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Donald Trump has officially banned the creation of a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC), but upon close examination, critics like gold expert Tony Arterburn think this may be just for show. As Musk-ian technocracy takes hold of governments worldwide with financial surveillance, the real threat could stem from digital assets and stablecoin favorites like XRP, USDT, and USDC. Gold expert and former politician Tony Arterburn says that the “PayPal mafia and Peter Thiel and Elon Musk … are technocrats, and they certainly believe in a digitized currency system and more centralized systems in general.” In a recent interview on The Free Thought Project Podcast, the U.S. Army veteran and precious metals specialist said he doesn’t want to rain on people’s parade, but “you may not have something called CBDC, but it may be on the backs of stable coins or something else.” Musk’s ties to technocracy and social credit, Trump’s false promises Investopedia defines “technocracy” as a model of governance where “individuals selected to a leadership role are chosen through a process that emphasizes their relevant skills … as opposed to whether or not they fit the majority interests of a popular vote.” Of course, it’s clear that such a system would create problems and encourage elitist favoritism in governing the rest of the world by force, regardless of people’s actual skills or intentions. But that seems to be exactly where Musk and Trump are steering things. See the recent open promotion by the president of Tesla cars, for example. Elon Musk is the maternal grandson of former Canadian Social Credit Party and Technocratic politician Joshua N. Haldeman. This really should not be surprising given Trump’s love of bowing down to globalist agendas such as the violent clearing out of Gaza with bombs to create new real estate for…

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