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Benjamin Shaffer joins Keith in this live episode discussing money, both real and fiat. Benjamin is Legal Counsel and Merchant Services with Goldback, and is a Constitutional Attorney. They discuss the alternative currency Goldback, its expanding use in several States, fiat paper notes based only on government promises, the history of fiat money and the Federal Reserve, and the long term real value of gold vs the US Dollar.
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Hosted by Keith Bessette, Rebel Civics covers the principles of society and government, the ideas upon which America was founded, the history of the development of these principles, and current events in relation to them. Rebel (n): A person who is disobedient to unjust authority and stands up for fundamental principles, despite conventions and the opinions of others.
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Benjamin Shaffer joins Keith in this live episode discussing money, both real and fiat. Benjamin is Legal Counsel and Merchant Services with Goldback, and is a Constitutional Attorney. They discuss the alternative currency Goldback, its expanding use in several States, fiat paper notes based only on government promises, the history of fiat money and the Federal Reserve, and the long term real value of gold vs the US Dollar.
For further info on the Goldback:
Website: Goldback.com
Email: info AT goldback.com
For a full description of this episode, including a list of links to referenced material, visit:
unsafespace.com/ep0841
About Rebel Civics
Hosted by Keith Bessette, Rebel Civics covers the principles of society and government, the ideas upon which America was founded, the history of the development of these principles, and current events in relation to them. Rebel (n): A person who is disobedient to unjust authority and stands up for fundamental principles, despite conventions and the opinions of others.
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![[Rebel Civics] Real Money: Goldback | With Benjamin Shaffer](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x2ObMf1ljMg/mqdefault.jpg "[Rebel Civics] Real Money: Goldback | With Benjamin Shaffer
Benjamin Shaffer joins Keith in this live episode discussing money, both real and fiat. Benjamin is Legal Counsel and Merchant Services with Goldback, and is a Constitutional Attorney. They discuss the alternative currency Goldback, its expanding use in several States, fiat paper notes based only on government promises, the history of fiat money and the Federal Reserve, and the long term real value of gold vs the US Dollar.
For further info on the Goldback:
Website: Goldback.com
Email: info AT goldback.com
For a full description of this episode, including a list of links to referenced material, visit:
https://unsafespace.com/ep0841
About Rebel Civics
Hosted by Keith Bessette, Rebel Civics covers the principles of society and government, the ideas upon which America was founded, the history of the development of these principles, and current events in relation to them. Rebel (n): A person who is disobedient to unjust authority and stands up for fundamental principles, despite conventions and the opinions of others.
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![[Dangerous Thoughts] Matt Walsh Hit Piece: Lessons in Ad Hominem from Media Matters](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xWAySxSxG2k/mqdefault.jpg "[Dangerous Thoughts] Matt Walsh Hit Piece: Lessons in Ad Hominem from Media Matters
Carter begins by summarizing the recent hit piece from Media Matters on Matt Walsh, and then he uses the article to demonstrate some common methods employed by dishonest attack dogs in the media. Next, he explains why the Jones Act which has been a barrier to aid reaching Puerto Rico in the wake of hurricane devastation is a bad idea, and why both protectionism and crisis-driven price controls and rationing are counterproductive.
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About Dangerous Thoughts
Hosted by Carter, Dangerous Thoughts is a series dedicated to practical and applied philosophy, as well as deeper dives into other crucial but complex topics. Its goal is to help rational individuals become more dangerous to the intellectual and psychological enemies of the principles upon which Western Civilization was built and has thrived.
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![[Dangerous Thoughts] Why an Armed Citizenry Is Crucial, and How Propaganda Killed Socrates](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/y-G9GMbV_LM/mqdefault.jpg "[Dangerous Thoughts] Why an Armed Citizenry Is Crucial, and How Propaganda Killed Socrates
Carter begins with a story of a Delaware man who opened his door to find warrantless ATF agents asking to see his perfectly legal firearms. Its for your own safety, comrade!
He then provides both a moral and practical defense of Elisjsha Dicken, the 22-year-old armed citizen hero who stopped a mass shooting at Greenwood Park mall in Indiana. He discusses the importance of an armed citizenry, and how the gun tyrants often use statistics to obfuscate the obvious rather than to clarify the complex. He ends with a breaking news story regarding the murder of a famous philosopher from Athens. Carter argues that Socrates, who was killed over 2,400 years ago, was the victim of ancient Greeces version of The Daily Show, hosted by Trevor Aristophenes Noah.
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![[451 Degrees] Hollywood: Ideological Swill | With Joe Garza](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yQxK4aF9xi4/mqdefault.jpg "[451 Degrees] Hollywood: Ideological Swill | With Joe Garza
Alex is joined by Joe Garza, and together they discuss screenwriting and Hollywood/streaming network censorship in relation to the scripts they choose to produce.
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Medium: The Reckless Muse
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About 451 Degrees
Hosted by Alex Miceli, 451 Degrees is a series dedicated to discussing censorship of the arts and artists, and to supporting those ideas that enable artists to thrive.
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![[Dangerous Thoughts] Why Philosophy Matters | With Stephen Hicks](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yd4c2yC2hdQ/mqdefault.jpg "[Dangerous Thoughts] Why Philosophy Matters | With Stephen Hicks
Carter speaks with Dr. Stephen Hicks about why philosophy is viewed as pointless (and why it is the fault of philosophers), pragmatism vs. principles, the psychological need for meaning and purpose, and the accessibility of a rational system of ethics to non-philosophers. Dr. Hicks ends the show by revealing what he believes to be todays biggest threat to Enlightenment values.
Dr. Hicks is a Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, Illinois. Hes also the Executive Director of the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship and Senior Scholar at The Atlas Society. Hes the author of six books, including his forthcoming book Eight Philosophies of Education and Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault. Hes published in several academic journals, including Business Ethics Quarterly, Teaching Philosophy, and Review of Metaphysics, as well as a variety of mainstream publications. Hes also the host of the Open College podcast.
Find out more about Dr. Hicks online at stephenhicks.org
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![[451 Degrees] Dave Seminara: Goodreads Cancelled](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yzEC6VDL_is/mqdefault.jpg "[451 Degrees] Dave Seminara: Goodreads Cancelled
Alex interviews Dave Seminara, a writer who recently faced an influencer-led mob on Goodreads. They discuss his cancellation and outright banning from the Goodreads website and the fallout afterward.
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About 451 Degrees
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![[Rebel Civics] National Divorce: Splitting California In Two](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zEPV_IW_i24/mqdefault.jpg "[Rebel Civics] National Divorce: Splitting California In Two
Keith interviews Louis Marinelli on a recently launched movement named “CalExit 3.0”, proposing to split California into two along ideological lines by holding citizen referendums at the county level. The politically left majority counties would leave these united states, forming an independent sovereign country operating under progressive ideologies with a 3:1 starting majority of left-leaning voters. The rest of the counties would remain in the US as the state of California, becoming a swing state with an even mix of politically left, right, and independent voters.
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https://unsafespace.com/rebel-civics-2023-2-8
About Rebel Civics
Hosted by Keith Bessette, Rebel Civics covers the principles of society and government, the ideas upon which America was founded, the history of the development of these principles, and current events in relation to them. Rebel (n): A person who is disobedient to unjust authority and stands up for fundamental principles, despite conventions and the opinions of others.
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![[Rebel Civics] Inflation and The Fed v. the Constitution](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zzp_VYwpoBs/mqdefault.jpg "[Rebel Civics] Inflation and The Fed v. the Constitution
Keith and Benjamin Shaffer discuss what inflation of the dollar is, why price increases are a side effect, the involvement of the Federal Reserve, and the limited authority delegated by the U.S. Constitution to the general government on money. Benjamin is an attorney deeply interested in the US Constitution, and is Legal Counsel and Merchant Services with the gold-based alternative currency Goldback.
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https://unsafespace.com/rebel-civics-2022-12-7
About Rebel Civics
Hosted by Keith Bessette, Rebel Civics covers the principles of society and government, the ideas upon which America was founded, the history of the development of these principles, and current events in relation to them. Rebel (n): A person who is disobedient to unjust authority and stands up for fundamental principles, despite conventions and the opinions of others.
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