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BeHereNow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 11:35 AM
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"The standard [of living] of the average American has to decline." Paul Volcker, Trilateralist; 1992
Edited on Wed Aug-20-08 11:49 AM by BeHereNow
Think the destruction of America is the result of "bad management?"
Think again- it is by design.
Note how the gatekeepers of name base call it a "conspiracy."
I'd say they've made their plans fairly clear, in print.

"Trilateral Commission, 1156 Fifteenth Street NW, Washington DC 20005, Tel: 202-467-5410, Fax: 202-467-5415. Home page: www.trilateral.org

List of Members. April 6, 1992
No one is quite sure why the Trilateral Commission exists, and less clear about what it does, but critics from the lumpen (non-elite) Right as well as the scholarly Left are certain that it's important. If you feel that the Democrats and Republicans are two wings of the same party, and that someone else is pulling the strings and laughing all the way to the bank, then Trilateralism is your cup of conspiracy tea. When Reagan pointed out on February 7, 1980 that 19 key members of the Carter administration were Trilateralists, George Bush gingerly dropped his membership. And by 1992 some observers were getting curious about Bill Clinton's membership.

The Commission is an alliance of top political and economic leaders from North America, Japan, and Western Europe. Their aim is to manage global interdependence between these Big Three in a way that allows the rich to stay rich -- probably by discouraging protectionism, nationalism, or any response that would pit the elites of one against the elites of another. The anticipated economic pressures will be deflected downward rather than laterally. Trilateralist Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker put it more bluntly: "The standard of the average American has to decline." "
http://www.namebase.org/sources/SD.html

And on the Amero- think that is just CT talk?
Read Robert Paster's Trilateral Commission paper on the idea-
http://www.trilateral.org/nagp/regmtgs/pdf_folder/pastor02.pdf

"The most interesting surveys, however, show that a majority of the public in all
three countries is prepared to join a larger North American country if they thought it
would improve their standard of living and environment and not threaten their culture.
Mexicans and Canadians do not want to be incorporated into the United States, and they are
ambivalent about adopting the American dollar, but they are more willing to become part of a
single country of North America and of a unified currency, like the "Amero," proposed by Herbert
Grubel. 2 The "Amero" would be equivalent of the American dollar, and the two other currencies
would be exchanged at the rate in which they are then traded for the U.S. dollar. In other
words, at the outset, the wealth of all three countries would be unchanged, and the power to
manage the currency would be roughly proportional to the existing wealth. The three
governments’ remain zealous defenders of an aging conception of sovereignty whereas the
people seem ready to entertain new approaches."

And-
"There are three sets of choices on how we might respond to the opportunity and the
vulnerability - the two sides of integration. Canada, Mexico, and the United States could each
choose to defend itself by retreating behind a fortress of tighter security and more barriers at the
borders. This path would offer only a false sense of security, and it would reverse the
remarkable progress made in the last decade in expanding trade and investment. More
importantly, it would diminish the standard of living of all three countries. A second option is to
act as we always have - handle one problem, one country at a time. This is the most likely
course, but it is flawed, for reasons I will describe below. The third path is to lift NAFTA to a
new level of cooperation. That is the direction I hope the Trilateral Commission will consider
and endorse."

Jus' sayin, for anyone attempting to understand the present and
prepare for the future.

BHN

On Edit- Trilateralists in the US Government since 1980 listed here:
(Or, still think there is a two party system?)
http://www.augustreview.com/issues/globalization/the_trilateral_commission:_usurping_sovereignty_2007080373/
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BeHereNow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 12:07 PM
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1. No comments yet?
Edited on Wed Aug-20-08 12:09 PM by BeHereNow
Well, then perhaps we could discuss the Council on Foreign Relations?
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Council_on_Foreign_Relations
BHN
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 12:15 PM
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2. mission accomplished
:(
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underseasurveyor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 12:24 PM
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3. I've tried to tell people for years
that this crap is no accident, it's not caused by 'fuck ups' or mismanagement but rather by design. Iraq, the economy, etc. I think it's far too great a scheme to comprehend for most people. It was for me at first but little by little (over years) I was able to wrap my brain around it.

If you're not getting the replies give folks time, they'll get it... eventually.
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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 12:52 PM
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4. Posting so I can have this thread in "my DU"
:rofl:
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BeHereNow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 09:06 PM
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5. And you laugh because?
Do clarify, please.

BHN
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Pobeka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 09:47 PM
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6. Reminds me of "The Shock Doctrine"
Naomi Klein's book.

Basic thesis is no one would reorganize voluntarily to these societal structures that put the screws to the lower/middle class, so they have to create a crisis (real or perceived) of security or economy first to force us into the new organization out of fear or desperation.

check your pm in a little bit :hug:
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AllieB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 10:15 PM
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8. I just finished 'The Shock Doctrine'
This all makes sense now...
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judasdisney Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 02:59 PM
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12. 'Shock Doctrine' - the controlled demolition of the world economy
Best book of our lifetime.
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truedelphi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 09:51 PM
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7. Ya gotta realize that for the wonkey-wonks of the Democratic elite
having the middle income person suffer money-wise is far more charitable than Kissinger's statements that the world needs to lose several billion of us in order to stabilize!!
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Truth4Justice Donating Member (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 01:42 AM
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10. Kissenger is one person I wouldnt mind seeing swinging from the gallows...
but first we need to build the gallows for ghouls such as this.
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truedelphi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 02:28 PM
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11. Well I have a hammer
And I'll be there, I promise you!!
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Truth4Justice Donating Member (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-08 03:58 AM
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13. Hell, I'll buy the lumber and nails if you do the work. I am no carpenter but...
if you ever need your car fixed I am good to go on that :-)
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truedelphi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-08 01:40 PM
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14. You are just the person Ihave needed in my life
You car fixer-upper, you.
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arcadian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 10:32 PM
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9. Bilderbergs, Grovers, World Bank, Skull & Bones, etc., etc.
Edited on Wed Aug-20-08 10:33 PM by arcadian
Bunch of rich white guys smoking cigars in a their social clubs carving up the world into little pieces while the rest of us look on in amazement.
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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-08 02:14 PM
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15. This plan was formed in the 60s.
They scared the hell out of the parasite class. JFK (class traitor), the beatniks and then hippies, using media events and political clout to bring about a more equitable society nearly exposed them for the unnecessary burden that they are. Thus the establishment locked them out and the "democratic wing of the corporate party" threw the election.

Better a republik in power than somebody that would bring the change we need.



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BeHereNow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-08 02:24 PM
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16. And by the 1970's the Trilateral Commission was entrenched and ready to dominate.
From behind closed doors, naturally.

I hope they all rot in hell, the CFR too.

BHN
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-08 02:35 PM
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17. That's funny, no one asked me...
"The three governments’ remain zealous defenders of an aging conception of sovereignty whereas the
people seem ready to entertain new approaches."

I don't remember either seeing or participating in a survey/poll on such a "new approach". In fact, I'd venture a bet that the average individual American has absolutely no clue that papers like these are being written and acted upon.
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BeHereNow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-24-08 02:16 PM
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19. Paster is a dangerous New World Order proponent- he doesn't care what you think.
The philosophy of the NWO elite is that they are the "wise" ones who
know what's best for the serfs, therefore no need to check in with the
little people about how the world is governed by a very few.

Now, get back to your television set and leave the important
decisions to the elite.

There's extra chocolate rations in it for you if you'll stop
paying attention to the men behind the curtains and cast your
vote for the next American Idol winner.

The powers that be will select your next president;
they'll let you cast a vote, but they will make sure they
count those votes in favor of the next puppet.

BHN
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-08 02:39 PM
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18. For some reason, they'll email you the membership list but won't post it
:shrug:

The full membership list is available by e-mail or by contacting any of the regional offices.

If anyone's interested,

mailto:[email protected]?subject=Membership%20List%20Request
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