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-Great Cultural Revolution

De-banking has begun in the US

2023-07-27

[HOT AIR] I have written a couple times about the de-banking scandal in the UK, where Coutts Bank apparently has dropped thousands of customers for being politically incorrect.

This came to light because they took on a target too big to ignore: Nigel Farage, a GBN broadcaster and leader in the Brexit movement. He had been a member of the European Parliament and founded the UK Independence Party, which transformed into the Brexit Party.

In other words, Farage is a big deal in Britain. Lots of people love him, and lots of people hate him, including every single member of the establishment.

Britons, though, hated that Farage and other people with views unpopular to the establishment could simply be exiled from the modern economy based upon the whims of bank executives, so scandal erupted and the fallout is still raining down.

But as with so many bad ideas that originate in Europe, the US is a follower, and de-banking has come to the US. There have been attempts in recent years to move in this direction—famously the credit card companies tried to identify gun purchases for the government by flagging every single gun and ammo purchase, but they retreated some due to a backlash.

But the process moves forward. Chase is now quietly dropping customers for political reasons.

If you don’t know Mercola, he is a doctor on the fringe of natural medicine. I have been aware of him for a while, and without knowing much about him I have gathered that many think he is something of a crank.

Well, that describes quite a few people and is hardly a reason to make him a non-person. If you think he is a crank, say so. Don’t throw him out of the economy. There are no allegations of illegal or unethical activities, only wrongthink.

My guess is that there are already hundreds of Americans in this position, and as with Britain it will take some high-profile cancelations to garner attention. Mercola has a following, and it probably crosses party lines. But I am not sure whether his profile is sufficient to garner sufficient attention to prompt Congressional interest.

In the United States, the common thread among the victims seems to be COVID dissent. Being spreaders of "misinformation" is apparently the offense that will get you booted.

As expected, the social credit system is already here and gearing up.

It is coming for you, too.

Posted by:Besoeker

#7 "Now don't call Trudeau a fascist! He's saving democracy one fascist act after another."

Posted by: magpie 2023-07-27 23:07

#6 When Trudeau did that to the Trucker protest, lots of people started a bank run. Got to be careful these days, your virtue flashing may get you Budlighted.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-07-27 16:06

#5 Not sure I'd call Mercola a crank. Definitely an outlier and one of the first to blow the whistle on the Covid Scam. So he's made enemies. He was pretty respected in the alt health world for years, though I have the feeling that a need to market over research is driving his business more than I like.

Posted by: Jolusing Hatfield1692 2023-07-27 08:41

#4 Some people just need to "move on".

Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-07-27 06:48

Maryellen Noreika? Sounds Russian, Russian, Russian.

Posted by: Besoeker 2023-07-27 06:44

#2 Exactly, and the best example of that in recent times is Hunter's laptop and all of the Russian disinformation that went with it. /sarc

Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-07-27 06:37

Who decides Truth? "Malinformation" or truth? The government of course.

America's Cyber Defense Agency

Terms to Know

Some tactics of foreign influence include leveraging misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation. Definitions for each are below.

Misinformation is false, but not created or shared with the intention of causing harm.

Disinformation is deliberately created to mislead, harm, or manipulate a person, social group, organization, or country.

Malinformation is based on fact, but used out of context to mislead, harm, or manipulate. An example of malinformation is editing a video to remove important context to harm or mislead.
Foreign actors use misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation campaigns to cause chaos, confusion, and division. These malign actors are seeking to interfere with and undermine our democratic institutions and national cohesiveness.

Posted by: Besoeker 2023-07-27 06:29

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