since the demise of the gold standard (1971) "catastrophe libertarians" (Slobodian's coinage) have predicted a coming crisis in which "monetary collapse was inevitable. The question was not if the death of money would take place but when" (135)
> from Quinn Slobodian's Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right (2024)
> tagged with #paranoia, #economics
> created September 13, 2026 at 10:37:19 AM
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