwise means they've become nihilists, or something else no longer recognizable as Gnostics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word The Demiurge has a lot of explaining to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word Well, being malevolent means never having to explain nothin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Re: The Last Word Having to, no -- wanting to, sure! Every good villain need a monologue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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