Message From Anonymous

[EaTCarbS]

Unfortunately, Anonymous has a history of not being able to do much of anything.

[drarkan]

I think since the movie V for Vendetta, groups like Anonymous try to duplicate in part of what happened in the movie to inspire change. Change takes a long time to happen as there are billions of people in the world, that to accomplish much of anything takes a lot of promoting and action. Hijack the TV stations, that's a start! Sorry to say its probably not as easy as it was in the movie, nor does anyone have the guts to do that.

After what I saw last Wednesday the 15th, my city was burning cause a bunch of morons decided to beat people up, burn cars, loot department stores just cause they had an opportunity to rouse a huge crowd and steal from people and businesses. The cops didn't want to be too aggressive when thats the time to show aggression. A person in the airport throws chairs around and he gets killed, a couple thousand looters smash windows, steal products from stores, and beat people up, get canisters of pepper-gas. 150 or so get arrested while police were fought against and why? A group of idiots saw an opportunity at the hockey game. Well its said that it was planned well in advance and the actual rioting started before the 4th goal was made. Police took 30 mins to put their riot gear on cause they didn't want to instigate the crowd into a riot because of their attire thinking the police are overreacting. Hell I say they should have had half the force waiting in cars just down the street ready to lay some whoop ass!

[Starbuck_Jones]

Historically, gold has not been much of an investment.
It has been a phenomenal hedge against inflation.

An ounce of gold buys as many loafs of bread today, as it did in biblical times.

You can't eat gold.

[Umbaalo]

You can't eat gold.

Very true, but there are plenty of self conscious schmucks that are so hung up on image or status that are willing to go to great lengths to trade reasonable amounts of any good for it. But in the end, it is still like the dollar in that it's only worth what the buyer thinks it is worth. Then again, gold can be used in industry or jewelcrafting... Paper money when it boils down to it's material value is kindling for a fire.

/psychobabble off (time for bed, lol)

[Littleburst]

I think since the movie V for Vendetta, groups like Anonymous try to duplicate in part of what happened in the movie to inspire change. Change takes a long time to happen as there are billions of people in the world, that to accomplish much of anything takes a lot of promoting and action. Hijack the TV stations, that's a start! Sorry to say its probably not as easy as it was in the movie, nor does anyone have the guts to do that.

After what I saw last Wednesday the 15th, my city was burning cause a bunch of morons decided to beat people up, burn cars, loot department stores just cause they had an opportunity to rouse a huge crowd and steal from people and businesses. The cops didn't want to be too aggressive when thats the time to show aggression. A person in the airport throws chairs around and he gets killed, a couple thousand looters smash windows, steal products from stores, and beat people up, get canisters of pepper-gas. 150 or so get arrested while police were fought against and why? A group of idiots saw an opportunity at the hockey game. Well its said that it was planned well in advance and the actual rioting started before the 4th goal was made. Police took 30 mins to put their riot gear on cause they didn't want to instigate the crowd into a riot because of their attire thinking the police are overreacting. Hell I say they should have had half the force waiting in cars just down the street ready to lay some whoop ass!

And then people claim we're on the top of the evolution chain, right?
It amazes me how brainless/selfish people can act. Let's 'change' that.

[Ualaa]

You can't eat gold.

I never said to eat the gold.
Just that it has had about the same amount of purchasing power over history.

You wouldn't have eaten the gold in biblical times.
And you won't be eating the gold in modern times.
However, in either time (or virtually and date in between), you could purchase close to the same amount of bread.
So while a countries currency might go up or down, gold retains its relative value.