Well we have various versions of strikes going on now. As the working class was forced back to work by the ruling class, WSWS exposed several places striking which I was posting. I would hope that members lack of interest in followup post to those were because they were going to the site and reading up on them there. Only in the perfect world of disclosure and exposure for Out Of The Illusion though. I see the protest going on now as strikes. People waking up from the duopoly of rule over us and abandoning it for the Social Equality Party would be the most beneficial strike in my opinion. If memory serves me right, that's not your opinion though.

To many people want an answer but refuse to see the light of a realistic means. When one is offered to them they only spew out the conditioned rhetoric that has been oppressing them all along. As followers they can't contemplate stepping away from the very leaders that step on them. They come to love the very footprints on their backs as though they suffer from stockholm syndrome. We even knowingly sacrifice our own children to this system and remain in silence to it.

That part.

I agree. That seemed a weird statement. Irrelevant I thought.

Entitled Millennials ---- is a group I've liked on my facehack page to follow. It's a satirist name they've taken in response to the conditioned negative perception management that has been forced on them, mainly due to their socialist views. In the same realm of correlation that people who follow a life style in BDSM took on the satirist name freaks and ran with it.

What in the post gives you any indication I'm blaming them for anything!?! I highlighted their statement in bold lettering and gave them credit for it by mentioning them. Then made my own statement in agreement on a different note to build on their statement.

@William_Mary I had no idea it is a group name on facebook... The thing is, it's common for the older generation to think and say millennials feel entitled.. Plus, I wasn't the only one here who thought this...

@Cutiebeauty Plus, I wasn't the only one here who thought this...

I realize this. One is a new commentator here I'm attempting to go light on for the moment " And the other, like you, seems to have an agenda to butt heads with me when you guys think you have an opening to do so. I can't possibly negate the workings on people like you to use critical thinking when you seemingly have an agenda to be confrontational and negative. Which you have both expressed reluctance towards facts and logical opinions of mine in the past. If you feel the need to survive on falsely created facts to serve your version of truth and refuse to relate truths to when you need to support your causes, I can't change that.

But neither of you provide me with a substantial means to debate when you do this to me. And quite frankly, I find you to be incoherent of my post and quite incoherent in comments often. I've come to a point to just shrug it off for the most part as an unachievable cause due to a lack of respect on multiple fronts.

@William_Mary I'm not really interested in butting heads.. I read posts in this group frequently but I don't reply often... This was just a misunderstanding.. As i said before, I had no idea you were referring to a facebook group..

@Cutiebeauty I agree. I had no idea either. This is what happens when things are written and not spoken.

Bitcoin isn't as great or profitable as people think. It's just another currency where rich people are the ones with the true wealth in it. It's not going to be the big thing people think it will. The price is already too great for regular people to invest in, and it's not even recognized as a real currency. Remember when people thought investing in the Iraqi Dinar was going to make them rich as soon as the Iraqi (American) government revalued it? Yeah, it's been 20 years almost.

@Piece2YourPuzzle You are absolutely right. It won't be a currency it will be digital gold used as a store of value. I mentioned cryptocurrency as a whole because the Rich were smart enough to join long ago when the government was calling it a scam. The common person won't do research for themselves and think everything is a scam or they will listen to their government. Are you aware banks in the US are legally able to hold your cryptocurrency? Are you aware that visa and Mastercard both have working cards that uses cryptocurrency instead of fiat? Are you aware that the government is creating their own digital currency or that China has almost completed theirs? Are you aware there other cryptocurrencies that has better functionality than bitcoin? Are you aware many states consider bitcoin currency? These are things that are facts NOT opinions and this is why the Rich get richer. They have disposable income and they educate themselves on the best assets to obtain. On the other hand people are not rich do not do the proper research and are scared and scamed out of their money because they thought bitcoin was gonna make them rich yet they have no clue on what it is. BTW this is just the beginning. Technology is moving faster than the economy and its the greedy "jokers" at the top that is reaping benefits from the ignorant. Classic fake out as everyone is focused on social issues that may or may not change. In the mean time they are laying the groundwork for the rich to get richer. I feel sorry for people like yourself who clearly does not understand what's going on. BANKS did not care about the dinar but they care about cryptocurrencies? Its because they understand where all of this is going. There is a lot i can say on the matter but I hope you do a little deeper research on whats really going on. I'm not a bitcoin maximalist BTW. THEY believe that bitcoin will be a currency. Only time will tell. I don't like speculating on things that won't effect now.

@MrChange Ignorance is bliss. Hold on to your Bitcoin all you want. The FACT is that 1 bitcoin is worth over $11,000 right now. It fell from over $20,000.

What happens when your investment either drops 50% because of Bitcoin’s volatility, or disappears all together, or it never becomes a widely used currency and only is good for a never ending long term investment possibility? What if you die with your investment in a currency that’s never able to be used for your retirement or to buy a home or food etc? There is no inflationary value to it. When that happens then it will be less of an investment and more of a usable currency. When will that ever happen though? Bitcoin is extremely volatile. It went up to about $20,000 a bitcoin, but it’s back down to about $11,000 a bitcoin now. So as the price goes up, the investment becomes harder and harder. It’s going to be at the point where only rich people can invest in it, and we don’t even know if it’s going to be widely used or crumble by 50% in one day.

As it stands now at over $11,000 a coin, only the top 10% can probably invest any meaningful amount of money, and it’s not going to be anywhere near a meaningful investment for most of them. 98% of bitcoin owners have less than 1 bitcoin. 75% of owners have less than 0.01 bitcoins. 3/4 of owners have about $100 worth of bitcoins. 0.0000106% of owners have between 100,000 and 1,000,000 bitcoins. Just 0.07% percent of addresses are worth more than $1 million whereas 74.5% of addresses are worth less than $1. I think it’s a ruse to take people’s actual dollars. It’s just like the stock market. The concentration of assets is at the top and only by a few people. Most people have the lion’s share of practically nothing.

“There are only 166,853 addresses worth more than $100,000.

In other words, 0.05% of Americans have slightly less than the average U.S. household income in bitcoin. Minus tax. Minus transaction costs. And with the recent slide in the price of bitcoin this small section of society may become less well-off.”

[investopedia.com]

There is no get rich quick scheme for the non-rich. Just wait another 20 or 40 years for bitcoin and you’ll be set for life, maybe

Even if it became a REAL currency, at that point, it will be just like cash in that most people won't have any wealth in it. It will be just like using cash right now in that way where the 99% are paid slaves and the 1% run the show.

Take it from a professional criminal:

Here are some other virtual currencies for you to sink your money into. Good luck! Lol

[money.usnews.com]

@Piece2YourPuzzle wow bro. First, I never stated that I own bitcoin. I only stated the facts of whats happening. As for me I'm set. I have invested all that I need in the projects I personally believe in. Im not ignorant to those facts you posted. We could go back and forth with numbers all day. Its a dead end. Trust me. There are more intelligent people smarter than both of us who will disagree with the outcome of bitcoin and other cryptos. Its all about information and where you feel your assets will be placed properly. You are right as far as the rich owning bitcoin but that was only because many poor people didn't know what it was or thought it was a scam when it was 1 dollar. I have investments where I feel I will be safe during these hard economic times. Only time will tell where things will go. However, I will state that fiat currency is becoming archaic. So, either you are part of the program or you will fall by the wayside. I am definitely aware that bitcoin is not going to be used as a currency but it will be used as a store of value and a speculative asset. When bitcoin lost half of its value it was because the "market" was saturated with uneducated people who thought it was a get rich quick scheme. I will say ultimately that bitcoin's value will continue to increase over time while my American counter parts will just keep printing money until everything goes to hell. Smh. This world is getting crazy.

I offer you a platform to do that here in this group. The site itself does also. You have the ability to use this site and this group for that purpose. I'll go light on you for now, but in regards to the most active members in this group you're preaching to the choir. I hope you'll stick around long enough to learn this and add your opinions and insight to my post. I'm attempting to deliver a certain type of message to people for real change. If you want to be a part of it I welcome you. And the occasional post of some of the members. First I have to ask one question though.

As a black man, veteran, being seemingly so aware of the workings of our society, what was it that drew you to serve in the military, which holds a large correlation to the oppression and colonialism of not only black people but worldwide benefiting the ruling class and their politicians and their media? Why would you support such a system so personally to be used by that which has been used against you so strongly to deliver that same oppression on others?

@William_Mary First, and foremost I have no intention of creating some long debate on computer. I'm a talker. Too many words get lost in translation and there is too much noise for the other party to fully understand. I probably won't post much more on your page as I see you are raring for an intelligent debate online. No thanks. Not my thing. I'm past trying to persuade others on my line of thought. At least through text. To answer your question I was raised fundamental independent Baptist. I grew up in a historic black neighborhood. My past is too complicated to type out. Putting it simply i joined the military to support my family and get out of the shit show of 9-5. I didn't become atheist/agnostic until I left the miltary about 5 years ago. Everyone's story is complicated. Life is complicated so before you go and make sarcastic remarks on someone's decisions you probably should have asked first. I'm not interested in your platform. Honestly, people like you upset me. I hate writing long responses and there wasn't near enough detail but like I said I have no intentions on writing a book arguing with someone I don't know or really care for. As far as change I have my own ways of doing that. Please have a wonderful day and a great life.

@MrChange You insult both people having a conversation with you and misinterpret what they say for them not knowing what's going on, say you don't want to debate or type much, but then type a lot without really saying anything, and divert to the beat of your own drum. I've known insecure controlling people like you before and I see right through you. I mean you're the one that said you aren't interested in intelligent debate "online". Everything about you is a red flag.

You also told a person ASKING you about a specific decision you made to maybe ASK first before asking? You make no sense lol