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bucolic_frolic

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2. In one of his books, Rule by Secrecy, author Jim Marrs supported the idea

Reply to rzemanfl (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 01:04 PM

Oct 2025

that the Crusading Knights were really just the first form of modern corporation. They had the ability to move money like a banking system (through what amounted to promissory notes), goods, gold, contraband.

So the idea is not novel.

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As if the 21st Century isn't bad enough already, [View all] rzemanfl Oct 2025 OP

Or worrse, techno-pop music(?) Ping Tung Oct 2025 #1

In one of his books, Rule by Secrecy, author Jim Marrs supported the idea bucolic_frolic Oct 2025 #2