I’ve always been fascinated by the invisible forces that shape history, and J.P. Morgan is perhaps the ultimate example of financial power over military force.
This video explores how the House of Morgan didn't just build a bank, but a financial empire that stabilized the U.S. government during the Panic of 1907 and orchestrated industrial monopolies that still impact us today. It raises a massive question: Can a single private individual today (like Musk or Bezos) ever wield the same kind of stabilizing—or destabilizing—power that Morgan had over national treasuries?
I’d love to hear your thoughts on whether the 'Morgan era' of banking was a necessary evil for the birth of modern capitalism or if it set a dangerous precedent for the fusion of private wealth and state policy.
by PresentationLazy9725