He will have made a coin request and then links this topic to that to help with information in the source section. At least that is what when he posted one for Australia.
I wouldn't buy any coins from the Congo, what is happening there is appalling and buying things like this is merely supporting the oppressive government who have starved and deprived its own people to genocide. I'm sorry to raise this but how many even know about the Congo genocide that is going on still today, over 9 million dead in less than 20 years. I won't support that, sorry but that coin is blood money.
Citeer: "Thesilversurfer"I wouldn't buy any coins from the Congo, what is happening there is appalling and buying things like this is merely supporting the oppressive government who have starved and deprived its own people to genocide. I'm sorry to raise this but how many even know about the Congo genocide that is going on still today, over 9 million dead in less than 20 years. I won't support that, sorry but that coin is blood money.
Ah, that's a path you don't want to go down my friend no matter how good your intentions.
People said much the same about King Leopold's administration when it was Belgian Congo. How about Rwanda, Nigeria, Uganda, or pretty much any sub Saharan country? Africans have been slaughtering Africans since whitey left. Would you buy a coin from Zimbabwe where Comrade Bob has ethnically cleansed the country of the white minority? How about South Africa, that happy fantasy rainbow land so beloved of Hollywood and the western media which ignores the systematic slaughter of white farmers with tacit government approval?
Third Reich, Vatican City, Soviet Union, French Napoleonic, British Empire, Ancient Rome...... you could make a list as long as your arm and find a reason to boycott just about every country and end up with a nice collection of Hutt River coins.
I get the point and wouldn't buy one myself for the same reasons, but I'm aware of my own double standards when collecting 3rd Reich coins. At least with historical coins we don't have to worry about funding the obscene. I don't buy anything, coin or otherwise, sourced in China on general principle unless there is no alternative.
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If that is the case you could also include US in the bunch. Most of the World consider them the real terrorists and terrorist breeders. Over the histpry they had placed the faction/man in power that they can control to later see how it gets out of hand and turns back to bite them while killing all who opposse them... ISIS being the most recent ; that we know of.
That is why I keep politics away from my hobbies. Most of the times the coins will come from hoarders that re sell them; so the damage is already done as they would had been already purchased from the emisor.
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History through coins.
Eli V
Citeer: "DonChori"Erdvilla: +1
And then the silversurfer confused Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo- at least that's what I guess...
no confusion just because a country changed its name doesnt change its internal policies. This country is in ruins dues to america do the research. The congo is to richto ever be free. I wont suport that. Bringing up older genocides and cases where the europeans(this includes america ur eurpoean not american in my eyes) exploitation of africa is still very relitive today. We still control these dictators, who suplies them with guns o wait we do. Im south africa and yes its a joke there they removed the white africcanas from power and put british backed puppets the anc into power who have sold there people out to the highest bidder. My home country is a mess.
Maybe people should start thinking about where some of these coins come from and boycott ones we think are morally wrong, maybe thats just me.
"If you truly wish to do something which will make a difference, boycott Chinese goods and services. That money goes directly into the coffers of a terrible regime."
Which forum rule does that break? It's not in any way political, racist or offensive in fact it's very likely to become US Government policy after 2016. It's merely suggesting a more fruitful avenue than boycotting decades old coins. Is there any dispute that the Chinese regime is terrible? Why is it that China off limits for criticism but the rest of the world isn't, several other countries have been mentioned in this same thread without being moderated and in far harsher terms.?
If you intend to start removing entire paragraphs of my posts please do me the courtesy of removing the entire thing otherwise they might not make sense and while I may be many things, non-sensical is not amongst them. I'll take extra care to ensure that there are no further posts to cause you extra work.
The forum is all but dying and has been for some time. Pandering to no life weasels who sit in their basements looking for posts to flag as offensive isn't going to breathe life into it, quite the contrary, it's a major disincentive for anyone to take part in any discussion beyond "my shiniest coin", kiddies offering Chinese fakes for sale and Reebok ads.
I have removed the entire post as without the conclusion, it simply made no sense.
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Bush Jr. was the worst by far. An incompetent and weak leading the strong. I don't know why there is people who compare him to Jesus Christ as their savior. Fundamentalist Americans are the most dangerous ones. And he only got to power thanks to the rigged elections in Florida, and the voting machines that were also rigged and thanks to a proprietary software claim they cannot be examined to see if the actual paper votes coincide with the ones in memory and the ones that are actually counted for the election itself.
For the record, I am an American and Mexican citizen, so don't even think on throwing the "You are a foreigner if you don't like it go home" BS.
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History through coins.
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Citeer: "erdvilla"Bush Jr. was the worst by far. An incompetent and weak leading the strong. I don't know why there is people who compare him to Jesus Christ as their savior. Fundamentalist Americans are the most dangerous ones. And he only got to power thanks to the rigged elections in Florida, and the voting machines that were also rigged and thanks to a proprietary software claim they cannot be examined to see if the actual paper votes coincide with the ones in memory and the ones that are actually counted for the election itself.
For the record, I am an American and Mexican citizen, so don't even think on throwing the "You are a foreigner if you don't like it go home" BS.
I lived here during the Bush presidency and never heard anyone compare him to Jesus Christ. I heard a whole lot of unflattering comparisons but never that one. Perhaps you could provide a source for these quotes?
As to your assertion that someone who is also a "foreigner" with dual citizenship would tell you to "go home" , I'm not really sure whether I should be offended or amused by the sheer ridiculousness of that. I've always considered you to be both an intelligent man and a friend. Your hostility is very confusing. Is there some attempt here to paint me as a fundamentalist or a bigot? You ought to know that I'm an far from either.
For the record, I live in Florida where we have a very large Hispanic population, in many cases going back generations. Ybor City is one of the original Cuban enclaves and the home of the local handmade cigar industry, hence Cigar City. We live side by side without many of the problems associated with other States. I'm quite proud of the mutual respect and tolerance between Florida's whites and Hispanics. Most of the local festival are a charming mixture of South American and European culture. Nobody is excluded, nobody gets beaten up for being the wrong colour and everyone has a great time and goes home safely. It didn't come about by accident, it has always existed and compares very favorably to, for example, black communities where it has never existed.
For the record again, while I don't disagree with your assessment of GWB, we don't rig elections. The claim was inevitable given the narrow margin of victory and it was examined before the courts at length and was found to have no merit. It's become an urban legend which people will continue to believe no matter what the truth. Just like Bigfoot, and GWB blowing up the New Orleans levies to kill black people, global warming / cooling / climate change / weather / seasons and of course 9/11 was an inside job. People will continue to believe in these tooth fairy type myths because it confirms their world view, not because there is any substance to them.
Non illegitimis carborundum est. Excellent advice for all coins.
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No, I was simply making fun of your usual comments against the Obama administration, and was just funny that you always skipped Bush Jr. Who won the first term by rigging the election, and the second one only because of 9/11.
P.S. Pnightingale; wenever I talk about politics take my comment with a grain of salt or a beer in hand. I tend to be acid when talking about politics and often get myself in a downward spiral with no return until someone takes the guns out.
So when you see me talking about politics either ignore me or know that my comments often hurt some groups.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Political comments don't bother me, I'm apolitical. I haven't seen a trustworthy politician since the late Enoch Powell. I hate politicians, all of them. I hate some less than others but that just means they would be hung from a better lamppost.
The reason I despise conspiracy theories is that they are far from harmless. It's pretty certain that JFK was killed by his own government and that Barack Hussein Obama used a forged birth certificate to usurp power. Yet neither will ever be fully investigated because the powers that be can simply dismiss them as whackjob conspiracies, which immediately puts them in the same camp as UFOs, lizard men, hanging chads and global warming.
Non illegitimis carborundum est. Excellent advice for all coins.
Make Numismatics Great Again!
wow!!! nice coin ! 
