Comments on: The International – Bankers Gone Bad http://www.solarila.com/2009/07/the-international-bankers-gone-bad/ Synergy: working together to rethink life Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:53:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bill Ofrites http://www.solarila.com/2009/07/the-international-bankers-gone-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-16388 Bill Ofrites Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:53:01 +0000 http://www.solarila.com/?p=940#comment-16388 @carl stoll - .."I’m an economist. And the words used are too vague to assign any economic meaning to them..." Really? I feel very sorry for you. I pity your patronising and blinkered viewpoint. The fact that you believe these few words of your own as reason enough to denigrate the (entirely logically argued)views of the other bloggers says it all really...You can't handle the truth...The fact that you call yourself an economist tells us all we need to know. You are in denial. You have been brain-washed by mainstream economic theory. you need to watch Money As Debt and/or The Money Masters...that will give you all the truth you need. @carl stoll – ..”I’m an economist. And the words used are too vague to assign any economic meaning to them…” Really? I feel very sorry for you. I pity your patronising and blinkered viewpoint. The fact that you believe these few words of your own as reason enough to denigrate the (entirely logically argued)views of the other bloggers says it all really…You can’t handle the truth…The fact that you call yourself an economist tells us all we need to know. You are in denial. You have been brain-washed by mainstream economic theory. you need to watch Money As Debt and/or The Money Masters…that will give you all the truth you need.

]]> By: Carl Stoll http://www.solarila.com/2009/07/the-international-bankers-gone-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-4072 Carl Stoll Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:02:09 +0000 http://www.solarila.com/?p=940#comment-4072 I am shocked at all these people writing that the film’s message is “true.” The message appears to be "… the real value of a conflict, the true value, is in the debt that it creates. You control the debt, you control everything.” Before I decide whether a message is “true” or not, first I have to discover what the message means. I'm an economist. And the words used are too vague to assign any economic meaning to them. What does it mean to “control” a debt? Does that mean being the creditor? I have never seen or heard the phrase “to control a debt” before this time. I think this indicates that commentators on this blog are prone to outbursts of irrational exuberance when they hear impressive-sounding phrases, and the enthusiasm conveyed by the rhetoric distracts them from actually thinking about the meaning of what they hear. That is not a good sign. I am shocked at all these people writing that the film’s message is “true.” The message appears to be “… the real value of a conflict, the true value, is in the debt that it creates. You control the debt, you control everything.”

Before I decide whether a message is “true” or not, first I have to discover what the message means. I’m an economist. And the words used are too vague to assign any economic meaning to them. What does it mean to “control” a debt? Does that mean being the creditor?

I have never seen or heard the phrase “to control a debt” before this time.

I think this indicates that commentators on this blog are prone to outbursts of irrational exuberance when they hear impressive-sounding phrases, and the enthusiasm conveyed by the rhetoric distracts them from actually thinking about the meaning of what they hear.

That is not a good sign.

]]> By: E http://www.solarila.com/2009/07/the-international-bankers-gone-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-552 E Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:46:50 +0000 http://www.solarila.com/?p=940#comment-552 We do get nuggets of truth from time to time in main stream movies but I suppose it can be hard to know what to take seriously if operating from an uninformed perspective. I enjoyed the movie but it could have been much better. We do get nuggets of truth from time to time in main stream movies but I suppose it can be hard to know what to take seriously if operating from an uninformed perspective. I enjoyed the movie but it could have been much better.

]]> By: Melanie http://www.solarila.com/2009/07/the-international-bankers-gone-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Melanie Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:20:16 +0000 http://www.solarila.com/?p=940#comment-551 When i heard those lines my eyes widened with amazement that they spoke such truth. But then i remembered that sadly most people watching will think it's all fiction anyway. Too bad they didn't get a better script for such great content. When i heard those lines my eyes widened with amazement that they spoke such truth. But then i remembered that sadly most people watching will think it’s all fiction anyway. Too bad they didn’t get a better script for such great content.

]]> By: E http://www.solarila.com/2009/07/the-international-bankers-gone-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-175 E Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:04:41 +0000 http://www.solarila.com/?p=940#comment-175 Thanks Z, I'll keep my eye out for it Thanks Z, I’ll keep my eye out for it

]]> By: z http://www.solarila.com/2009/07/the-international-bankers-gone-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-174 z Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:15:25 +0000 http://www.solarila.com/?p=940#comment-174 you might be interested in a new book that is coming out this year: "theology of money." i don't know if it's out yet but i think duke university press was planning on publishing it this year. you might be interested in a new book that is coming out this year: “theology of money.” i don’t know if it’s out yet but i think duke university press was planning on publishing it this year.

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