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Zynox · 09-21-2008, 08:35 PM

Precious Metals as Transitional Tools

There have been lots of public and private responses that nudge:

"You can't eat gold."
"You'll be a target with gold."
"No one will accept gold when it all collapses."
"You'll blow an gold ounce on a loaf of bread."

All these statements feel to need simple clear responses.

My philosophy, experience, intuition and common sense are that:

Anyone with any level of resource in a collapse and transition will be deemed a target to some psychopath on the path. There is no escape from this in this world.

Unless one decides to equip and use weapons, then there is nothing left to do beyond form a community of trusted sober folks and share with each other. Share skills, share cool heads, share ideas, share common sense, share resources, food, tools and precious metals as a reasonable barter facilitator.

The remaining three items above, are all actually tangents of the same topic, how can precious metals serve as an effective barter and wealth mechanism?

The answer is simple, and that is to apply common sense to the questions:

Have an appreciable diversity of sizes of gold and at least some silver coins.

An example might be to have ten 1/10 ounce gold coins, each currently 'worth' about $90 US. Add to this one hundred silver one ounce coins, each currently worth about $14 US. I would barter my '$14' silver for your loaf of bread and thank you, when I am hungry!

Review the history of mankind, especially the recent US depression (1933, not the current one!) and the Russian and Argentinian 'collapses'. In all of these cases there are narrated descriptions of how metal shined as a barter tool.

I welcome questions about how some nuances may work, but respectfully submit the nay sayers may find some interesting reading, if they will search the net with easy inquiries like "Gold" "Argentina Crash", etc.

As a final nugget, please consider why precious metals have so many associated negative attachments. It is my belief there has been a long endeavor by governments and their puppet masters to discount the utility and the neutrality of gold. It feels like a well orchestrated agenda going back at least 250 years, maybe much further.

So, why would they not want such a powerful tool to be publicly accepted? I'll leave that for imaginative contemplation.

To the nay sayers, are your impressions on gold and precious metals yours, or absorbed programming? If you are not certain, please at least read the following and identify yourself in the next post here, and state publicly:

WHAT KIND OF A DOOMER ARE YOU?
http://www.peakoilblues.com/blog/?p=194

At least when I know this, I'll be better equipped to relate to you, on your terms.

~ namaste ~

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Please be advised that I am not any form of a professional or paid investment adviser and each individual reading or posting questions or answers is responsible for their own investment decisions.

09-21-2008, 08:35 PM	#57
Zynox Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 243	Re: Gold & Silver Q & A Precious Metals as Transitional Tools There have been lots of public and private responses that nudge: "You can't eat gold." "You'll be a target with gold." "No one will accept gold when it all collapses." "You'll blow an gold ounce on a loaf of bread." All these statements feel to need simple clear responses. My philosophy, experience, intuition and common sense are that: Anyone with any level of resource in a collapse and transition will be deemed a target to some psychopath on the path. There is no escape from this in this world. Unless one decides to equip and use weapons, then there is nothing left to do beyond form a community of trusted sober folks and share with each other. Share skills, share cool heads, share ideas, share common sense, share resources, food, tools and precious metals as a reasonable barter facilitator. The remaining three items above, are all actually tangents of the same topic, how can precious metals serve as an effective barter and wealth mechanism? The answer is simple, and that is to apply common sense to the questions: Have an appreciable diversity of sizes of gold and at least some silver coins. An example might be to have ten 1/10 ounce gold coins, each currently 'worth' about $90 US. Add to this one hundred silver one ounce coins, each currently worth about $14 US. I would barter my '$14' silver for your loaf of bread and thank you, when I am hungry! Review the history of mankind, especially the recent US depression (1933, not the current one!) and the Russian and Argentinian 'collapses'. In all of these cases there are narrated descriptions of how metal shined as a barter tool. I welcome questions about how some nuances may work, but respectfully submit the nay sayers may find some interesting reading, if they will search the net with easy inquiries like "Gold" "Argentina Crash", etc. As a final nugget, please consider why precious metals have so many associated negative attachments. It is my belief there has been a long endeavor by governments and their puppet masters to discount the utility and the neutrality of gold. It feels like a well orchestrated agenda going back at least 250 years, maybe much further. So, why would they not want such a powerful tool to be publicly accepted? I'll leave that for imaginative contemplation. To the nay sayers, are your impressions on gold and precious metals yours, or absorbed programming? If you are not certain, please at least read the following and identify yourself in the next post here, and state publicly: WHAT KIND OF A DOOMER ARE YOU? http://www.peakoilblues.com/blog/?p=194 At least when I know this, I'll be better equipped to relate to you, on your terms. ~ namaste ~ __________________________________________________ _______________________________ Please be advised that I am not any form of a professional or paid investment adviser and each individual reading or posting questions or answers is responsible for their own investment decisions. Last edited by Zynox; 09-21-2008 at 08:38 PM.