Silver + lead, page-72

Yes, they loot from their own constitutes in addition to 3rd world nations.... its part of the European philosophy embodied by the most eminent 'moral' institutions. Capitalism at its worst.

All I am saying, is the Utopian system you and many of us believe should exist, is exactly that, until energy dependence and the money associated with it are solved. Any authoritarian system of government, is run by the elite of various ilk, as with corrupted versions of capitalism. None is perfect but the former is worse because it doesn't allow for the natural flow and counterbalance of ideas. Silk Road is strategic, but not solely for the inspirations you allude too. Thuggery doesn't just come in the form of western democracies as many may soon find out.