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Magali's avatar

Wow. I thought this can't be true but just found an article in a German paper saying that Raiffeisen Bank is closing its branches and ATMs, claiming operating costs are too high given the low usage. They claim that only 2 customers per hour visit a branch, and ATMs only have a usage rate of 10 transactions a day. But of course, as we know, that's not the real reason. Changeover to CBDC is.

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Markker's avatar

I just wrote a long piece but somehow it got deleted! Have you a link please? As you will know, in UK, the pantomime theatre is in overdrive. Our new unelected PM, Slumdog (Goldman Sachs) Millionaire, Rishi Sunak, is husband to billionaire and son in law to Indian Bio ID boss of Infosys and Rishi is also WEF global puppet. I am sure this will be coming here soon too.

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Steve Martin's avatar

Thanks for those links Caline. DeepL or Reverso will make quick work of 'em for me. Meanwhile ... just a heads up regarding one of the angles from which the Japanese Corporate Nation State is approaching centralized digital control. Within 4 years, no centrally digitized 'My Number' means ineligibility for national health insurance. See my original comment for links.

Cheers from Japan,

steve

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Magali's avatar

I will check out your links, thanks Steve!

So the My Number ID is probably also tied to vaccine mandates?

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Steve Martin's avatar

H Caline. Not yet in Japan. In fact, as far as I know, vaccine mandates have not yet been implemented by any institution in the corporate nation-state. But a society so heavily embedded with chain-of-compliance authoritarianism has a news-propaganda machine that has been well greased for decades. Even before the plandemic, Reporters Without Borders ranked Japan mid-pack at best for Freedom of Press. I remember when it was neck-and- neck between Tanzania and Lesotho.

I just returned from a late lunch to one of the 12 public schools I work at to supplememnt my retirement pension. A particularly loud and bossy Jr. High teacher was just leaving the building and I overheard him proudly saying that he was headed to get his 4th mRNA treatmen t. I would not be surprised to learn that he is a by-the-book science teacher. Over 40 years teaching at all levels in Japan now, including biology labst at Temple Univ. Japan and a tenured position in English Communication at a Women's College (RIP ... Resigned in Protest), I've come to find that those Japanese who I find most educated, tend to obtain their critical thinking skills despite the education system, not because of it. But this may be a world-wide phenomenon. I've come to think of 'educational institute' as an oxymoron.

Twitter Japan, on the other hand, is a mad-house of rebels, mad men, and very angry people ... a more communicative and rebellious bunch than you tupically find working the tourist industry. Unlike a lot of the West, if Japan has a future at all, it will be thanks to likes of those Japanese whose voices will only be found on Twitter. It is one of the few places where individuals do not have to ask for permisson to walk and chew gum at the same time. It will be interesting to see what Musk does with this.

Cheers Caline.

steve

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Markker's avatar

thanks. I will check out tomorrow. Bedtime for me now!

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Magali's avatar

Bonne Nuit! :)

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