couple of more things:

as frustrating as it is for me to see people buy dollars as a 'safe haven', i can't really blame them. there are a lot of people out there who have been stupified for a very long time by the government and mainstream media.

to have people view gold and silver as money is a monumental shift in thinking and i don't think we're there yet.

people who view gold as money are, generally speaking, a bit more sophisticated. they follow economics and they understand history.

people who are buying gld were speculating. that doesn't count as a permanent shift in the way of thinking.

to be honest, i think the gld etf has done more harm than good for gold.

its just another game at the wall street casino that people can play, which his actually the opposite of what gold represents : responsible money.