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Why your foreign policy serves London banks, not American workers
The Louisiana Purchase wasn’t bought from France. It was bought from Barings Bank of London, which made a 12.5% profit selling America its own expansion.
Napoleon sold Louisiana bonds to Barings and Hope & Co for 52 million francs. These London bankers then sold the territory to America at full price. We didn’t buy independence. We bought it on credit from our former colonial masters.
Think about that for a second. The largest territorial acquisition in American history was financed by British capital. From day one, American expansion depended on London’s approval.
The Financial Leash That Never Broke
Throughout the 19th century, British capital built American railroads, funded westward expansion, and controlled U.S. credit markets.
When American policies threatened British commercial interests, credit dried up. When they served British preferences, money flowed freely. Control through market mechanisms. Elegant. Invisible. Effective.
Today the mechanism is more sophisticated but identical in function. The Federal Reserve operates in constant coordination with the Bank of England through frameworks established in 1930.
During the 2008 crisis, the Fed, Bank of England, European Central Bank, and other Atlantic central banks cut rates simultaneously on October 8th. Perfect coordination across time zones doesn’t happen by accident.