Step 1 in the consolidation phase of the banks: take away silver. Step 2: take away Gold. In both cases it is replaced by a piece of paper, called a debt instrument.

When you are talking about a gold standard, this standard can only falter as it has no counter balance.

Silver acts as a counter balance. And this combination has served us for several 1000 of years. Up until the point where banks and government thought it best to steal, by mixing silver and gold with other metals, of course under the guise of preservation and state interests.

I am sorry to say, but you are telling the story with half truths and no facts.