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We did lose it. To the uniparty. We are taking it back. Right now.
Not me. I don't have gold or silver, and they manipulated that in the past. Distant past even.
That is an excellent and very difficult question. What can't be manipulated? I can't think of a single thing man can't corrupt or manipulate besides time. There was a movie where your value was based on time, and when it ran out you died.
There were two thieves who stole this time from others, and vaults. I can't remember the name offhand. But at any rate, that scenario is not realistic ATM.
Everyone wants to hold or possess their currency. Gold is still manipulated. Government holds vast majority of it. The answer to a currency conversion is a very difficult one.