“The world is now in the hands of the banking institutions,” says G. Edward Griffin, author of Creature from Jekyll Island and founder of the Red Pill University. He says that large banks have become so powerful that they are now “regulating the governments.” He concludes that investors will eventually lose their freedom of choice in the market because we’re moving towards a cashless society. He compared the new system that is planned to a military system where necessities are provided, not owned, and are awarded according to compliance with the system and rank.In the second video, Griffin said, “We will not survive the system by figuring out how to hide from it,”  and added, “Our lives and our freedom are at stake here.” He also believes the banking crisis is not a surprise since it allows for the transition toward  “a cashless society” with fewer banks. “Cash gives people autonomy. It allows them to be independent of others,” he argues. Finally, he claims that de-dollarization is inevitable because the national debt can never be repaid, and it may happen soon.