At the edge of the abyss - When everything is never enough.
What is Usury? How does it work? Why is it so harmful? Is it in fact, harmful?
Usury is an abstract concept, a secular abstract concept, that when applied to our physical or concrete reality the practice of Usury transfers wealth from the victim of Usury to the Usurer.
In the Orthodoxy, Usury has been defined as the unlawful or excessive charging of interest. This definition is in fact obfuscation, an obfuscation in order to mislead the victims of Usury to accept the charging of a "fair" rate of interest. I put quotes around the word fair, because as it will become evident to you, the rate of interest is only secondary to the basic and fundamental premise of Usury, which is, that the victim of Usury has no escape once he has been ensnared in an Usurious contract.
In simple words, Usury is no more than a "no-win" game for the victim of Usury, which the only logical thing to do for the victim of Usury is to choose not to play; that is to say, NOT to become a victim of Usury.
In the usual context, Usury is practiced and found in financial matters, but in effect, any contract that the sole outcome is at the discretion, and benefit of one party is a Usurious contract. The Usurer is heavily dependent on his victim's ignorance, because if it was not for his victim's ignorance, the Usurer would have to resort to an alternative method of earning his sustenance.
So successful have become Usurers in our present system of living, and their practice so pervasive, that it permeates each and every aspect of our lives. The Usurers leaving nothing to chance, have gone and developed a system where the ignorant is taught and inculcated with inimical values in preparation for them to readily become victims of Usury. The ignorant, lacking an innate reference point other than their instinct of self-preservation in the event of physical danger, have no defenses against the Usurers' dogmatic and institutionalized system of pedagogy where such inimical conceptual values are instilled on their ignorant victims.
Going further, Usury coupled with unfettered greed leads to the systematic destruction of each and everyone on the planet, including the Usurers themselves. To personify this coupling of Usury with unfettered greed, picture a morbidly obese person inflicted with Gluttony, that is to say someone whom eats themselves to death; and that Ladies and Gentlemen, is our collective destiny if we do not reform our institutions.
Our legal institutions, so firmly ensnared in the Usurers' clutches, cannot be expected to provide Justice or relief for the mass of ignorant victims of Usury that cannot even articulate an affirmative defense.
What to do? It all comes down to you, inform yourself, learn how to fight and defend your rights, teach your children. Learn and know what is your best interest, again, teach your children to know what is in their best interest. The Usurers have no power over you or me other than whatever power you or I are willing to give them.
If you like to know more, please write us an email to join our newsletter at againstusury@yahoo.com
As always, wishing you the best for you and your family,
-Sapiens
Usury is an abstract concept, a secular abstract concept, that when applied to our physical or concrete reality the practice of Usury transfers wealth from the victim of Usury to the Usurer.
In the Orthodoxy, Usury has been defined as the unlawful or excessive charging of interest. This definition is in fact obfuscation, an obfuscation in order to mislead the victims of Usury to accept the charging of a "fair" rate of interest. I put quotes around the word fair, because as it will become evident to you, the rate of interest is only secondary to the basic and fundamental premise of Usury, which is, that the victim of Usury has no escape once he has been ensnared in an Usurious contract.
In simple words, Usury is no more than a "no-win" game for the victim of Usury, which the only logical thing to do for the victim of Usury is to choose not to play; that is to say, NOT to become a victim of Usury.
In the usual context, Usury is practiced and found in financial matters, but in effect, any contract that the sole outcome is at the discretion, and benefit of one party is a Usurious contract. The Usurer is heavily dependent on his victim's ignorance, because if it was not for his victim's ignorance, the Usurer would have to resort to an alternative method of earning his sustenance.
So successful have become Usurers in our present system of living, and their practice so pervasive, that it permeates each and every aspect of our lives. The Usurers leaving nothing to chance, have gone and developed a system where the ignorant is taught and inculcated with inimical values in preparation for them to readily become victims of Usury. The ignorant, lacking an innate reference point other than their instinct of self-preservation in the event of physical danger, have no defenses against the Usurers' dogmatic and institutionalized system of pedagogy where such inimical conceptual values are instilled on their ignorant victims.
Going further, Usury coupled with unfettered greed leads to the systematic destruction of each and everyone on the planet, including the Usurers themselves. To personify this coupling of Usury with unfettered greed, picture a morbidly obese person inflicted with Gluttony, that is to say someone whom eats themselves to death; and that Ladies and Gentlemen, is our collective destiny if we do not reform our institutions.
Our legal institutions, so firmly ensnared in the Usurers' clutches, cannot be expected to provide Justice or relief for the mass of ignorant victims of Usury that cannot even articulate an affirmative defense.
What to do? It all comes down to you, inform yourself, learn how to fight and defend your rights, teach your children. Learn and know what is your best interest, again, teach your children to know what is in their best interest. The Usurers have no power over you or me other than whatever power you or I are willing to give them.
If you like to know more, please write us an email to join our newsletter at againstusury@yahoo.com
As always, wishing you the best for you and your family,
-Sapiens
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