tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post1572496516007341721..comments2024-03-17T07:55:12.096-07:00Comments on FOFOA: FreeGoldFOFOAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17152544684132776239noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-52859098974476637862013-09-18T09:48:02.905-07:002013-09-18T09:48:02.905-07:005 years later and still getting new comments. I c...5 years later and still getting new comments. I came across this post in my catching up on old articles and thoroughly enjoyed the comment section and discussion between FOFOA & Ender. Thanks for posting that discussion.<br /><br />After first reading more recent material and now going back to the start it's fun to see FOFOA learning concepts. I can see how ideas from more recent posts tcelferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01137536870858383220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-29505479373659880322013-03-02T11:56:30.251-08:002013-03-02T11:56:30.251-08:00Wendy, I am still around, but since the conversati...Wendy, I am still around, but since the conversations have grown so immensely, and I've been focusing on academic matters, haven't the time to keep up with all the comments anymore. I usually read the past few months of FOFOA posts in batches every so often. <br /><br />I hope you and the exchange still going on is as wonderful (or more so) than it was back in these early days :-)SatyaPranavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422604006082536504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-20458916509112493222013-02-23T04:05:40.779-08:002013-02-23T04:05:40.779-08:00Every time I read this post, I come away more amaz...Every time I read this post, I come away more amazed at the exchange between ender & FOFOA.<br /><br />Milambermilamberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412309240173757052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-41152471157097572982012-09-02T20:21:49.829-07:002012-09-02T20:21:49.829-07:00hello satya and prateek,
I do hope you are still ...hello satya and prateek,<br /><br />I do hope you are still floating around the ethos of blogsphereWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448815628676884529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-2271178849139390292012-03-17T16:09:51.117-07:002012-03-17T16:09:51.117-07:00Hi Fofoa,
I am a student.I read your blog about t...Hi Fofoa,<br /><br />I am a student.I read your blog about the wise king of east according to which there is a continuous flow of gold from east to west in exchange of oil.So then shouldn't the gold reserves of these OPEC countries be comparable to the top five or atleast higher than india<br /><br />prateekAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06908221463724396299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-62859810467322220782011-01-06T09:34:23.064-08:002011-01-06T09:34:23.064-08:00yes, wendy, this is strange, but very nostalgic. ...yes, wendy, this is strange, but very nostalgic. as those were my first few months reading the blog and the conversations were between FOFOA and a handful of others previous to that time.<br /><br />It's amazing just how far these chautauquas have taken us in the past 2-3 years. just reading old posts on here reminds me of experiencing some of these events and having the first vapors of SatyaPranavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422604006082536504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-53338178478111870922010-12-05T07:56:55.178-08:002010-12-05T07:56:55.178-08:00FOFOA
"The purpose of the lower gold price o...FOFOA<br /><br />"The purpose of the lower gold price on the exchanges is to gain oil from oil producing nations at a low, dollar denominated price. So the low gold price has a real use, a function, that is maintained by the Central Banks."<br /><br />Earlier I posted elsewhere saying your The king and his gold post gave me a an AHA! moment.<br /><br />My thinking was this. For them to Motley Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902761012772262091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-17501804659876103192010-06-14T14:59:51.256-07:002010-06-14T14:59:51.256-07:00This is kinda creepy .... akin to stepping into a ...This is kinda creepy .... akin to stepping into a time machine and going back almost 2 years as a fly on the wall so to speak. Although the room is now deserted the imprints of the foot steps remain.<br /><br />My good Sir Ender or should I say Sirender you said:<br />"Inflation is KEY. There is not but a few average Joes that can figure out how inflation really works."<br /><br />Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448815628676884529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-72862271761693605522009-05-22T22:12:22.907-07:002009-05-22T22:12:22.907-07:00awesome. glad i haven't missed much. there are a...awesome. glad i haven't missed much. there are about 10 posts in here which are truly amazing (i'm forgetting dates, and I'm just finishing w/the month of feb '09.<br /><br />i must admit, that i've completely lied to you...BIG, bald-faced lies! I clearly have been putting much of my time into catching up here...i can't help it. i'm enthralled w/catching up on the last 9 mos from a slightly SatyaPranavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422604006082536504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-25385483669804618302009-05-13T09:19:00.000-07:002009-05-13T09:19:00.000-07:00Hi Prana,
Now your comment makes sense. I had fo...Hi Prana,<br /><br />Now your comment makes sense. I had forgotten about that comment. Not to worry though, Ender never sent me his email address and we never chatted off the record. So you are seeing it all right here.<br /><br />FOFOAFOFOAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152544684132776239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-62775058495691942342009-05-13T05:38:00.000-07:002009-05-13T05:38:00.000-07:00you had said: "Ender,
Please send me your email ad...you had said: "Ender,<br />Please send me your email address as previously discussed so that we can chat off the record. I do not find this beyond where my (THOUGHTS!) were heading. However, I do find my self now down the rabbit hole with you. I think you and I have an understanding."<br /><br />I am just hoping to find exactly what the two of you seem to be seeking and to go much further down Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-18653316000964319142009-05-12T22:21:00.000-07:002009-05-12T22:21:00.000-07:00Hello Prana,
I am happy to see you rooting around...Hello Prana,<br /><br />I am happy to see you rooting around in the comments. They are the best part of this blog.<br /><br />Unfortunately it is an older blog software that does not allow responses to specific comments, but sometimes simplicity is better.<br /><br />Ender knows what he is talking about. He has been thinking about this much longer than I have.<br /><br />I am not sure what FOFOAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152544684132776239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-59283938700925031122009-05-12T20:51:00.000-07:002009-05-12T20:51:00.000-07:00ok...sucks i can't insert this comment in between ...ok...sucks i can't insert this comment in between the appropriate comments between you and ender, but i very much hope that your conversations can be ON the record. i'm catching myself up w/the last 9 mos here. <br /><br />moreover, however outlandish ideas are (unless you're discussion sources, etc), everyone benefits from hearing a more expansive range of views, speculation or not (as long asAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-7439695131311167332009-03-25T11:42:00.000-07:002009-03-25T11:42:00.000-07:00I will add one thing. The term "savers" includes ...I will add one thing. The term "savers" includes "the bond market". Those who buy government bonds, be they individuals or entire countries, like China, are the savers of the world.FOFOAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152544684132776239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-60555778238857953452009-03-25T11:35:00.000-07:002009-03-25T11:35:00.000-07:00Martijn,Those are some complicated questions. I w...Martijn,<BR/><BR/>Those are some complicated questions. I will try to answer them briefly here.<BR/><BR/>First of all, you say you understand that the current system is not fair. To whom is it not fair? Answer that question and that will answer the next question as to who has been betrayed.<BR/><BR/>In fact, the current system is not fair to the savers of the world. It punishes responsibilityFOFOAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152544684132776239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-28990760201978487282009-03-25T11:03:00.000-07:002009-03-25T11:03:00.000-07:00FOFOA,I understand freegold will emerge, and that ...FOFOA,<BR/><BR/>I understand freegold will emerge, and that will happen when trust in the current system is lost. However, I believe that loss of trust will be essentially cause by the current system not being "fair" (and therefore it doesn't work).<BR/>Whose trust will be betrayed in your opinion?<BR/><BR/>How does the concept of interest fit into the freegold theory?<BR/><BR/>In general Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-2410635327870765142009-03-24T11:23:00.000-07:002009-03-24T11:23:00.000-07:00Martijn,Freegold will be an emergent system, not a...Martijn,<BR/><BR/>Freegold will be an emergent system, not a dictated system. It will emerge from a change in the way people view gold versus paper investments. It will emerge when trust in the system is lost, and the governments in charge are powerless to stop it.<BR/><BR/>Freegold is not about gold being used as money. It is about gold being used as a wealth (p)reserve.<BR/><BR/>You say, <I>FOFOAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152544684132776239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-65830994360612346792009-03-24T08:37:00.000-07:002009-03-24T08:37:00.000-07:00Ender said: "Another came along to let us know tha...Ender said: "Another came along to let us know that, in time, the world would not grant ANYONE – any political entity – the right to abuse others the same way. Never again would there be a strong currency policy held over the globe."<BR/><BR/>Now this is an argument I might agree with. What we are seeing right now is a struggle between power and ethics. Our society is trying to install ethics (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-84146517388289877082009-03-24T08:27:00.000-07:002009-03-24T08:27:00.000-07:00"Of course the governments will eventually attempt..."Of course the governments will eventually attempt a new fiat scheme, but that will require another change in thought once again. FreeGold would be the time in between."<BR/><BR/>Again: government have the (most) power to change the money scheme and the have no interest in freefold. Why would they ever let time in between arise for freegold????<BR/>They will probably shift from the current Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-40805207354197747652009-03-24T08:23:00.000-07:002009-03-24T08:23:00.000-07:00As Ender said: "You will find no one with ties to ...As Ender said: "You will find no one with ties to the dollar system interested in what Freegold represents. You will also not find any single state or organization willing to stand up against the dollar system, for that would be a critical mistake. Rather, the world has been preparing and we’re now going through the transition process. Hopefully, the world will survive.<BR/><BR/>The good news is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-73655872489494815192008-09-26T20:23:00.000-07:002008-09-26T20:23:00.000-07:00Nope, good try though. Ender's posts can be seen ...Nope, good try though. Ender's posts can be seen at USAGold. Here's the link: <A HREF="http://www.usagold.com/cpmforum/" REL="nofollow">http://www.usagold.com/cpmforum/</A><BR/><BR/>Mine can be seen here, at GoldisMoney.info and at ECONOMICROT. Feel free to compare them. Definitely different people with a common take on current events and gold in particular.FOFOAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152544684132776239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-41420398640750651592008-09-26T20:04:00.000-07:002008-09-26T20:04:00.000-07:00Ender FOFA same person?Ender FOFA same person?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-62534794626468790672008-09-26T19:59:00.000-07:002008-09-26T19:59:00.000-07:00are you having a conversation with yourself?Seems ...are you having a conversation with yourself?Seems a bit suspicious to a bystander!?.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-88067503251448759462008-09-25T18:25:00.000-07:002008-09-25T18:25:00.000-07:00Here's some Strong Dollar, PPT, conspiracy theory ...Here's some Strong Dollar, PPT, conspiracy theory food for thought. <A HREF="http://seekingalpha.com/article/97412-is-the-700-billion-really-for-bailing-out-the-fed" REL="nofollow">This article</A> was posted on Seekingalpha today. You should read the whole article, but here are a few snippets for those that like snippets:<BR/><BR/>"I happened to come across several articles written by New YorkFOFOAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152544684132776239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-8395519093253317022008-09-25T13:50:00.000-07:002008-09-25T13:50:00.000-07:00"Buy gold" - check"and get out of debt" – check"th..."Buy gold" - check<BR/>"and get out of debt" – check<BR/>"the world of tomorrow is upon us." - I am preparing a new post with just that message. It will be up shortly.FOFOAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152544684132776239noreply@blogger.com