One of the stranger things about our public discourse the last couple of decades is the constant call for unity. The black hats on the political stage are always described as divisive or polarizing. The white hats are the “uniters”, bringing people together. Whenever something happens, like a disaster or shooting, the news is full of stories about how the community is united in response. Usually this means some sort of ceremony with candles and the local leaders officiating a ritual intended to show unity.
Between alleged interference in U.S. elections by Russia, recent nuclear posturing by North Korea, and chemical weapon atrocities in Syria – it’s hard to keep track of which country is supposed to be the bona fide number one “enemy” of the United States.
While we can’t tell you exactly what people are thinking in this moment, we do have access to about 15 years worth of polls on the subject. The data ends up painting an interesting backdrop for America’s foreign policy decisions over the same timeframe, as well as the narratives being pushed by major media outlets.
The Russians are not our enemies. This Russian farmer knows his real enemy. We should all realize the true enemy in this world. It’s the bankers.
“The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.” – John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
How One Russian Farmer Repaid His “Lickspittle Good-For-Nothing” Bankers
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/16/2015 15:08 -0500
For Russian farmer Alexander Bakshaev, the crushingly high interest rates the banks were charging him on his loan inspired a smelly protest… As Pro-Sibir reports, the fuming farmer repaid his loan with the equivalent value in manure.
As NBC News reports, the manure was worth 40,000 rubles ($610) – the exact amount he owed the bank, Bakshayev told Sibkray.ru.
“The whole of Russia somehow owes something now to these lickspittle good-for-nothing bankers with nothing to do,” Bakshayev was quoted as saying.
He owns 70 cows and 20 piglets but his total debt is 1 million rubles ($15,400), he told Sibkray.ru. That’s 34 times the average monthly salary in Russia of about 29,000 rubles ($450).
The Kremlin has said it relies on Russian farmers to fill the gap caused by an import ban on Western foodstuffs imposed in retribution for sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
However, punitive interest rates have left businesses struggling for money.
Bakshayev’s creditor, the state-run Sberbank, blasted his stunt as “hooliganism” but police in the city of Kuybyshev saw no reason to detain the farmer.
Security guards did not appear in the hour that it took Bakshayev to dump the manure, plant the gallows and pose for interviews in front of the heap.
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The words on the gallows say “Down with credit slavery” and “Bankers are the enemies of the people”
