2012-12-06 examiner.com - Iranian musician Mohammad Rafigh helps Iranians fight

[julz]

Iranian musician Mohammad Rafigh helps Iranians fight sanctions with Bitcoin

Davi Barker
2012-12-06

http://www.examiner.com/article/iranian-musician-mohammad-rafigh-helps-iranians-fight-sanctions-with-bitcoin

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Bitcoin offers what no other currency can. Access to everyone, everywhere. What this means is that right now it is possible for civilians living in Iran to donate to the anti-war movement in the US, and it is possible for civilians in the US to donate to the relief efforts in the countries the US harms. People can now cooperate across national boundaries, and there is virtually nothing that States can do to prevent it. Given that wars must be funded by taxes, national debt or currency debasement, all of which can be protected against with Bitcoin, it’s going to be increasingly difficult for imperial powers to fund their military budgets.
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[Dusty]

It's nice to know that someone begins to grasp the implication of such a different currency system.

(as always, thanks Julz for your precise summary)

[Gabi]

Great article!

[420]

woohoo

[btctalk]

thanks and goodluck to him!