Today, the holders of shares that control Finance and the world economy are
betting on a single government in the hands of a centralized bank. One
world, one currency has been the apex of the great civilizations. The money
"real de a ocho" (^) [ 28 ] was the international currency imposed by the Spanish
Empire for 3 centuries, although this monetary value was thanks to the
plundering of the colonies, and not to the wealth within the borders of
Hispania. By 1801 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland was established, so the "pound sterling" (^) [ 29 ] became its official
currency, and a few years later its value was linked for the first time to that
of gold. The idea of a world currency is not new, but it may soon gain new
momentum, thanks to the violence of the war that began in Syria and has
reached Ukraine. But the confinement of the pandemic also drove high-
tech-related markets to huge profits, and sectors that were unprepared for
"technological disruption" (^) [ 30 ] to total bankruptcy.
─Digital revolution without spiritual archiving
Capitalism and freedom by Friedman Milton, 1912 - 2006. Publication date: 2002. Publisher: University
of Chicago Press. Language: English. https://archive.org/details/capitalismfreedo 0000 frie_n 9 k 6In difficult times; people are not allowed, nor encouraged, to think the
unthinkable, let alone: ─think against what we are led to believe is the right
thing to do─. The American economist Milton Friedman (^) [ 31 ] describes the