Central banking is framed as a cartelized power system: banks intermarry, back each other, and can sponsor political violence to recover unpaid royal debts.
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Central banking is framed as a cartelized power system: banks intermarry, back each other, and can sponsor political violence to recover unpaid royal debts.
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He treats OPEC fragmentation as a positive shock and argues U.S. domestic energy abundance can reduce exposure if sustained at scale.
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"We're going to have entertainment and sport and so on. You know, we're seeing a dramatic dialing down of investment in things like golf...."
"...producer now, which is amazing. And how do you have a cartel when the number one producer isn't part of your cartel? So whether..."
"...would they do? What they would do is they would create cartels. Cartels are just partnerships. So maybe this bank works with another bank,..."
"Okay. And let's just say a king decides I'm not going to pay you back bank. Well your bank works with other banks to..."
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