Actually it’s a fucking nightmare having your closest neighbour threaten your sovereignty on a daily basis.

It’s even worse when half the population actually endorses the behaviour.

I don’t hate Americans I’m just disappointed. I hope my children aren’t going to die in a trench on the same field I farm

Good thing I’m not an American.

Overall I agree with you but I was more focused currency in regards to lending money… not a lack of currency as a whole.

You don’t have to go far back in history to find interest rates on lending money regarded as criminal behaviour.

A functioning government?

How did anyone do anything before currency was invented?

Your comment implies that what you describe is a requirement for a functioning society

It isn’t.