-Caveat Lector- Linda Minor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > Keep in mind I'm a mere amateur in economics, but the history of these > systems is something that must be studied if we are to understand who is > behind conspiracies. > Linda <snip> > Mercantilism ultimately lost intellectual respectabilty..... > > -------- > > LM: Or so they say. I am developing a theory that mercantilism is what our > country is based on today. > Absolutely, and not just the United States...the best case study for the understanding of the modern international economic system is the British and Dutch companies of the 17th-19th centuries. (Along the lines of a recent post on the pushing of tobacco to Third World countries by the U.S. government, take a good hard look at the introduction of opium to China by the East India Company...and remember that until its return to China, the seal of the Crown Colony of Hong Kong showed a benevolent English merchant handing an opium pipe to a Chinese peasant. What goes around, comes around...) Bob ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ More than just email--Get your FREE Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/netcenter/mail DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
