Well, one of my friends pushes it in my face all the time, but I couldn't be bothered watching it until one of the teens at the bike shop out of the blue asked me what I thought of the Federal Reserve Bank.
I knew right away my friend had been spewing on this kid, so I started watching it, starting with the Federal Reserve section.
In the first minute, this quote was used:
Some of the statement might be derived from those made during his examination by the British Parliament in February 1766, published in "The Examination of Benjamin Franklin" in The Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803‎ (1813); when questioned why Parliament had lost respect among the people of the Colonies, he answered: "To a concurrence of causes: the restraints lately laid on their trade, by which the bringing of foreign gold and silver into the Colonies was prevented; the prohibition of making paper money among themselves, and then demanding a new and heavy tax by stamps; taking away, at the same time, trials by juries, and refusing to receive and hear their humble petitions."
I knew that statement was fake because I was like, "Money Manipulators"? Colonials didn't use that word. And according to my etymology research, it wasn't used in that way until 40 years after Franklin's death.
Really, Zeigeist has cool graphics and a stern voice, but I've done more research this morning that the whole thing.
I made the point of the kid that I don't know anything about the Federal Reserve, but neither does my friend. All he did was watch a poorly documented movie.
I knew right away my friend had been spewing on this kid, so I started watching it, starting with the Federal Reserve section.
In the first minute, this quote was used:
I looked it up in wikiquote, and it is misattributed to Ben Franklin. This is the entry:
Some of the statement might be derived from those made during his examination by the British Parliament in February 1766, published in "The Examination of Benjamin Franklin" in The Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803‎ (1813); when questioned why Parliament had lost respect among the people of the Colonies, he answered: "To a concurrence of causes: the restraints lately laid on their trade, by which the bringing of foreign gold and silver into the Colonies was prevented; the prohibition of making paper money among themselves, and then demanding a new and heavy tax by stamps; taking away, at the same time, trials by juries, and refusing to receive and hear their humble petitions."
I knew that statement was fake because I was like, "Money Manipulators"? Colonials didn't use that word. And according to my etymology research, it wasn't used in that way until 40 years after Franklin's death.
Really, Zeigeist has cool graphics and a stern voice, but I've done more research this morning that the whole thing.
I made the point of the kid that I don't know anything about the Federal Reserve, but neither does my friend. All he did was watch a poorly documented movie.
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