My mind is blown…

The Bank of England, founded in 1694 as the first major Central Bank, was explicitly created (per its founding act) to Raise and Lend Money to the Government "in order to wage war."

• Economist Richard Werner discusses the historical and structural ties between central banks and artificial warfare, emphasizing how central banks enable large-scale conflicts through money creation while centralizing power.

• Werner argues that modern central banking was designed to finance wars. The Bank of England, founded in 1694 as the first major central bank, was explicitly created (per its founding act) to raise and lend money to the government "in order to wage war."

• It was 100% privately owned, allowing bankers to lend newly created money to the state, leading to national debt and new taxes to service it.