The 20th century might well be considered the twilight of the colonial system of government. Most of the territory which European countries operated as colonies have been voluntarily or forcibly (or both) released to independence. Usually, this has been done with a deep bow to "democracy." If these independent "new nations" should see their governments transformed into dictatorships, the former ruling countries may decide to intercede at the request of "democratic forces" within the former colonies to give tyranny "whatfor." Soon thereafter, an exiled "leader" will be placed before the people for a vote. If the people vote for someone else, then the election will be declared "rigged" and "fraudulent." A new election will be arranged at the request of "democratic forces" by the former masters of the colony.
Jews operate the last territorial colony. The Israeli state in the Levant is actually a colony operated by World Jewry. In Jerusalem the modern Jewish center was situated to provide religio-cultural (political) guidance to the global Jewish nation. The global Jewish nation is the archipelago of Jewish communities across the globe. These communities are overwhelmingly situated in large urban areas.
The first Jews to this area were explicit colonizers. The Rothschild interests operated a number of concerns that utilized these "pioneers' " labor. Zionists organizations in Europe and America encouraged settlers to move to this new colony that surrounded and protected the long-desired center in Jerusalem. Collective farming and other businesses operated out of kibbutzim, manned sometimes by temporary Jewish volunteers, who might stay for a couple of years. Fund-raising helped to further the colonial effort. Still, the pace was slow because the life was hard.
Jews were doing pretty well in Europe, the British Commonwealth nations, and in America. Life was good. Going to jejune Palestine was "okay" as a visit -maybe have a picture taken on a camel - but to live? They needed that like another loch in kop.
Post-World War II changed everything. German reparations made possible long-term funding of a new Israeli state which, like the United Nations, was planned long before the end of WW II. Using political influence and newly assumed "moral authority," Jews were able to start a foreign aid program for the Israeli state that would evolve into annual multibillion dollar grants. Thus, an instant welfare state, known as Israel (sic), was created. Many Jews could now see moving to the Israeli state as a possibility.
Debt-mongering and usury became not only a means to become master of vast stretches of land across the globe through political control of the indebted citizens of many nations, it allowed the Jewish World Community to fashion a rich and militarily powerful Jewish state whose center, Jerusalem, became more and more the moral and legal arbiter of the world community. Roman Popes would humble themselves before the High Rabbi of Jerusalem. American Protestant leaders would pledge undying fealty to the Israeli state.
Still, all in all, and excluding the special case of Jewry, the days of colonial rule seem to be over. There have been new means of exploitation developed in the former master states. The premier means of exploitation nowadays is loans at usury to "developing" countries. Chattle slavery and indentured labor have given way to chronic, habitual bond-slavery. The citizens of today line up to sale their great-grand- children into bond-slavery. In America the citizens have moved from spending their children's inheritance in the '60s & '70s, to spending their grandchildren's inheritance in the '80s & '90s, to spending their great grandchildren's inheritance in the 2000s 2010s, and so on.
As with any colonial system, the wealth of the exploited land tends to collect in the coffers of the debt-mongers. These latter represent the masters of the "new colonial system" now operating. Everything depends on usury. It is usury and "fancy" maneuvering that made Goldman Sachs the leading edge of the scores of trillions of dollars of derivatives that have been floated.
As paper bondage floated toward the Western hoi polloi, real wealth floated to the masters of the new colonial system.
Just as Christianity could find a way to legitimize the European-dominated colonial system, so it has had no difficulty in blessing the "new colonial system" of debt and usury. Yet, most Christians aren't the benficiaries of this new system; for the most part they are victims. When Christian clergy are pinned in a corner, they will argue that the present system is the least objectionable of a series of bad options.
Although this would seem insane policy, if a clergy were dependent on tithes from congregations that were being made poorer by a colonial debt-n-usury system, the fact is that many denominations have heavy investments in stocks and bonds. They are more concerned with how their investment portfolio is doing than the general welfare of their congregations.
In a slave system there are usually two categories: slave master and slave. Yet, there is usually room for a tiny group of "freemen." These are debt-free tradesmen and the like. The most important of these are the procurors, who bring in more bond slaves for the masters. Religious leaders tend to be either procurors or vouchers for the "goodness" of the debt-mongers and usury.
Ultimately, the largest debt-mongers must devour the smaller ones. It can get pretty ugly.
