War Of Attrition

http://www.gold-eagle.com/editorials_08/west102908.html

The gold price is going to explode due to the incredibly vast amounts of
liquidity (monetary aggregate) that has been put into the US (and world)
economies by their respective central banks. It's really a simple
concept. The more money placed into circulation (that is not directly
proportional to tangible wealth and economic activity) is vastly
inflationary, and devalues the currency. The world has placed at least
approximately $3 TRILLION of money into the economy over the last few
weeks. This is going to work to destroy the value of any currency, and
will cause a massive price explosion in tangibles, especially precious
metals. This may sound like a bunch of crap to the uneducated, but you
can mark my words, and a year from now, you will see.

The mainstream media is being used to mollify the concerns of the
average viewer who relies for all of his information from the
television. That is the same thing as the sheep asking 2 wolves what's
going to be served for dinner! It will take courage and great
understanding for the average person to stand up for his own interests,
and against the numerous rantings of the 'talking heads' placed on the
television as the financial experts. How have those stock investments
been working out for you lately? Even if you have nominally kept your
same cash values (which you probably haven't), you are also going to
lose big money when the US dollar starts to tank again. None of the
fundamentals that have weakened the USD have changed. In fact, they
have all deteriorated.

You need to start reading and learning something so that you can make
your own investment decisions. Even if you can't get that much
sophistication, you need to be asking your financial planner some very
tough, well-constructed questions about your portfolio, or you're going
to be another victim of the System.

Change, or more of the same?

http://english.pravda.ru/print/opinion/columnists/106616-change_bush-0

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When will it ever change? People keep listening to political drivel and other excuses and rationalities for why the current state of affairs is not what we want it to be. The only way that things are going to change is when the People (or individuals that are in that group) finally get disgusted enough to get up and DO SOMETHING...

From all appearances, most Americans are comatose and totally complacent with the status quo. They have no energy to put down the remote control or get out of the Laz-y-Boy chair while watching Dancing With the Stars. I'm beginning to wonder if Americans have the mental and/or physical capacity to demand freedom. It appears that the desire for it has 'left the building' years ago. Jefferson once said that freedom required eternal vigilance if you want to keep it. This isn't a nation of vigilant people, unless you're talking about watching television or seeking entertainment.

I don't mean to sound like a total pessimist because I know of many Americans who are sick and tired of communist government officials foisting their socialist agendas upon the country, and are working to fight against it. Even if they're just fighting for their own freedom from government intervention, it is bigger fight than just an individual fight. Every battle against tyranny is for all people, especially those who are not yet born. We owe it to our future generations to fight for freedom and against tyranny so that our offspring may experience freedom. It is probably the most precious thing that one could have, because life has little meaning without it.

Does The Bailout Pass The Smell Test?

http://www.rense.com/general83/snlkl.htm

It has been my opinion that this 'bailout' does not pass the 'smell
test' as well. One of the major problems has been the hyperinflation of
the US Dollar. It is creating price inflation simultaneously with wage
deflation, which is a double-whammy for most average working people. It
will only continue to get worse because the financial system will
require a lot more 'bailouts' if it is to survive. What the PTB are
doing (i.e., the 'bailouts') will only make the final denouement that
much worse than if they would have just left it alone. But these people
are going for the maximum profits and are hell-bent on inflicting the
absolute maximum amount of financial pain and destruction that they can
muster upon the heads (and pocketbooks) of the normal people of the US,
and of the world. This event is going to have consequences on most of
the economies of the world.

What Went Wrong - Primer on Derivatives and the Market Meltdown

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/14/AR2008101403343.html

This is an article from the Washington Post that breaks down the events regarding the financial instruments called derivatives, and how they became a part of this present market meltdown. It is basically a primer on how they work and how at least one person tried to get the government to regulate them. Now, they are a bigger part of the world's economy than the world economy itself, with notional (face) value of over $53 TRILLION! Warren Buffett called them 'financial weapons of mass destruction' because they can be used to generate obscene profits, but also (when leveraged extremely high) have the ability to destroy the entire world's economy, as what happened in 1998 with a company called Long Term Capital Management.

LTCM was ran by the researchers that actually won the Nobel Prize for Economics when they came up with what is known as the Black-Scholes formula that is used to calculate prices (technically called premiums) on derivatives. They work fine as long as the assumptions in the model are true. LTCM was highly leveraging their investments in these instruments. They were trading derivatives (i.e., options) on the Russian GKO bond market, which were government bonds. When this market experienced a discontinuity (i.e., when the model's assumptions were not true anymore because the Russian government defaulted on the bonds), this made the company instantly bankrupt, and they did not have the ability to pay any of their counterparties (i.e., the companies on the other side of the investment). The counterparties therefore could not pay the companies with which they had investments. This created a daisy chain of possible company failures that were threatening the entire global banking system.

Then Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan got together a group of around 10 of the largest banks in America to 'pony up' and 'donate' about $5 billion to cover LTCM's losing position in order to save the world's economic system. I bet you didn't remember that story, but it was the day that derivatives almost destroyed the world's financial system. Tom Brokaw didn't tell you about that one. And you thought the evening news really kept you informed. This was before Enron, Tyco, Fannie Mae, etc.

So these people (regulators, financial professionals and Congressmen alike) have known about the dangers of derivatives for a long time, but continued to allow the financiers to make their money. And now, when their shenanigans have caught up with them, they come to average people to bail them out. Even though we didn't want to do it (since the majority of voters and average people didn't back these bailouts), the Congress that is beholden to the big corporations gifted our money to them anyway. Don't you just love democracy?

More Financial Pain Ahead for the Uninformed

Once again, the economy has been trashed more than is being made public.  According to the article below, the US government has given away more than $2 TRILLION in bailouts, all without the knowledge of the average American.  I'm not surprised at this in the least.  As I've been saying all along, this is an orchestrated 'crisis' that is serving a larger purpose. 

This 'crisis' was engineered and purposely created in order to create the appearance of chaos in the markets.  And, of course, the fatcats are getting billions in profit from these events, while giving the bill to average Americans (and those of other countries as well) to pay.  In addition to this, when the markets fail (and they WILL fail), these same fatcats have already moved all of their assets out of the financial markets, and into safer investments.  Unfortunately, those remaining in financial assets will see their investments plummet in value.  This is the theft, but people have to be perceptive to actually identify the 'sleight-of-hand' theft process.  It is subtle in its execution, but the theft is a complete confiscation of the value of the investments that people have made.  In short, your $100,000 may still have a nominal value of $100,000, but the purchasing power will probably be closer to $50 once their process is complete. 

This may sound incredible, but during the last hyperinflation it was not ridiculous.  I will give a brief example.  During the Weimar Germany Deutchemark hyperinflation, there were retirees who were living off of the interest from their retirements before the hyperinflation.  After (or during) the hyperinflation, people had requested that their retirement checks be mailed to them.  The bank said that they could do it, but didn't really wish to do it because--get this--the value of the STAMP that would be required to mail the check to the retiree was more than the value of the check that represented the value of the person's retirement savings!  This is what appears to be the plan for the new financial paradigm.  Of course, the bankers and other insiders who got out of the game while the money still had value are the ones who have stolen the difference in value of the money.  Don't let them steal all of the value you have given over your working years to earn this money!

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http://marketoracle.co.uk/Article6614.html

The Bailout Won't Work, and the System is Definitely Going to Implode

The destruction of the American economy is already a done deal, especially given the fact that the citizens are not willing to endure pain today for better days tomorrow. The irresponsible fiscal policies of the previous 20+ years are all about to 'come home to roost'. Continued deficit spending, bad investments and bad allocation of resources have resulted in gross distortions in prices, demand, and market dynamics. In short, the American economy is terminal. From the look of it, Congress and the Executive branch are both hellbent on continuing the failed, fundamentally flawed approaches that have brought us to this present state of affairs. This misnamed 'bailout' will only magnify the pain that will be felt about 12-18 months from today. The organization we call 'the government' does not have the welfare of Americans as a first priority. This is evident because we know that the bailout won't work, and that the majority of Americans do NOT support this corporate welfare giveaway. So they can't be doing it for us. The system is going to fail, but the question will be whether or not the corporations go down with the country. They are working as hard as they can to avoid it, and to hell with the average American.

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http://theinternationalforecaster.com/International_Forecaster_Weekly/The_Bailout_Wont_Work_and_the_System_Will_Implode

Naomi Klein: "Now Is the Time to Resist Wall Street's Shock Doctrine"

The following article says just about all of it. The bottom line is that this bailout of Wall Street is for the benefit of the 'Fat Cats', and we get the bill for their lavish lifestyles and golden parachutes. The economy is already doomed to have a significant recession-depression. This bailout will only make it that much worse. These people have profited from this real estate bubble and the exorbitant profits they made from investing in financial derivatives. Now they want US to finance the mess THEY created! Don't let them get away with it! Do whatever you can to stop this! Contact your congressman & senators, forward this (and other) e-mails and web sites that tell the truth about this to everybody you know... We have to stop these crooks & criminals in suits from totally wrecking this country. They're trying to protect their own butts from the meat grinder by putting OUR butts in it. Let's not give them the satisfaction. There is a video stream and audio associated with the following link so that you can listen or view the video if you don't want to read it. Now go forth and 'unleash hell' upon the heads of these greedy oligarchs!

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http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/24/naomi_klein_now_is_the_time

Battle plan for the 50 states

This is a 2-part article written by Devvy Kidd. It is a very timely article, and I agree with most of it. It is time for people to stand up and fight for our freedom, our financial solvency, and against the destruction of our way of life. I don't think that it is necessary to totally destroy America in order to bring prosperity to the rest of the world. This notion comes from a scarcity mentality.

Wealth is created by thought, and can be destroyed by the same. It would appear to me that the financial oligopoly is only focused on inflicting the maximum financial pain and suffering that they can possibly muster upon the average American. And to add insult to injury, they want us to finance it! We must insure that they do not succeed in their sinister goal.

If we don't act now, there will not be any excuse that will save us. Nobody will care to hear about your whining about how bad things have become. It will be much too late for that. And remember that voting is NOT an act that has enough power to change anything substantial, especially in rigged presidential elections where both candidates are hand-picked corporate flunkies. So act now, or sit down and accept whatever crumbs the oligarchs care to leave you.

Talk to others, spread the word about the lies and corruption in government, stage a sit-in, contact your congressman, meet with like-minded people... Be creative. Take action. We know that the only way that we will be saved is by our own efforts. The people in government are the ones who have been paid to create this situation, so they will NOT be the solution, but will only exacerbate the problems. Get inspired. Turn off that television because it engenders the idea that we can't stop these people. They know that we can stop them if we work together, and this is why they want us to continue to tune in to the inane television shows that are designed to pacify and spread ignorance. We owe it to our children and our own futures to fight for freedom.

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Part 1: http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd394.htm

Part 2: http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd395.htm

Mushroom Cloud over Wall Street as US Constitution Burns :: The Market Oracle :: Financial Markets Analysis & Forecasting Free Website

Mushroom Cloud over Wall Street as US Constitution Burns :: The Market Oracle :: Financial Markets Analysis & Forecasting Free Website

This article tells it like it is in reference to the financial debacle that is upon us. In short, the same people who profited from the 'privatization' and 'deregulation' of the financial industry are the ones who are now begging to be saved from the financial mess that they created themselves, and trying to stick US with the bill! This proposal to give Paulson sweeping power is ludicrous. It would effectively make him the most powerful man in the country--much more powerful than the President or the Supreme Court! How can it possibly be in our best interest to make Paulson the dictator of the country, beyond any legal control??? This is a brazen power grab, and the motivation is to allow Paulson to have the power to saddle the people with any level of debt that he chooses. Of course, this is so that Wall Street can save themselves from the financial quicksand that they have created. Funny how they want to reap all of the profits, and leave the people holding the bag for the liabilities.

Plunder - Investigating Our Economic Calamity

http://www.rense.com/general83/plund.htm

'Rogues' and Humpty Dumpty Judges by Thomas Eddlem

For you all who don't believe that the judicial system is out of control, this article is for you. It's a pitiful state of affairs when the judge who has sworn to uphold the Constitution is actually requesting a juror to forget about the very document that was designed to protect our God-given rights. If this doesn't make you livid, you need a reality check and a reorientation to a freedom mindset...


'Rogues' and Humpty Dumpty Judges by Thomas Eddlem

Trillions Lost in Recent Economic Failures

http://theinternationalforecaster.com/International_Forecaster_Weekly/Trillions_Lost_in_Recent_Economic_Failures

Fluoride

Fluoride

I've been talking about fluoride being poison for many years. It's actually an industrial waste by-product of the phosphate and aluminum industries. It is toxic waste, not pharmaceutical-grade fluoride! In any event, the stuff is NOT good for you. Don't believe me? Look at the writing on the tube of fluoride toothpaste, and it will tell you to call the Poison Center if you expose yourself to more than you usually brush with! Watch these videos...

Dollars, Oil and the Big Wipe Out

This is one of the REAL reasons why Bush & Co. went into Iraq, and are now threatening to go into Iran. They want to maintain American hegemony over world oil production. But it's not going to work. They really needed to raise the interest rate to save the dollar, even though it would be at the risk of severely hampering the American economy. But now, the dollar will continue to plummet in value, and the American economy will still be destroyed in the long-run (which isn't that far away these days). Check out this video below to hear it straight from a media source outside of the mind-numbing American mass media propaganda machine.

Dollars, Oil and the Big Wipe Out

Bloomberg.com: Worldwide

U.S. Stocks Tumble, Sending Dow to Worst June Since Depression

The above article is confirmation that there are tough times ahead for all those who insist on investing in the stock indexes. The American stock markets are all in bear markets. There is too much spendable media (i.e., Federal Reserve Notes and similar monetary aggregate) in the system, along with unserviceable levels of debt. Consumers are in too much debt, all whilst losing their jobs and income levels in ever increasing levels. Investors and anyone else who is exposed to these risks needs to hedge against these financial hazards.

Inverted Totalitarianism

I found an excellent review for what appears to be an intriguing book on the decline of America. I've been speaking on these, and related topics for quite some time now. I think that it is becoming increasingly obvious that America is sick, and getting sicker with each passing day. There doesn't appear to be any will or desire inside the people of America to fight this. They have been lied to, controlled, conditioned, and mentally, spiritually, and physically threatened and attacked by their 'leaders'. Unfortunately, most people do not understand this on an intellectual level. They are the victims of intense mind control techniques, but vehemently deny it. But the proof is in the results.

America has been financially hollowed out. Manufacturing and other means of production, which constitute the foundation of a healthy economy, is decidedly absent. It has been wholly exported to 'Third World' countries where labor is much cheaper. So what we have now is a spoiled population that has been accustomed to a high standard of living that is no longer sustainable, economically speaking. In short, we have all of the finer tastes and desires for filet mignon, but only have the financial ability to pay for Spam (the cheap, substandard meat, not UCE).

The Powers-That-Be have engineered this situation. While the average American has been watching American Idol and listening to Britany Spears on his or her Ipod, the PTB has been employing the highest credentialed experts in psychology, advertising, conditioning, persuasion, marketing, etc., to maximize the mind control effect on everyone who watches TV (which is probably over 90% of people). This is why there is no outcry over the dastardly things that are being done to destroy America. These people have been careful not to make any perceived sudden moves that would cause such a discontinuity in the status quo that it would jarringly wake up the American Sheeple. Slow and steady towards the destination (the destruction of the middle class, destruction of trade unions, eradication of true education, assimilation of individuality, demoralization of the populace, impoverishment of many, the culling of the herd, etc.) wins the race. The race goes not to the swift, but to the persistent and diligent. There are very few persistent, diligent, independent thinking Americans left after 50+ years of acculturation by mass media.

This sounds incredulous to most, but this attitude is merely a symptom of high levels of conditioning. They say that when Columbus arrived at the shores of the Americas, the natives couldn't see the ships that were on the sea on the horizon because it didn't fit into their belief structure. In like manner, most people thought that the 'conspiracy theorists' were crazy when they were not in agreement about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars which have subsequently been proven to have been justified based on outright lies. We could go on and on with numerous examples of this. The point is that everybody knows that politicians lie, but yet the People continue to strongly desire to believe them! This is a textbook case study of chronic cognitive dissonance. It takes no Ph.D. in psychology to understand this, but just an ability to think for self without being spoonfed 'your' opinion by some highly paid media toadie.

With the erosion of the economy looming in the future, Americans will not have to believe what I, and others like me say. They will be living with the results of choosing chronic apathy over concern, ignorance over careful study, entertainment over substance, attacking and villifying "conspiracy theorists" instead of adroitly questioning 'authorities', 'going-along-to-get-along' over standing up against the alleged majority on principle, voting Demopublican over refusing to vote for obviously corrupted candidates, watching television over reading books with real content. I can guarantee you that the fruits of such choices will not be pleasant.

I hope that in some way, a significant number of people will be inspired to work to put an end to this pathetic state of affairs in America. I realize that there are a lot of people in America who do not agree with the cabal that has hijacked the country. Let us hope, for the sake of ourselves, our children, and the rest of the world that we succeed in putting an end to this scourge of humanity that calls itself the leadership of America.

Mind Control and Propaganda

I found another good article by Devvy Kidd. She says that the mainstream media will be complicit in the next terror attacks. I say that they've already been complicit in all the previous ones. She speaks on the usual media mouthpieces who ridicule and deride anyone who intelligently questions the official 911 attack story. I've spoken at length in previous posts about the glaring flaws and logical inconsistencies regarding the official 911 story, and won't belabor the point here. The bottom line is that the official 911 story has more holes in it than a piece of swiss cheese. If you don't understand this, or worse yet, it shocks you, then you've been a victim of mind control and propaganda. Realize that the most mind controlled individual is the person who most strongly believes that he isn't the victim of it! It literally couldn't work if the subject knew that he was a victim of it!

The importance of this is critical. If they helped to perpetrate the OKC Bombing, the 1993 WTC Bombing, 911-WTC Bombing, and numerous other lies and attacks upon unwitting Americans, what makes you think they aren't going to do it again and again until they obtain the changes in American government and society that they desire to effect? They slowly move society towards the final goal they seek. Gradualism is their greatest weapon because people are highly prone to become accustomed to just about anything. I remember when $1.00/gallon for gas was outrageous. But now, we're pushing $3.75/gallon and higher, and people just go on like nothing has happened. They tell us that inflation is 4%, but readily admit that food and energy (with the highest price increases) are taken out of the calculations. And you calmly think this isn't a result of mind control and distraction???

The average person merely seeks a bit of entertainment and drugs to ease the pain of reality. The unfortunate thing is that the Band-Aids will not solve the growing problems in society, or in our daily lives. The average person can't (or chooses not to) see the connection between the frauds being perpetrated and their effects on our lives. The more apathy I observe in people I know, the more I know that the destruction of America appears to be a done deal. I really want to be wrong about this.

In fact, I may be wrong. Historically, public sentiment can change in an instant. They say that this was how the Weimar Hyperinflation manifested to people that were citizens in Germany at the time. You should read this article on hyperinflation to get a grasp on what could happen in the US and many other countries. From statistics I've been studying, many (if not most) of the G7 countries are massively inflating their currencies. The best thing to do would be to protect yourself from this hidden wealth confiscation by investing in tangible assets that cannot be manipulated (directly) by the financiers.

More to follow...

"We're Not in Kansas Anymore"

The headlines keep demonstrating to us what we've always known, but were afraid to admit. Present civilization is in a crisis. We can continue with the 'ostrich-buried-head-in-sand' routine, but that's not going to make the problems in society go away. If we don't deal with them, they will deal with us! We will be confronted with the results of our inaction, and they won't be pleasant. Change is always the order of the day, and is the only constant with which we are faced. We can either manage change and possibly profit from it, or we can remain oblivious to it and be forced to deal with whatever changes occur. When change is not managed, it usually injures one much worse than it would have been if we worked for change more in line with beneficial results.

One issue that is related to what we feel is change is the present presidential election facade. Obama, Clinton and McCain are all hand-picked toadies to major corporate interests. There is only illusion of choice so that the comatose masses can go vote and feel like they are in control of things. This is only a sham to keep the peace. In the above referenced article, the author (Devvy Kidd) understands that communism is alive and thriving in America. Contrary to popular opinion, the powers-that-be have conditioned Americans to not only desire communism/communitarianism, but to vehemently demand it. Unfortunately, communism is diametrically opposed to freedom and individual rights. It is a move towards dictatorial power of government(s) over individuals.

The government's only legitimate job is to protect the rights of the people. Governments were instituted BY men and women to protect their rights. Over time, the people lose sight of this, and the people in government become addicted to power and begin to use the cloak of government authority to legitimize their exercise of unauthorized power (called actions under 'color of law' , 'color of authority', etc.). As the people lose understanding of their relationship to government, the power-hungry and corrupt begin to infest government and work together with businesses to gain advantages, and to suppress competition. This has been the case in America, and most other countries. I've spoken on these, and many other similar topics in previous posts. Check the archive to get more in-depth coverage of these topics. We are supposed to believe that those who mention the plutocracy of America are somehow 'conspiracy theorists'. This is just an ad hominem attack on people who don't believe the propaganda that comes from the huge corporate interests that make a fortune by controlling society and profiting from the ignorance of the people. It is much easier to label discerning people as quacks and crackpots than it is to refute the claims that they make. Remember that the ad hominem attack is one of the textbook definitions of a logically flawed argument!

The statistics plainly show that there is an elite that is running society, and that the crises that we're observing in today's world are all being engineered. Their goal is to destroy nations and to consolidate government power over all people. You can see the results. The vast majority of the world is disarmed. Now, most of the people of the world are being subjected to the rationing of food and fuel. This food crisis is being deliberately created to control populations. Travel is strictly controlled. It's almost illegal to have a large sum of money, even if you earned it legally. They do not want you to have any freedom or independence. The noose is tightening around us.
I found another very interesting article that demonstrates that society is at a crossroad. There is a distinct possibility that society is going to collapse, but this is only if we remain on this corporate-created road to destruction. There are options that we have, even though the PTB do not want us to realize them. There are numerous reports of the PTB suppressing 'green' technology and innovations so that they can keep the people beholden to their supply of food and fuel. I have heard of numerous reports of people that could run cars off of water or of engineering cars that could get 100+ miles per gallon. They have also suppressed the miracle hemp plant, which has over 25,000 uses. You should check out the videos on this site and learn more about hemp. It was considered a sacred plant in past civilizations. If we're going to survive these crises, it's not going to be because government helped! The criminal element in government, along with their corporate sponsors, are the ones who are exacerbating the situtation! Don't wait around for help from the government like the Hurricane Katrina victims. The Calvary is NOT coming at the 11th hour. Survival is going to be a 'do-it-yourself' exercise.

More International Hi-Jinks...

I've been reading and watching the landscape, and it's really been laden with activity! I don't really know where to start, but here goes...

I guess that it's kind of obvious, but the United States is being totally spanked in Iraq. In spite of all the lies, spin and propaganda being spouted from the Mainstream Media and the White House, it's very evident that the military strategy in Iraq is a colossal failure IF the intent was to win the war. The whole thing was unwinable from its inception. My intuition tells me that it was a Trojan Horse type of deal that was initiated to decimate the financial and military strength of the United States. Mission Accomplished. Unfortunately, we have people in America (the vast majority) who actually believe that the government is on their side. This is merely an "Urban Legend".

In order to figure out the 'real deal', you have to stop listening to the words from government lackeys and sycophants. The words are used to confuse you and keep you trusting and buying into the system. But the ACTIONS and RESULTS of their policies are the true indicator of what the intent is of these 'leaders' of society. Look at the present state of America. Would you say that America was in better shape 10 years ago, or worse shape? I don't even think that I need to belabor this point, considering the dire circumstances in which we find America today. Job market is dismal at best, banking system is failing, prices for food, energy, and just about everything else are skyrocketing, the US Dollar is sinking faster than the Titanic, our rights are being attacked from every angle, and there seems to be no relief in sight. In spite of the fact that over 80% of people want the US Army out of Iraq and Afghanistan, the Administration has no plans to leave, and are actually talking about starting MORE wars with MORE countries. You can already see and hear them using the same lies they used to start the present wars to start the new wars. America already has over 370,000 (!) casualties from this war!!! Had enough yet?

These government people are serving their corporate masters, and have zero concern about what normal people want or need. The proof of this is plain to see. The agenda they have is not designed to give us what we want, but to give the corporations what they want. The people pushing the Globalization agenda have just about destroyed National Sovereignty for all countries. The Nation Concept has been under attack for a while. In my opinion, it is just a façade that has been hollowed out, and is now being used to keep people from figuring out what is really going on. It's a mental construct that people continue to relate to because they have been conditioned to believe it. The multinational corporations are the new entities with much more power than a national government. This is why there is such a push for globalization and 'free trade zones'. The free trade is for the corporations, not for the people! In fact, the intent was to integrate the entire world and disperse production world-wide so that no nation could support itself without 'international cooperation', which of course is now being orchestrated by these corporations! And this is why the corporation is more powerful than the nation, or any group of nations. Notice how the corporations are free to trade freely, but the travel of the people (in fact, only of Americans!) is being curtailed. Try returning to America from Canada and see how much hassle the Border Cops give you! But you don't get that if you're Mexican coming from Mexico to America!

We are seeing this manifest in the World's Food Crisis. The corporations don't care about whether or not people eat. They care more about profits, fuel, and other things more than they do about feeding people! In the past, a nation's goal was to feed their people. But since the people running things are not in the nations, but in the corporations, they have no profit incentive to feed people when they can make more money from using crops (such as corn and wheat) for biofuels than they can using the crops for food. Zero consideration for driving hundreds of millions of people to growing poverty and starvation.

The only way this is going to stop is if the people demand that it stop! You're definitely not going to stop it by voting for McINane, Hitlery or Osama Obama! They are merely corporate shills. Don't expect much to change if these political risers get elected (or installed). The status quo and 'business as usual' will only guarantee more pain and death for average Americans. In fact, the course has already been set for America to experience a high level of pain. The question is whether or not the country will survive. I'm not playing with this question. This country is heading straight for a war against the world. Germany also thought they could defeat and conquer the entire planet...

Interesting Times

There is an old Chinese platitude that says,"May you live in interesting times." It would appear that this wish has been fulfilled today. With all of the developments going on today, this would have to rate as a time when there is more going on than at any other point in history. Information abounds, especially with the advent of the World Wide Web.

In particular, there is a LOT happening in the financial markets, which is a reflection of the general state of affairs. We are witnessing another major financial incident which is marked by a plethora of financial occurrences. I have spoken on these in previous articles and references. Yes, times will become more pressing and stressful for many, if not all.

In the past, I've droned on and on, ad infinitum (some may think ad nauseum!) about how this is the latest iteration of the dreaded, and historic Great Depression of 1933. Even though this present event will be of similar (or even greater) magnitude, I think that it also offers one of the greatest opportunities for growth, wealth and prosperity! The catch is that you are going to have to develop new ways of thinking and perception to prosper from it.

I often feared that my message could be perceived to be very pessimistic. That was not my intent. In my opinion, it is liberating and exciting to find truth. But it is also very easy to get into the details of finding facts and see that they are painting a picture that can appear to be very grim. Images of 1933 ARE grim. But they say that every cloud has a silver lining. Napoleon Hill says it best, "Every adversity brings with it the seed of a greater benefit." So I've already outlined the reasons behind what we're observing in the financial and government arenas.

We already know that Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke will continue the debasement of the US Dollar. We know that him and his other partners-in-crime will continue to tinker with the US economy, exacerbating our financial decline. We know that Washington D.C. will not balance the budget, or help the country in any meaningful way. We know that they will continue to spend away, fight meaningless wars that are impossible to win, work to destroy the Constitution and our rights along with it, seek to gain more control over our lives, orchestrate more faked 'terrorist' attacks upon us and other people of the world, etc. These things, we know (even if we don't want to admit it).

The way that we will surpass and eclipse all of this stuff is to first realize that we know the above truths. Then, we must realize that we can change our reality by changing our beliefs. The things we have believed in the past have created the present conditions in which we find ourselves. In order to change the effect (the conditions we see), we must change the cause (the thoughts that we've thought in the past).

Today is a new day, and we do not have to be enslaved, exploited, used, abused, duped, tricked, controlled, deceived or any other thing that is negative. The people that will succeed and prosper from this point hence will be the people that leave old, stinking thinking in the past. They will disassociate themselves from the old, failed ways of doing things, and will free their minds to embrace new, innovative ways of doing things. This does NOT mean that we will abandon success principles that have stood the test of time. It DOES mean that we will leave pop psychology, politically-correct platitudes, meaningless drivel and failed ways of interacting in the dust. There is more information out there on success and prosperity than there ever was in history. We must use our powers of discernment to find the successful methods, and then have the courage to employ them for our benefit.

This will be an individual journey for those who choose to embark upon it. Those who will not, or can not change with the times and ride the wave will go down with the old edifices of past power that are now failing before our eyes. It is an individual choice. It is just like a spring cleaning, or a fast. It is a purification of society, and a cleansing of all the crap that we've allowed to fester in ourselves, and in our system of civilization. If we would've cleaned up as we had gone down the road, the magnitude of the present cleaning (with its discomfort that will be experienced) would not be as large as it will be. We only have ourselves to blame for that.

So yes, we will all experience some discomfort. That goes along with the territory. But I think that we will benefit greatly from this experience. But we must remember that nothing worthwhile is easy or painless. So we must go forth with confidence, courage, tenacity, persistence, innovation and principle to navigate our way through the coming times. We must pass the test because our children are depending on us to get this right. We can do this.