> It sounds to me like you believe in conspiracy theories about finance and banking[...]
Yeah, dude.
> Do I believe the current economic conditions are the result of a scheme among elite bankers? No.
You're their ideal customer.
> A conspiracy involving more than two people is not sustainable and not a conspiracy.
You, like many people, highly underestimate the role of hierarchy in a conspiracy. The people at the top don't have to tell you it's a conspiracy or explain why they're having you do what you're doing. They just say "hey, manager, go do this" (who wants to keep their job and will do something, even if it's irrational) and then that edict trickles down till you get to a lower-level worker who's only concern is "will I get my paycheck?"
It's why it's possible and why it works. Most people are timid cattle that are deathly afraid of their "superiors" and this logic enables psychopathic behavior quite well. Couple that with folks like yourself who are desperate to explain away evil in the world and you have a pretty kick ass machine for corruption.
Decide for yourself. Mayer Rothschild died 100 years before the creation of the Federal Reserve. Banking in his time was extremely different.
Monetary policy in the US is federally regulated by the Federal Reserve. Their meeting minutes, votes, etc are all public information. We all benefit from this regulation. Because of it, banks are forced to disclose their finances as part of their SEC filings. Ever notice how they claim to care about the environment and the Paris Agreements and yet their investments in oil and gas have increased in the last couple of years?
Some people have because regulation does work some times.
Yeah, dude.
> Do I believe the current economic conditions are the result of a scheme among elite bankers? No.
You're their ideal customer.
> A conspiracy involving more than two people is not sustainable and not a conspiracy.
You, like many people, highly underestimate the role of hierarchy in a conspiracy. The people at the top don't have to tell you it's a conspiracy or explain why they're having you do what you're doing. They just say "hey, manager, go do this" (who wants to keep their job and will do something, even if it's irrational) and then that edict trickles down till you get to a lower-level worker who's only concern is "will I get my paycheck?"
It's why it's possible and why it works. Most people are timid cattle that are deathly afraid of their "superiors" and this logic enables psychopathic behavior quite well. Couple that with folks like yourself who are desperate to explain away evil in the world and you have a pretty kick ass machine for corruption.
> The quote you're citing is antiquated.
Who decides that? You?