Radical Reasoning
columnist: Bear Gunderson

Topic: The Banksters
My Little Bank of Tyrants

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Don't you love it when tyranny kicks you in the groin without warning?

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by Bear Gunderson
(Libertarian)
Saturday, April 5, 2008

Somewhere, beyond the veil, Thomas Jefferson was smiling at me earlier today.

Many readers here who are up on their daily political dirt will remember last year when a story was broken about how Bank of America began a program that would allow illegal aliens to obtain credit cards, even if they didn't have a social security number. Needless to say, many customers have not been happy with this, some even going so far as to start a boycott.

Many have obviously ceased their business with Bank of America, and rightfully so; what they're doing is tantamount to terrorism of the American taxpayer, and secondly, because they are hypocrites. Bank of America? It could be called Bank of North America, or if you're a little more liberal, maybe Bank of the Americas. I'm sure our President would prefer that type of language more, no?

But I babble. I am one of these customers who has chosen to stop banking with Bank of America because of this exact reason, and my family has followed suit. Just when my dear mother and I had all of our ducks in a row, and were ready to close the accounts we had with them, something went terribly, terribly wrong. We chose to voice our opinions on their business practices.

Heresy.

Now, you've already picked up on my sarcasm no doubt, but there is no exaggeration here. When my mother and I both requested that our accounts be closed, the teller was more than happy to ask why we were doing so (as if it is any of Bank of America's business why). So therefore, we felt obliged to tell her why: because they are making it possible for illegals to build credit and sustain themselves in a nation they have no business being in.

Of course, banks always have answers. Banks are always right.

"Oh that's not true, you need a social security number to do any banking with us."

First off, this was a blatant lie, and was probably crafted by the powers that be, because honestly, who's going to question a lowly teller? Secondly, even if this was true, they act like it's some sort of badge of honor. Last time I checked tons of illegals get social security numbers every year, even if by unconventional means. Infuriated by this, I chose to speak up, "Lady, don't play this game with us. We know what you do. We know what Bank of America's policies are. And we're not stupid, anyone with half a brain knows that every illegal gets their hands on a social security number, they need one to function here under the radar."

But she continued to pursue this. "No! No! That's not true!"

And then, the gestapo showed up.

"Is there a problem here," a red-haired lady asked.

"Why yes," I responded. "Yes there is, you have an employee lying to customers." I proceeded to explain our previous exchange, but she wouldn't have it.

"EXCUSE ME SIR, ARE YOU EVEN A CUSTOMER HERE?" She belted out at me in anger.

"Yes, I have money in here, and we want to close our accounts. Haven't you been paying attention?

The confrontation continued. I once again explained why we were closing our accounts.

"That's not true. And this argument has to stop, or I will be forced to call the police," she exclaimed, "and you are upsetting my employee, she is pregnant."

My mother then jumped in telling me I didn't have to answer to her. After using some foul-mouthed rhetoric to lay the verbal smackdown on this thieving freak of nature, I walked out of the bank, and let my more calm and composed mother handle the rest.

But it doesn't end. 61 year old women that are 5' 4'' can be just as much trouble apparently, at least at Bank of America. The red-haired manager continued to threaten to call the police not just on me, but also on my mother, saying we were harassing her employees, and her customers as well! Evidently, if another customer asks you what's wrong, and you tell them that they may be in danger of having the cops called on them, that is harrasment! I thought of maybe consulting Black's Law Dictionary, but who needs definitions when you have FISA courts, right?

To cut to the ending: we got our money. No police were called. But it didn't change the fact that Bank of America lied. And when I pondered this very fact, I thought, how many more customers did Bank of America lie to about their own policies? In a world where old grannies in wheelchairs are terrorists, and FEMA directors are full-time horsebreeders, I suppose it is believable. The Man never likes being called out, and if there's a "glitch" in their system, they'll simply do what the IRS does. They'll criminalize it, and eliminate it.

However, there is a larger question here at stake. What is the real purpose of banks? My personal incident, however anecdotal it remains, reveals what we've always known to be the truth, ever since the days of our founding fathers: banks are control mechanisms, and nothing more. And if they are not directly helping the state by invading the individuals privacy, then they are surely indirectly helping the state when they commit acts of terrorism on the very people who oppose them, or at their worst, propagate war on behalf of controlling others. Iraq, anyone?

Thanks to the oncoming depression, we will finally be able to see just what evil these criminal organizations are capable of--and we're already seeing it happen. With talk of giving the Fed more power and the risk of having hyperinflation occur, just watch to see what more these vile thieves will do to contain the anger of the disgruntled American. First they'll start with your pocket, but when that is all dried up, they will surely go after you, the individual. And what better way to do it than with strong police forces that don't even observe the Constitution?

Tyranny will come to this land, and it will come swiftly and effortlessly with instiutions such as these. And much like Christmas came for the Grinch, it will come without ribbons, it will come without tags, and it will come without packages, boxes, or bags.

But it will come with a whole lot of lies and threats. And maybe some police too if you protest.

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