By Kemal “The sun is high up in the sky and I’m in my car Drifting down into the abattoir Do you see what I see, dear? ..I wanted to be your Superman but I turned out such a jerk I got the abattoir blues I got the abattoir blues…”– Nick Cave and the Bad […]
Politics
(guest post) Usury: Artificial wealth and real poverty
Usury: Artificial wealth and real poverty By Sean Jobst, 6 January 2011 Usury is charging interest on a loan, irregardless of the rate or amount of interest. Leading proponents assume that usury is merely exorbitant interest rates, while they justify lower rates. The problem with such a distinction is even leading proponents do not agree […]
(guest post) An organic understanding of money
An organic understanding of money By Sean Jobst, 6 January 2011 Human beings are interconnected to their surrounding environment. From the very moment one human being produced something that the others wanted, some means of exchange was devised. In every culture the medium was something tangible that existed within nature, whether it was precious metals […]
(guest post) Indigenous traditions around the world oppose usury
Indigenous traditions around the world oppose usury By Sean Jobst, 6 January 2011 The spiritual reality of humanity is one, with the various traditions of the world being local expressions of a common primordial origin. “Every nation has a Messenger and when their Messenger comes everything is decided between them justly. They are not wronged.”(1) […]