alt Hacker News> De Gaulle initiated a systematic, aggressive policy where they converted USD into physical gold
The dude was a visionary for many things, but I didn't know about this. Borderline prescient. What a guy.
> De Gaulle initiated a systematic, aggressive policy where they converted USD into physical gold
The dude was a visionary for many things, but I didn't know about this. Borderline prescient. What a guy.
Just like the majority of the classical economists and policymakers, you would call him a blithering idiot and overzealous nationalist two decades ago. It was thought that this kind of behavior caused world-wars. I mean it did cause them. It is just we're speed running the next one that changed the narrative.