As we all know, 2020 was a rocky year, with the onset of COVID-19 causing a wide range of problems. This has continued into 2021 and shows no signs of stopping.
While we may be actually crawling our way out from under the COVID pandemic, we’re just starting to see the impact that it has had on our nation; specifically, the impact that it has had on our economy.
There’s no question that the pandemic took a severe hit on our economy. On top of that, Congress has gone on a spending spree, with their “COVID stimulus packages” which have been filled with spending for pork projects. But that’s only a portion of what COVID is ultimately going to cost the country.
Economic Presumptions
As we claw our way out of this pandemic, we’re just beginning to see the overall cost. One pair of Harvard economists has estimated that the total price tag for the pandemic will be over 16 trillion dollars for the United States alone; and that’s if we’re back to normal by the fall of 2021, just a few short months away.
There has already been too much finger pointing that has happened about this crisis and I don’t want to add to it. But there’s plenty of room to question whether decisions which were made solely to protect us from the disease were the best possible decisions.
Of course, like everyone else, I’m looking from the advantage of hindsight, unlike our government officials, who had to make their decisions in real time, based upon incomplete data, as the medical community was still trying to understand the disease.
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Our Liberty
I have been reminded over and over again about a famous quote of Benjamin Franklin. He said, “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty or Safety.” Yet throughout the pandemic, it seems to me that we have been collectively forced to give up our liberty throughout the pandemic, in a somewhat vain search for security.
I’m not talking about wearing masks, social distancing or not shaking hands; I’m talking about the millions of people whose finances have been destroyed, especially the small business owners whose doors were shuttered by government fiat, many of them permanently.
Those people lost their life’s work and savings, all for the purpose of trying to make others feel safe and the government “help” for small businesses did nothing to help those business owners, just to help their employees. Yet I don’t see where Wal-Mart was forced to suffer by government edict.
So just where does this leave us? Simply put, it leaves our nation in severe financial danger.
Financial gurus have been saying that a collapse is coming for several years now, and it seems like we are on the brink of it happening. It’s like that famous house of cards, where the key card has been removed and we’re all waiting for a puff of wind to knock it down.
Government Spending Out of Control
Probably the biggest thing that’s leading us into financial collapse is government spending.
As the government mandates lockdowns spread across the country and around the world, over 40 million American workers were sent home to wait out the pandemic.
Many of those were temporary furloughs, so they aren’t counted amongst the unemployed; yet they still weren’t gainfully employed.
In response to that, Congress passed several “Coronavirus relief bills” totaling somewhere north of 4 trillion dollars. That money was supposed to help people make it through the hard times, with some going out in stimulus checks and even more going out in small business loans and unemployment bonuses.
Yet for some of those who were out of work, it wasn’t enough to make ends meet. On the other hand, there were those who made more sitting home on unemployment, than they did working.
So where did all this money come from? We may as well say that it came out of thin air. The Federal Reserve bank loaned it to the federal government, creating it by buying the debt. If anyone else but the Fed had done that, they would have gone to jail for fraud.
They Don’t See the Problem
This has taught Congress that they can spend money with impunity. President Biden’s six trillion dollar budget proposal and Congress’ two trillion dollar plus infrastructure bill show this clearly. Once they broke that trillion dollar ceiling during the pandemic, they realized they could just keep spending, without repercussions.
Somehow, a group of economists have come up with the idea that our nation can sustain a much higher level of debt than previously realized. This idea has clearly been bought into by those currently in power and they are planning on spending every dollar of the new “credit limit” they can.
At the same time, the economic recovery that we were seeing towards the end of 2020 has stagnated, as investors have lost confidence in the economy. People are spending the money they saved during the lockdown, and the president is pointing to that as a sign of economic recovery.
But it’s clear that what’s happening is a temporary surge, and nothing more. Long-term economic indicators are not looking as good as the short-term ones that they’re touting do.
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Rising Inflation
One of the more dangerous economic indicators we’re seeing right now is rising inflation.
For over a decade now, inflation has hovered around one percent or less. Yet in the first few months of 2021, we are looking at an “official” annualized rate of over 4.2% (as of April 2021), with that number jumping up by more than 1.5% from March to April alone. Chances are pretty good that it will climb much higher than that before the year is out.
Leading the way are increased costs in housing, fuel, food and lumber. New house prices are up over $30,000 from last year, due to lumber shortages. As that is probably a temporary spike, those who buy houses at that inflated rate will probably lose money, just as those who lost their homes in the 2008/2009 crash.
At least part of the rise in gasoline costs can be attributed directly to policy decisions being made by the president. In the last four years, we’ve gone from being a net importer of petroleum to a net exporter.
That has come to an end, as the new president has reversed many of the policies put forth by the previous one; and he has done so without any apparent concern about what those decisions will do to the economy.
The Loss of Main Street
I’ve already mentioned the devastating impact that COVID has had on small businesses. Figures are sketchy and aren’t by any means finalized, as can be seen by the fact that nobody can agree on just how many businesses have failed.
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I can find figures which range all the way from 100,000 to 9 million, making it basically impossible to find the truth in those numbers. The small business relief the government offered went largely to larger, well established businesses, rather than the mom and pop shops that you and I think of, when we hear the term “small business.”
Even then, the only way of receiving loan forgiveness on those loans was to use at least 75% of it to pay the wages of people who weren’t working. It didn’t help those mom and pop shops pay the rent, keep the lights on or even pay themselves.
With little to no reserves, many were forced to shut down permanently; but they don’t get added to the statistics, because there are no bankruptcy proceedings for government statisticians to count.
Those mom and pop shops weren’t the only ones to suffer though. One list (which was written in the fall of 2020) shows 53 major retail corporations which have filed for bankruptcy due to COVID-19.
Granted, some of these companies were in bad financial straits before the pandemic hit; but that doesn’t take away from the fact that the loss of business during 2020 was enough to put them under.
Unemployment Remains too High
The two prime indicators of financial collapse are high inflation and high unemployment. Yet, after historically low unemployment before COVID hit, we are not seeing people go back to work as quickly as they should, now that businesses are reopening after the lockdown restrictions have been lifted.
Part of this is because the businesses that those people worked for just plain don’t exist anymore. It’s hard to go back to work at a company which has been forced to shut the doors. But much of it is because government policy is encouraging people to stay home.
With the Coronavirus bonus attached to unemployment, there are many retail and food service workers who are making more money watching daytime television, than they made working at their jobs.
“Official” unemployment stands at 9.7 million as of this writing. But that number is a bit misleading. In reality, there are over 16 million people out of work. But the official number is somewhere over 16 million. The discrepancy is that the official figure covers only those who are on unemployment.
On top of that, we face a national skills crisis that is only getting worse. Before COVID hit, there were six million jobs remaining unfilled for skilled workers. But there weren’t the skilled workers available to fill those jobs. That’s because by and large people weren’t learning those skills.
The current philosophy that everyone should go to college and get a degree is producing a lot of people with unmarketable degrees in fields where there are minimal jobs and steering people away from learning skills which will land them a stolid, well paying, blue collar career.
Anti-Business Government Policies are in Effect
The two major political parties have very different philosophies about business and job creation. Republicans are largely supportive of business, while Democrats have the idea that jobs come from the government. They aren’t as concerned about business, other than to see it as a source of tax revenue.
A number of Democrat politicians have publically stated that businesses making a profit are “greedy” and that they should give those profits to the government, as the government can better spend that money.
With that underlying attitude, it’s no wonder that the current administration and Congress are taking a number of moves which are not good for private business.
The shutdown of the Keystone Pipeline project was only the tip of the iceberg in this, as they are doing a number of other things which are taking away business profits, causing people to lose their jobs and sending jobs overseas.
Out National Debt
I’ve been hearing that our national debt is unsustainable at least since 2009. Yet it continues to climb and as I already mentioned, talking about government spending being out of control, it is climbing faster than ever.
I can remember when it was said that a national debt higher than our GNP was unsustainable. Well, we’re well past that, with the national debt over 28 trillion right now and the GNP at about 22 trillion. So why haven’t we crashed already? Because the US dollar is the world’s reserve currency.
We literally export our debt overseas, because other countries need American dollars to do business.
With the current budget and infrastructure bills in Congress, there’s no saying just how bad our national debt will become. But with other major world players trying to take over the dollar’s place as the world’s reserve currency, things are on very shaky ground.
Media Hiding the Truth
Finally, the mainstream media isn’t telling us the truth about what is happening. The term “fake news” gained a lot of popularity over the last few years, first as a smear campaign aimed at right-wing news sources and then as a description of what comes out of the legacy media.
With everything being seen as being political, every story is “spun” to make Democrats look good and Republicans look bad.
The big problem with this is that the American people are put in the place of trying to make decisions based on flawed information. When we don’t know what’s really happening, we can’t prepare. Yet the media, rather than just presenting the facts, is painting everything with a political brush.
Ultimately, this means that instead of making the kinds of decisions which will help forestall any financial disaster and will best protect our families, we are making decisions based upon emotion. All those people who are buying houses right now, driving the prices up, wouldn’t be buying them if they realized we’re on the brink of a financial cliff.
Yet because they are being kept in the dark, they’re literally helping to build that cliff higher. They will be the ones to suffer, rather than anyone sitting in a plush office in Washington DC or a plush office on Wall Street.
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well we have been warned for years and years that all this would happen and here we are.
what are we to do, just sit and wait for the enemy to come to our door step.
I fill, thats what most of us will do. just sit and wait. They are coming to our homes and force us to fight or just be there SLAVE, as so many will do.
now they want to force there death SHOT vaccine on You and if you don’t take it you will be forced to do so or you will be put down like a horse with a broke leg.
That’s just the start. ALL HELL IS going to brake lose.
Hope that every one has everything that they were needing.
GOD have MERCY on us. For the time is near.
just a prayer for every one.
Father GOD keep your hedge around us and provide all that we will need to help us survive all this that surly will come. I pray in the name of JESUS CHRIST. AMEN…
Be good and give to help others we will need all the help we can get.
Good luck to all.
I see you are “praying” now… but NO ONE thinks of “obedience” when it comes to the Great God. He is the One bringing us down! He is allowing the enemies of the USA and all the other Israelitish counties (Yes… WE are Israel) to bring about our destruction, Then, He will destroy them for doing it gleefully. God, in his Sacred
Word tells me, “Do NOT pray for them! The will NOT listen (to Me)!
@george Hubbel
6 However, it is not as though the word of Elohim has failed. For they are not all Yisra’ĕl who are of Yisra’ĕl, a
7 neither are they all children because they are the seed of Aḇraham, but, “In Yitsḥaq your seed shall be called.” Gen. 21:12
The United States of America is definitely NOT Israel. If it were you would not see government backed endorsement and paid holidays for non scriptural based days like christanmass, and new years day. You would see government offices closed on Sabbath. You surely wouldn’t see Smithfield ham slaughterhouses either within these borders.
Drop your doctrine, mute John hoagee and creflo dollar and actually READ your scripture, don’t just listen to what pastor hubba bubba us saying to you.
George is right, The British empire and the USA are descendants of Israel. That is in the scripture.
The people of Britain and USA are NOT Israelites. My people came here from England in 1590. My family and friends have taken DNA tests and none lead back to the Middle East. British Israelism is BS. Mormons think native Americans are the “lost tribes”. Grab one and give him a DNA test. What a crock. DNA can trace back 25K years according to scientists.
The COVID shot IS the mark of the beast.
The delta variant comes from the vaccines.
Both came out at the same time
People who got the vaccine should have been required to wear the mask for at least two weeks after the shot
What a mess.
Something very sinister is at work here.
Wake up people.
It’s time to stand up. Or real humankind will be erased forever.
See with your eyes Not with your ears.
Believe what you see Not what you hear.
Did you see how the people that got the shot aged afterwards?
See?
No one in my family or circle of friends have aged since being vaccinated.
Take off the tin foil hat and look around.
@cgg
Where is this written, cgg?
cgg: Ethiopia, tribe of Judah, Benjamin, and Dan. Lemba, proved to be Levites and recognized as such by Israel. the Ten Tribes were never lost. India has a huge population of Jews from Nebuchadnezzar’s day. Asian jews are common and founded the city of Yahweh in Myanmar. The Tibetan city Siddhārtha Gautama was born in was a slave city run by many of the 10 Tribes, who were slaves. There were Buddhist cities in Iran/Persia where only Buddhists and Jews were allowed to enter. Israel is Israel. Were it now, why would God protect the nation? niio
Claude, thanks for your article filled with good info, as usual. Even most comments are helpful. Across our state, shopping centers are losing retail stores and are replaced with small insurance companies, medical clinics, and government run organizations. We recently visited an indoor mall that is now completely owned by the government! Every onetime store is now a government agency! People, if you still have local brick and mortar stores, please support them – otherwise they will be gone . . . very soon! Find out about the online companies you patronize and what they support. If you don’t agree, don’t give them your card. If you do, that makes you complicit in their donations.
Just an FYI most property and casualty (business, home and auto) insurance agencies and insurance companies are not government owned. They have regulations from the government like most other trades but those regulations are there to protect the consumer. I totally agree that we need to limit the amount of government owned and controlled entities but I work in the insurance industry and there are controls and laws in place for a reason. Kind of a catch 22 but otherwise the scum bag producers and agency owners could make havoc on the industry. Anyway, stay diligent! Your opinion mattes when its shared. Best of luck to you and yours~
> “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety …”
… So are we finally supporting the repeal of the Patriot Act?
That wouldn’t be such a bad thing.
ALL liberty is essential.
Getting rid of the Patriot Act means the government has to give up too much power.
Anyone thing that is going to happen?
As always, you simply point out things in hindsight. How about searching for answers?
maybe we should be searching for answers why is it Claude’s
job to do that for us? Just saying.
Aren’t we all searching for answers in our way, Margaret?
Margaret
How about you search for answers and give us the advice on what you find instead of complaining someone else did not do it for you
Waylon Jennings: “Someone’s gonna get hurt before you’re through. Someone’s gonna pay for the things you do. How many lives must you take, how much money must you make, to satisfy you?”
Actually, after Israel became a country in the late ’40’s, the time clock of the Bible regarding the “last days” started ticking. So, if you are looking to gold, governments or hidden caches of food or weapons to be your salvation, you are betting on a losing horse. It is interesting at this time in my life seeing the things I was told regarding Bible prophecy when I was a kid starting to clearly play out in the world. This is a good time to do some real “prepping” based on the New Testament and Bible prophecy. Even Muslims in the Middle East are getting saved secretly so the Word has gone out around the world as required before things “wind up”..
Fact!
Let us all not live in fear. Fear is our worst enemy and clouds the mind.
If your prepared its nothing but a chicken wing. If your not prepared you will learn very quick or die very soon.
The beauty is “only you can make it happen” and in the end we are all going home.
Hi, homie. Didn’t someone famous once say that the only thing to fear is fear? I look at preparation like this, homie. Those that are SUPPOSED to be prepared will be. And those that aren’t, well, they aren’t. Unfortunately when the crisis hits the havenots will try and take as much as they can from the haves and they won’t be polite about. I agree. In the end it’s up to us. The saying is that god will work with us but not for us so it’s ultimately up to us. It would be so nice to go “home” but I have a feeling that we’re all going to have to take the long way home. take the long way home. 😉
Nothing to fear but fear itself may refer to: A phrase from the 1933 inaugural address of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
AMEN!!!
Americans we are on the brink of “The Great Reset” if you prefer “2030 the New World Order” look them up and understand the treachery of the traitors of this country. This isn’t Democrat or Republican. liberal or conservative or good or evil. It is world domination and our leaders have done nothing to stop it for twenty years. It is not even being talked about or exposed. All our leaders, press, politicians and institutions have failed and are now part of it. You can’t prepare for what is coming. Its too late. I pray that enough of this country survives to even continue a country. The world wants the wealth and power of the United States and the braindead, traitor Biden is going to give it to them.
God Bless, Protect and Guide you through the death of democracy as we know it.
Umm we are not now nor ever been a Democracy.
Always have been a Constitutional Republic.
True, but if you’ve ever read the black clouds prophecy by Gen. Washington, you’d see where we are. A nation of apostates, we’re losing God’s protection, yet, God is still protecting us. Come to the Trib, as far as I can see, we get invaded, tho God knows we now have enough terrorists, domestic and foreign, brought in by liberal policies. The coasts and cities are wiped out, but the back roads and deep rural places stop it and survive. we survive only because of God and guns.
When very young, a preteen, I had a dream about clouds covering a city. Before the clouds, people were miserable, and avoided each other. When the clouds lifted, not one in ten was left, but all were jubilant and praising God. I asked Dad about it and he changed the subject.
Years later, age 16, he asked if I still remembered the dream. I did and he showed me Washington’s prophecies. That I had that dream was enough to scare him away from atheism. This is why politicians want our guns, because they know the prophecies of Gen. Washington. niio
Religious fanatics are bringing this country down. Mega churches stealing and conning money from the lemming followers.
All I hear is how righteous the republicans are but yet their AR 15s and AK 47 guns are more important the peoples lives. How many more mass shootings do we need?
Hypocrisy abounds amount the radical right that lives with their alternate tucker Carlson propaganda.
Good luck and keep praying and see if that works !
That reset of which you speak is called Marxism. As an Italian American you know darn well what that means and it is no good! We must not roll over. We must fight back just like a Cuban Americans are doing here in the states!
The 2030 agenda has been moved up to 2025. Check on UN website
Claude, respectfully, I see your article as a rehash of the same old bullshit we’ve undergone for the past 20 years. I am increasingly tired of fearmongering and dire warnings at a time when the Jan. 6 uprising is being buried instead of fully investigated, and there is still the presumption of some kind of threat by militias and white supremacist groups. Why isn’t everyone in the US demanding to know what happened, and who was behind this?
Food and other supplies are still being held up off our coasts because they’re coming from countries with high coronavirus rates. This includes oil and gas. Prices are skyrocketing.
There would not be so many Main Street businesses in trouble if the large chains run by the rich 1% hadn’t illegitimately scooped up PPP money intended for small businesses. Were they required to return the money and fined for fraud? Nope. Who was in power at the time?
Until ALL of the politicians are held accountable for their actions—and I include both sides of the aisle—or until we boot them all out of office and take back our country, nothing will change.
Cynthia, what the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob and Jesus Christ has coming to this Christian country (referencing the Anti US/pro Israel dude) who does not live under Jewish law because Jesus freed us from the law because the 10 Commandments fulfill all the law and prophets, will absolutely blow your mind. God is ready to send his wrath on the Babylonians in the US, and I promise you it will be in the coming months.
Prepare with provisions, be ready to hide in your homes for a little while while the wrath passes.. Isaiah 26:20-21. Man cannot out-prepare God. Trust in his provision for the rest!!
You make some really good points, Cynthia. And I agree with you so much that all the corrupt fat bags of shyte known as politicians should be held accountable for their actions. But how are we going to do that? They’re rich. They’re entrenched and they have access to all the good weapons and the military. Are we going to bodily drag them out of office and en masse hang them from the nearest trees? This will cause a big power vacuum and who are we going to elect to take their place? And how will we know that the new people will be any better than the old people? Do you want to lead us, Cynthia? If so, what are your qualifications? Do you have aspirations to become the new warlord of your district? A proper leader would have to be wise beyond measure. Have the wisdom of a saint. The humility of Ghandi. Have the mindset of the true kings of old. THEY were the servants of the people not the other way around. Where did that change? We have only ourselves to blame for the way things are now. We LET it happen. The present condition of the world is on us and we need to take responsibility for our inaction. But I still don’t know how to fix it. What’s that old saying about good men doing nothing. Ah, yes. Here it is. By Edmund Burke. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. And that’s what’s happened Cynthia. We’ve let others make the decisions for us. We’ve given away our power and how do we get it back without a lot of people dying in the meantime. A true conundrum. Do you have the answer?
Armin == I like your post. However, all is not lost in paradise. We need to have clear thinking and action at a local level to overturn the asinine policies that all of these tin pot dictators have been putting in place for our “health and safety”. We need to get involved as poll workers, not just watchers and get on school boards and take action that is positive and meaningful for our local communities. As they say, all politics is ultimately local. We really do not need the Federal overlords. We only need them for common defense and I would argue maybe a post office, though the private companies do a better job in this arena. We certainly do not need the CDC or any of their idiotic advice and as far as the FDA, if a drug does not work people will not take it. Word will get around. We need to utilize more natural cures anyway. All of the chemicals are bad for our bodies. Certainly cannot think a use for the Federal Reserve. They are only exacerbating the problem by underwriting our government’s profligate spending. We will all suffer immensely when the Downfall occurs. Certainly loss of the US $ as the global reserve currency will be the first domino to fall and when it does we can expect an immediate 25% to 40% decrease in our standard of living. For recent evidence of this effect look at the UK loss of the pound sterling as the global reserve currency.
Cynthia: I see you have bought into the CNN version of what happened on January 6. I didn’t see any cars burning. I didn’t see any stores looted. I didn’t see anyone dragged from their car and beaten because they made a wrong turn. I did see folk run into a public building. Yes, some got carried away and broke doors and windows of the public building. I didn’t see molotov cocktails hurled at the building though. I didn’t see anyone armed with 2x4s. We all hear the CNN talk about 5 “deaths”. But four of them were from natural causes, even the police officer who was supposed to have died from “stress” of the riot, turned out he was already deathly sick. The one death that can be blamed on the folks demonstrating was the woman murdered by a nervous capitol cop who forgot that the Glock he was wearing doesn’t really have a safety no matter how Mr. Glock describes it. Placing one’s finger in the trigger guard is tantamount to firing the Glock and I believe that is what the cop did in the face of constant instruction to not do so until one is ready to shoot. In a different situation the cop would face disciplinary action for his failure to act in accordance with department policy. In a different situation his name and face would be plastered all over the evening news. Why do we not even know the name of that negligent officer? Why is there no investigation into why he fired his weapon when he was only confronted with an unarmed group of demonstrators? Why was he even pointing his weapon at them? Did he even attempt to calm them vocally? Did he warn them he was going to fire? That’s what needs to be investigated. The capitol police are basically mall cops. In fact, they do patrol the capitol mall, so I guess it is really appropriate to use the sobriquet “mall cop” when talking about the capitol police.
While you are clamoring for an investigation of 01/06, where is your voice clamoring for an investigation of what happened in U.S. cities across the nation last summer? Where is your voice clamoring for an investigation into what is happening in Portland and Seattle right now on an on-going basis.
It is my suggestion that you think seriously about what you are seeing and hearing via the popular news media because it is just as bad as Pravda and the Chinese national paper with regard to left wing bias.
(1) I want to know know why Nancy Pelosi did not take steps to adequately prepare for security at the Capital on January 6th having been alerted in advance and advised by the FBI to do so. (2j I want to know who was there interspersed in the crowd working to turn A lawful and peaceful demonstration into a ruckus, especially ince the best video footage was taken by known violent BLM activists. (3). I want to know why the capital police invited people in and waved them on as they walked by if they were not allowed to do so? (4). I want to know why this particular protest is being labeled an insurrection when nobody was armed? (5). I want to know who decided to try and present an unfortunate and untimely death of a capital police officer into murder? (5). If this was an insurrection, why haven’t the arrested protestors been charged with insurrection? Why have they been only charged with trespassing on government property and why are they still in jail when Antifa and BLM activists who have been arrested have been released. And finally, (6) I want to know
who killed Ashley Babbit, who raised a fun, took aim and fired the gun directly at her without any warning whatsoever. That incident needs to be investigated. Why hasn’t that person been identified? She was and is the only person to be killed in the violence that occurred on January 6th and she was not killed by her fellow protestors.
CC: In answer t all your questions, the dnc nazis need a good excuse to declare martial law.
In answer to why Ms Babbitt was murdered, because they can and get away with it. Capital Hill cops answer directly to pelosi, who’s demanding they have offices in every major city in the nation. And answer to no one but nasty, herself.
If ever you get a chance to meet nasty, smile like she’s a dear friend, start to chat, then frown and look closely at her face. then, with a look somewhere between horror and disgust, back off rapidly muttering and excuse and walk rapidly away. A few glances, same look, back at her will really make her day. Catty, but satisfying. niio
Red – Yep, you got that right. First day of the January 6th Hearing is nothing but political theater. Watch them get an Emmy!
We know who’s behind it. Nutty Nancy set it up.
This was a long list of what we have already seen happening – I am still trying to pick your 8 signs out of the novel you wrote about hindsight… sorry, just didn’t see it… nothing new here…
Hey, guys. I feel like I need to weigh in on this just because Rich M. has addressed the elephant in the room and not only is this very important for America but also the rest of the world. I don’t know what we’re going to accomplish by discussing these things other than maybe giving the laggards an incentive to hurry up with their preparations before food becomes too expensive too buy. At least the “good” food other than the tinned cat food. No matter what we say here the ruling elite have an agenda and they’re going to do everything they can to push it forward. Because the US has the world’s single largest economy as the US goes so does the rest of the world. I may wander around a bit but just try and work with me and try not to burn me too much. There’s so much more going on than what Rich has covered here and none of it is good. A lot of what I have to say may be unpopular. I’ll just end up adding fuel to the fire. And the fire is starting to burn hotter each day.
Firstly I’m not going to bring religion into it. I don’t give a rat’s ass what a person may believe in. What a person may or may not believe in is up to them and their conscience. I just don’t give a darn. I’m not a true disbeliever. I’m of the opinion that some kind of ultimate being may exist in the universe but it’s existence can’t be empirically proved. It’s a matter of personal faith and if you have that kind of faith then good for you. Go for it!
Inflation is one of the biggest problems today. I’m sure that whatever official line the government tries to feed us the true inflation is probably in the double digits. Even if you just factor in an inflation rate of 2% per year since the creation of the FED in 1913 you’ll find the true value of the so-called “greenback” (treasury note) is maybe 5 to 10 cents at the most. Some years the inflation rate has been much higher. That’s one of the reasons why today you’re paying for a car what a really good house used to cost not that long ago. Why even in the still relatively small town that I’m living in you can’t get a decent house for under a million dollars. I’ve been doing quite a bit of research lately and have tried to stick to what I perceive as legitimate websites. On some of these, just ordinary folks like you and I, have seen some food items increase by 40% or more. And these aren’t luxury items. Just staples. Even up here in Canada food prices seem to keep edging up. Especially protein like canned meat and fish. The junk food items seem to still be relatively cheap but you really wouldn’t want to make these your main diet. The purchasing power of the American dollar is at the lowest it’s been in maybe forever. The dollar is basically worthless. And the FED keeps printing money like it’s going out of style. Are they TRYING to trigger the next great depression or worse?
The loss of main street can’t be overestimated. I don’t think we’ll know the true numbers as to how many mom and pop stores have gone under until the dust settles. If you have a million or two million businesses going under in a relatively short time frame that WILL have a devastating effect on the economy. Not to mention all the fallout from that. Are we going to be stuck with the large monopolies like Walmart dictating choice and prices to us in the future. I know how much we all love the quality Chinese goods that Walmart carries.
Unemployment is also a huge problem right now for the reasons that Rich gave. I’ve heard some say that unemployment now is more than it was at the height of the last great depression of the thirties. First the layoffs and now the companies that don’t exist anymore. I would think that where you have high unemployment you have a lot of desperate people. And where you have hungry, desperate people you also have increased crime, drug dealing and use, stress and the psychological problems associated with that. Things that people wouldn’t do under “normal” circumstances. I don’t know what I would do if I couldn’t pay my bills and buy food. And then if they shut off my heat, water and electricity. I would become very desperate and wouldn’t be in my right mind. I’m very lucky that prepping has been a lifestyle choice all my life. And that’s because of my parents. They’ve lived through want and lack and know how tenuous our existence is and how quickly it can change. So I’ve always had a little extra on hand, “just in case”. That was just normal for me growing up and it stuck with me the rest of my life. I certainly don’t have enough on hand to feed the whole neighbourhood in a true extended grid down situation. I don’t think anyone does. What worries me more is if a “hard” economic disaster persists for more than a month or so and that the millions of people (the estimate ranges anywhere from 2 or 3 million to 4 or 6 million people) living just a days walk south of me decide to go north to scour the hinterland for any remaining scraps of resources. They can’t go south because of the Great Lakes but they can certainly come north. And at a brisk walk in the summer they’re only 24 hours from me. I have a good amount of ammo on hand but not THAT much. Our military sucks and even if they did impose martial law it wouldn’t help that much. Too many illegal weapons also up here.
And anti-business governmental policies. Don’t you just love it? What’s government doing. Protecting their rich buddies? Right now we also have a leftist Federal government that just loves to throw our tax money around like it’s their own and cater to every new special-interest group that comes along. Friggin’ a-holes.
And the US national debt. Completely and utterly unrepayable. Can anyone imagine how much a trillion dollars is. I don’t think so. Right now they’ve just become ones and zeroes without much meaning. I’m just looking at the US debt clock in real time. The US national debt currently stands at approx. 28 and a half TRILLION dollars and it keeps going up like a rocket. US federal debt to GDP ratio is now over 128%. Total US debt to GDP ratio is now over 143%. Totally unsustainable. I really dislike being pessimistic but I have to agree with the people on this page that said that we ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Gird thy loins, people. The worst is yet to come. Covid 19 isn’t a virus per se. It’s a freakin’ bio-weapon. More on that later. It’s just a preamble to what’s to come. Perhaps in the hopes to “soften” us up. To that I say, FUCK THEM! And Rich asks the question; why haven’t we crashed yet? I think the more correct answer is that the USD is STILL the world’s reserve currency. But what country in their right mind wants to hang onto worthless currency. I think they would like nothing better than to dump all their American dollar reserves. But I also think that if they did so they realize that it may very well precipitate the world crisis that we’re all so desperately trying to avoid. So they’re stuck between a rock and hard place and basically forced to keep the USD as their reserve currency even if they don’t want to. Unfortunately I don’t think the crisis can be avoided and that it’s inevitable. Just don’t know when or how severe. I think it’s getting to the point where other countries realize that they DON”T need the American dollar to do business anymore and they want to use their own national currencies to conduct business. Especially Russia and China.
I don’t need to say so much about the media these days. By now we all realize that the media is totally controlled and censored. We hear what they want us to hear and most of it is complete and utter shyte.
Ok. So let’s add a few more logs to the fire. The other elephant. I REFUSE to get vaccinated. I’m a very healthy person with a good immune system. Apparently they’ve put a spike protein into the vaccine and it’s a cytotoxin. So they’re poisoning us. When the spike protein breaks off from whatever molecule it’s attached to it can end up anywhere in the body and cause all kinds of weird and wonderful things to happen. Anything from heart attacks, blood clots, strokes. Basically anything goes. Too much to write down here. If you guys are interested you can do your own research. It just takes a little digging. The other thing you guys need to know about is the the Nuremberg Code. A very powerful set of laws that were drafted at the end of the last world war. What they basically say is that NO ONE and I mean NO ONE can force you to take any medicine or medical procedure against your will. If they do they can then be charged with war crimes. If any of you are still considering getting the shot go into your doctor’s office and ask them to list all the ingredients in the vaccine. If they can’t then they’re engaging in illegal activities and can have their ass sued off.
Hello Armin
Hope all is well. I’ve missed our talks. but I do believe in your post.
But I do so hope that you can see that you will need your Faith more then ever.
Just always know that I have and still are praying for you.
Don’t plan to have the MRNA jab which is not a vaccine. It’s along with 5G = Control. It’s all about Control of the masses. Well for as long as they alive. I’ve heard they will probably expire in 2-3 years. I don’t even want to be near people who took the jab. They shed that protein & I certainly don’t want it near me. It also destroys or manipulates the persons DNA. It’s Satanic by the horrible side effects & the lies & deception around it. Starting with them deceiving by calling it a Vaccine , which it is not
I’m sorry, Claude, but I have to complain. I have a great deal of respect for you and am very glad that you are hosting this website. But what the heck have you done to it? Are we now on a dialup connection. LOL! Your bandwidth is just horrible. Trying to write longer comments is like trying to watch grass grow. The input just gets slower and slower and slower and it’s very maddening. Anything you can do to make it better? All the very best. Be prepared. Stay safe.
Ha. And that’s another item that is now being controlled and we, as citizens, have no way of controlling! Add bandwidth to the fire!!!
Me, too, but still, thank God we have this site. niio
I thank all who have the heart to share what they have gained for not all are ones who have heard every little thing and may just learn something they can use..so all you grumpy nay sayers hush up and be patriots! Join in with all of us who are just trying to wrap our heads and hearts around the coming demise of the wonderful gift of America! God brought us here to found a new FREE nation but WE have trashed it with our ignorance & arrogance and most having turned their backs on God and faith! We are the porn capitol of the world, look at all the crap our kids are being given in public schools and the unbelievable kindergarten crew that squabbles like kids on the playground….in stead of the honorable three department that out governemtn used to be! The ruining of our rights, freedoms and truth we were founded on and for is being accomplished every day and NO ONE is DOING anything to STOP IT! We should be shouting at them to stop and listen to the Constitution and the Laws they are breaking in our faces!!
That said; we HAVE to pull together and either decide to give in or stand up and fight like hell!!! We are America and that means we stand and we fight and we get it done! We did it before several times and we must do it again until we are taken Home to Heaven!!! Those left will suddenly believe in God when it is too late.
There are so many great folks out there that are patriots and are knowledgeable….yes, it is becoming rather tense and hard to deal with, with the idiot that sits where a real President should be, but hey, we have brought all of this on ourselves for not standing firm in faith and let what DC has done to us against all that we were founded to be!!! I repeat- We have let this happen, have not stood up and shouted NO! Frankly, if it had not been an accident for the patriots that Jan 6th turned into an attack that made US look bad happened (as the Dems paid for ANTIFA to raid the rally)– It SHOULD have been the taking out of the Democrats from OUR Capitol -running them out of OUR government!. They are communists that want the One World Order to take over so they will shine for having brought down the greatest nation in the history of the world…AMERICA! What they do not understand is they will be disseminated right along with the rest that are left and will be nothing to the OWO!. SO what are WE, the Patriots and real Americans going to DO about it? GET READY, SHORE UP- LOCK AND LOAD, FOR IT IS COMING! PEOPLE Patriots WILL have TO SHARE, HELP EACH OTHER AND STAND FIRM IN WHO WE ARE AND PRAY AS WE HAVE NEVER BEFORE!….Seriously is you have not accepted the Lord as YOUR Savior, please research and seek, because YOU WILL find the truth! Open your hearts, because there is enough hate going around and we are angry!…Face it we are mad as can be we are in this fix…and it is going to get really bad. I do not relish the horrible thought of having to shoot a fellow American on our own soil for the insanity that has been caused…but that well may be what is coming in the form of Civil War 2!! And then when the fools wake up and see what they have done to their own country and freedom, comes the rest of the world to take over America and we will be fodder for the OWO!
Granted we can only prep so much and have so much ammo and so much to fight with BUT we must or they will run us over with communism. Only took a few to win the wars that we have fought for our land so put the AK on the roof and get ready!
Folks please please research all that is going on on your own and do not take anyone’s word -then think and pray about it all and decide for yourselves what you must do……!
However patriot salready know that one cannot listen to anything that the TV says unless signed into a patriot News site, anything the government says is nonsense and seek the true patriot sites online—there are many. PLEASE do NOT get the shots and believe the nonsense about the virus’s and vax’s…seek truth and research and never ever let your kids get those harm filled untested and un-researched shots that are NOT vaccines! It is all out there if you are willing to seek it! You will not believe what all is in those shots- they can kill yor outright or later on affect your body!! Our children are the future and they must NOT get that evil put into their bodies…..research as many really seemingly sensible people and family members are getting that evil into their bodies! “They” want is all to get shots as many as possible which is the goal of the likes of Gates Soros, and Fauci who have pumped massive amounts of money int o MAKING the virus and shots to control the population of the world!!! Gate states there are too many on the planet as if he is god….no he is satans worker and is helping put evil world wide! This was all done ON PURPOSE to ruin the economy, the spirits of Americans most especially and the world after that! Yes, they are here but they are rich and will live on when we are dead…so they think anyway! WE ALL HAVE TO WAKE UP AND TAKE A STAND!!! THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF IT ALL TOO, SO STAY AWAKE AND AWARE AND RESEARCH EVERYTHING AND GET READY AS YOU ARE ABLE TO!!
Blessing to all of you and may He keep us close to Him and show us the way to go in all of this….we are the ones that will save what is to be saved or die trying but remember;
ABSENT IN THE BODY, PRESENT WITH THE LORD!
I like what you have to say, madpatriot. Is it sort of like the network mad patriot where he said I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore? No man is an island. Either we rise together or we fall alone.
Mad patriot, it’s called free speech pal. Just because someone has something to say to the contrary of the article does not mean it is worthless and should be silenced.
Armin: Good post, Friend. We have missed your very cogent comments. People talk about printing money. That is totally incorrect. The presses can’t keep up with the demand. It is merely some zeros and ones in a computer. As I often point out, there isn’t enough money available today that if only private individuals wanted to cash out what they think they have in their various accounts, not even counting retirement accounts, just checking and the small savings they have, there isn’t enough currency to cover that insignificant amount of money. That does not include commercial accounts by any stretch. It is just your Mom and Dad’s checking account and the CD they think they have and your checking account. The tipping point, I believe is going to come when suddenly folks get scared and try to cash out their accounts and the whole house of cards will come tumbling down.
Inflation? You ain’t seen nuthin’ yet. You thought inflation in the Carter Administration was bad? The inflation I believe we will suffer will make the Weimar fiasco look like a Sunday stroll in the park. Venezuela will look like a refuge from run-away inflation.
You have to learn how to spoof the Akismet system in posting. There is a steep curve, but it is a dumb system.
Thanks, Chuck. I thought I saw something about the aksmelater system at the end of the articles but I just dismissed it. Methinks I should have a look at it. Trying to write a long comment is soooo tedious.
Sorry I haven’t been on more. The world conditions are seriously starting to worry me and to that end I’m trying to stock up on as many items as I can before I can’t. Including water. And it all takes so much time. And money. And I’m trying to do it without all my neighbours getting wind of what I’m doing. Even then I may be forced to share with some of them that I consider friends before they raid my house and take what I have by force. Feeding a few of them that I know the best may give me some allies to fend off the worst. I really DON”T want to shoot my neighbours. There will be a time when things will get back to normal after the crisis passes and then we’ll have to answer for our actions. But I think it’ll end up being a different normal. So be careful what you do in the worst of the times coming. Don’t kill someone unless you absolutely have to.
And I’ve also spent a great deal of time watching videos trying to figure out what’s happening and what I can do about it. There are sooo many people basically saying the same thing they can’t ALL be wrong. I’ll try and pass along what I’ve learned in another post tonight while I still have the energy. Rich M just touched on the tip of the iceberg. There is so much BS going on with the banks it just boggles the mind.
Maybe they’re not printing bank notes any more , Chuck, but whichever way they’re increasing the money supply too quickly is bad for everyone concerned. Obviously in your case I’m preaching to the choir but every extra dollar added to the money supply decreases the value of the dollar. And the purchasing power of the beleaguered USD is already so low. And no collapse happens overnight. Even in the case of Germany after the first world war when they tried to print their way out of trouble by printing gobs of money it took approx. 2 years before true hyperinflation set in. I agree. Today it’ll be much worse. So many more people and less physical money in the system. Once the bank runs start the banks will have no choice but to lock their doors and shut off the ATM’s. They may even bring in the military to guard them. The banks that is.
In the time of the Great Depression people still had some respect for each other and it could have been much worse than it was. Today all that respect is gone and once the banks close up shop and shut down all the ATM’s it’s going to be everyone for themselves.
All I’m keeping in my bank account right now is enough money to pay my bills and a little extra as emergency money. So if I can’t get at the money in the bank it won’t be catastrophic. I’ve made a DELIBERATE effort to make myself look as poor as possible. Old shoes. Old clothes. I’ve put off improvements to the house and the driveway. I may have to fix the fence but that’s no biggie. I have no car. So someone walking by my house would think that I don’t have very much. And that’s the way I like it. If worse comes to worse you can be sure I’ll booby trap the grounds to the hilt. I know many surprises that I can prepare for unwanted guests.
I try and be very careful what I say to my neighbours. The only thing that I’ve alluded to them about the future is that the next 20 years is going to very interesting for them. I didn’t say good interesting. I think there are a lot of challenges ahead for this generation. They pretty well think I’m just a harmless old guy. That’s what I want. And we’ve discussed on other pages most of the possible scenarios that could happen in an extended true grid down situation. So we don’t need to rehash that here right now.
You may be right about the tipping point, Chuck. Personally I think the tipping point will happen when the majority of the countries refuse to accept the USD as their reserve currency anymore.
I agree with most everything you have to say, Chuck. Because of fractional reserve banking the banks never have enough money on hand to satisfy their customers if there were a run on the banks. You obviously know what happened at the beginning of the last great depression when people lost faith in the banking system and everyone tried to get their money out at the same time. The banks didn’t have anywhere near enough cash to cover all the withdrawals and they were forced to lock their doors.
Again I hate to be negative but I think you’re right about your Venezuela comment. I also think we’re still living in the honeymoon phase. My personal opinion is that in the next five years or less we’re going to see a catastrophic crash of the world banking system. Not only the US system and then the “fun” will really start.
I do sincerely wish you all the very best. Stay alert. Stay safe. Stay healthy.
LCC: Now you’re scaring people (and should). Remember the old song about the little hatchet from Germany? They were under the Weimar then. For those who don’t know, it’s the cannibal song. Germany had gotten so bad with thousands of refugees pouring in from Stalin’s USSR that people were starving to death.
Along with Mexicans, and others south or there, sudanese have been spotted and so on. biden’s owners couldn’t figure out any other way to get terrorists into the nation, so this is how. niio
Much thanks, Rich. A good read, always.
I stopped trying to save money when liberals here started to complain of the cost of living. A lot of us warned them, but tyhey jeered and laughed when biden stole the election. Now, it’s such a shock biden lied. Knowing the family from days in Penna, I told them before the election what the family was like and got sneered at. Not no more. Now they avoid politics or ask what the hell is going on. Easy: Dems lie and people die. Now, most are very angry. This is Indian Country, full-bloods, metis, mestizos. Kids are suffering because of liberals and as we know, every war starts with an angry Indian woman. So far, it’s been peaceful, with cheers from all sides for the audit and demands the dems from AZ step down. niio
Hi, red ant. There’s no “reply tab” at the end of your comment so I have to reply to you like this. I’m sorry that I haven’t communicated more with you on spiritual matters. I’m a little hesitant to start because I’m afraid that you don’t have the answers to the questions that I want to ask and all that’s going to happen is that we’re just going to end up in a big argument. And this isn’t an insult, red ant. I don’t think any living person has the answers to my questions. You won’t like my questions. And I know that my next comment is going to have all of you thinking that I’m the devil but I’m really a pretty good person. I’m just on a quest and I haven’t found the answers yet. But I have lots of questions that most are unable to answer. My questions make most people of faith uncomfortable because it causes them to question their own faith. Red ant, you already know that my opinion is that there MAY be an ultimate being in the universe that our five senses can’t discern. But it can’t be empirically proven. If it exists there has to be SOME evidence of it. You either have faith that it exists or you don’t. And I don’t. I don’t believe in the bible as some holy book. I really don’t believe in some invisible mythical figure that rules over us all. And I’m not even sure that the historical Jesus was real. It COULD all be made up stories. Maybe I’m just too stupid to see. I don’t know. But I will share this with you, red ant. When you were so kind to reach out to me some very strange things happened to me shortly afterwards. You MAY be the catalyst that I need to better understand the universe. There’s nothing wrong with prayer if it gives you some comfort. And I can’t fault people for believing in what they believe in. That’s their own personal choice. More power to them! But in the end I think it’s up to us to get us out of our own messes. Be they big or small.
@ Armin
That’s okay I will stay and listen..
Man the site is rockin and I like to see that we are talking and how many have posted BE good or bad. Hope it keeps up.
But I hope that we all can see that the hole earth is full of evil and we are just waiting for the time that each one of us sees that it is time they come to what it is that they are trying to find in this world of madness.
We will see the second coming of CHRIST and then the time will be at hand.
ps the rest is for any one that want to read it…
if you woke up in hell, would you be mad at your self, or GOD…
you can be mad at the world, but to be pissed off @ GOD, He did not do all this that is in your hearts, satan did IT.
GOD gives us “LOVE” and satan (blinds us) with HATE, FEAR, DECEPTION, GREED, LUST, and the list goes on and on.
GOD wants to give us a heaven and eternal life with him and his loving son.
satan want to drag us to hell. I hear its a bad place to live for ever
Know remember that GOD made hell for satan and the fallen angels. He was mad and was “very” hurt that his LOVE was so damaged by such evilness, so he mad hell and if he is the GOD of all that HE has created that is every thing that is and ever will be. Then why would you not trust in him.
Be good to each other. we no not the time that what we say just may be the last thing that one gets to say or hear.. just saying.
George Hubbell:
God is allowing these disasters to befall the US because we are, as a nation, currently in an apostate position. We are currently being chastised, as He did several times to both individuals and our spiritual ancestors of the nation of Israel.
We have allowed abortion to be legalized, porn to be legalized, extramarital sex to become normalized, deviant behavior of all sorts to be normalized and advocated for.
We have, as a nation, turned away from God to worship our golden calves and other false gods and idols. Money, power, sex. Drug and alcohol abuse. Putting petty humans on pedestals as idols and ideals. Human life has been cheapened and ego and desire rule us.
Above all else, we have become a nation of people too proud of our “science”, our wealth and our privileged status living in what was once a prosperous and stable country with a previously unknown to history degree of safety and personal wealth for most of its citizens.
We chose to credit ourselves with our success and didn’t give God His due.
God has removed the hedge of protection from around us to try to get us to wake up before it’s too late, just as a parent smacks the hand of a little child reaching for a bottle of poison.
Unless we as a nation collectively turn back to God, we will be lost. Judgement is coming soon.
Hi, Miss Kitty. So true. So true. I think one of the biggest problems with our present day society is that our technological advancements have far outstripped our spiritual advancement and one can’t progress without the other. We’ve forgotten our origins. We’ve put too much faith in our materialism and our leaders which is faith misplaced. Who these days cares much about spiritual matters? I’m not talking religion. Religion and spiritualism are two completely different matters. Religion, especially the Catholic church, has been responsible for more death and hardship than was seen in the last two world wars. The only thing that a truly spiritual person is interested in is getting closer to god. Stay safe. Tell them to stick their poisonous vaccine.
Miz Kitty: 1st thing to go is finances. Next, unrest, plagues, and so on. like the saying goes, at times a good father has to spank his erring offspring, and God is a very good Father. Ouch 🙂 niio
Been seeing the looming doom since 2011 and it has not happened yet. Back in February of this year a guest on Glenn beck said it was going to happen in weeks maybe months at best. Well the weeks and months have come and gone and still kicking. I feel like the SHTF will turn into SHMP(Shit Hit My Pants) event in fifty years when I am old and can’t control my bowel movements which will be more of a crisis because I will have to clean up that mess with the thousands of wipes, rolls of toilet paper and depends stocked up. I don’t deny it could happen I just get tired of so many people saying it’s just around the corner. Been prepping for ten years and think it might be time slow down and maybe only concentrate if just food and then live life. Tired of fear mongering and the pressure of oh it’s fixing to happen. This article covers NOTHING NEW. Subjects have been discussed and recussed soooo many times. I’m tired. Just tired
SHMP!?
You’re not wrong about how we’ve been hearing for years about how “the end is near” and we’re still waiting!
The difference is that now the warning signs are coming much more frequently and are worse than ever before in our lifetimes.
Can you imagine reading any website or article even ten years ago about the imminent collapse of the United States and society in general that would have seemed to be too little, too late? That fact alone should tell us that we’re in dire straits with no do-overs left.
The only thing that remains for us to do is to get right with God and try to ready ourselves as best we can for what’s coming. Enjoy what you have while you have it. Spend time with your family and friends. Watch that movie you’ve heard so much about. Visit that museum. If you have a bucket list, try to get as much done as possible.
We’re all not going to die in the upcoming implosion, but our lives are never going to be the same as before the Covid hit, and a lot of things will be permanently changed or no longer available for us. This summer is the last “normal” period we will enjoy, and with the Covid “surge” that is going to be ending very soon.
I agree, but we’re always on the verge of something. Even Carter wasn’t as bad as the sdems are today. The collapse of the monetary system in the Great Depression shocked people used to such things. All it takes is one nuke over the US, and now the dems are allowing in their friends, the terrorists, again. Miz Kitty’s advice is always good. walk in beauty
I hear what you’re saying Stu and I feel for you. I’m not only tired but soul tired. I’m so sick and tired of all of this but I just want to go home. But something is still holding me here. Maybe I have one more task to accomplish that I don’t know about yet. There have been so many so-called gurus that say this and that is going to happen at a certain time. No one knows when an economic collapse is going to happen. And anyone that says they know is a fool. It’s just like trying to time the markets. No one can do it accurately or consistently. I’ve also slowed down my prepping. Consolidated my resources. Now it’s time to make my home more secure and much harder to break into. You wouldn’t believe the topics that have been discussed on these pages. We’ve basically gone over every possible scenario. Even the Roman Empire took hundreds of years to collapse. Any collapse does not happen overnight. I’m no expert but I figure we’ll see a true economic collapse in the next five years. But I could be completely wrong. The ruling elite will pull the plug when it’s convenient for them. The best we can do is hold steady and keep to the course. Respect and love our neighbours and friends and try and be the best we can while still preparing for what MAY come. Nothing is written in stone. Next year I’m going to try my hand at container gardening. I’m just one person and only have so much time and energy. I’m not a spring chicken anymore. It’s difficult at the best of times. It’s always prudent to have a little extra on hand. Even if you’re just preparing for rolling blackouts or the like. The water situation is dire in the western US and only getting worse. Many of your reservoirs have lost so much water that if they lose much more they won’t be able to generate electricity anymore. So much stupid crap going on. Mega fires in California. Too many fires up here in western Canada also. Drought on the prairies. Probably affect the wheat harvest. If any of you are holding wheat futures I’d go long on them. Just had a bad tornado half hour north of here. Lot of damage. Doesn’t happen often. And where I’m living we’ve had a very wet July interspersed with blistering heat. It’s made it very difficult to get out into the garden. So I’ve just let it go this year. Looks like a jungle. A very green and healthy jungle. I’ll never say I know exactly when it’s going to happen but after trying to educate myself as to the economic reality of these very trying times I did a little extra prep in July and feel I’m ready to weather almost anything. As long as the water and electricity keeps going. I only have so much water on hand. I’m living in a freakin’ warehouse right now. Gotta pull it together and organize it. And that bloody covid 19 virus. What freakin’ genius developed it and then thought it was a good idea to let it out into the environment. Whether deliberately or not now we have bio weapon on our hands. Thanks! Next couple of days see if I can come back on here and talk about all the economic stuff that’s happening and see if the conditions are ripe for the perfect storm. What’s happening in the financial world is just bizarre. It just CAN’T keep going like this for much more. All the very best to all of you.
Part of the problem of nailing down a specific date is that the other relevant material of which you speak is also degraded. What do we know for certain?
First, we all know for certain that someday the San Andres Fault in the PDRK will rupture with a severe slippage. Only a fool announces a specific time frame. California has been busily upgrading overpasses and underpasses on the state highway system. That leaves smaller road structures unreinforced unless the local political entity can pony up the money to do the same. The only problem is the level that they are being upgraded to, if my memory serves me correctly, is to withstand a 6.5 earthquake. I am again not sure, but I think the Richter Scale which we use to measure earthquakes goes up to 10 and the big quake in 2011 was something on the order of 9+. The scale is logarithmic which means that each up-tick in the scale is more than just a simple 1+ more. It has been too many years since I studied the math involved to give a more detailed explanation.
We have great reason to believe that the New Madrid Fault in the southern part of the country will rupture with a sever slippage and do incredible destructive damage to the country. Reaching levels that will significantly exceed anything the San Andreas might do. If you haven’t read the details of all that happened during the one year that earthquake and after shocks continued, you owe it to yourself to read up on the New Madrid earthquake of 1812. Again, only a fool describes a time frame.
We know for certain that someday the side of the sun facing earth will emit a magnitude X10 coronal mass ejection and unless we have switched all our microcircuitry and exposed wiring to something else, it will all get fried, leaving us in basically the late 18th or early 19th century but without the pre-electricity infrastructure that ameliorated life for folks living then. See comments above about a time frame.
On a less certain note we have great anxiety about the continued free fall of the US$. Lessons from history and even present day examples only reinforce that anxiety. My personal opinion is that if you are not deeply concerned about the political sector’s complete and utter abandonment of any kind of fiscal responsibility you do not understand the problem and need to study it more.
Also on a less certain note is the possibility of armed conflict with China. They are certainly saber rattling in the Far East. Little of what they are doing is reported in the current US media. They just recently threatened Japan with missile attack if Japan got involved in China’s dispute with Taiwan. I didn’t see that reported anywhere in the U.S news. If it was so reported, I missed that brief announcement. While it is just saber rattling presently, the Chinese certainly have the means to inflict previous damage on the Japanese while the man on the street on Japan is concerned about the noise U.S. aircraft are making in his city, a city which didn’t exist in the late 1940s when the base was built.
I haven’t a clue when any of the first four I mentioned will happen. If they happen in the few years I have left, I just hope I am prepared enough to ride on the crest rather than the trough. And as to the fourth danger, we already have evidence of the impact of the financial craziness with every source who watches such announcing that inflation is spiraling upward at a much higher rate than in the recent past.
That should be enough to make falling asleep difficult at night, so I won’t list any more sleep disturbing events.
LCC: Japan has a long history or problems with China, and the chicoms are determined to plow them under in the new, improved empire of wasted lives. when trump was in, N. Korea was making noises like rejoining S. Korea. Now, with biden backing the chicoms, that went out the door, but a united Korea allies with Japan, Vietnam, and other Rim nations would terrify the chicoms. these leftist nazis are all the same, they never attack unless they’re sure to win, and they always prefer warm bodies of ‘allies’ to take the heat. Right now, with the borders open, we have groups of armed men walking in. niio
Just FYI, plenty of US media reports on China’s threat to Japan, including NBC, ABC, Fox, NY Times, YouTube and Yahoo. Claiming the media hide news is conspiracy BS. Besides prepping, what are you doing to unseat the corrupt politicians? Curious to know how much of this is talk, and how much is action.
Dustier: the left does conspiracy theories. Best advice, always, look at both sides of the coin. The left dips its toe in the liberal water and hides. when dems attack and don’t want it known, they tell the news media to ignore it. I write, I know. I do research constantly. I know. I also have family around the globe, so their news is also my news. History is the DNC adopted a nazi platform starting in the 30s. Joe kennedy tried to force FDR to declare the US a Nazi nation. Hitler sent a half-million SS and Gestapo to refugee nations. the US took in hundreds. Mexico took in thousands. Stalin, Hitler’s friend, took in the lion’s share. The idea was and is to take over colleges and then schools, and they did a good job of making socialism look wonderful to kids. Meine Stiefmutter, zwei Tanten und eine Schwiegermutter waren alle Schutzstaffel and hated Nazism when they realized they had been tricked. niio
Dustier58: The list of media that you suggested all carried news of China’s threat to Japan are media that I only occasionally U-tube is a site that I visit perhaps once or twice a month only when directed there because there is a video of some prepper topic I want to watch. As for getting new from U-tube???? Yahoo carries news? I thought all they carried was reports on what Hollywood “personalities” were busy doing. The other sources you mentioned, including the NYT in my view are just shills for the leftists in the country. Every one of them has had to issue a “Oops we screwed up” because some on their staff manufactured “news” with the connivance of management. I don’t waste my money on the NYT as the only reliable information they carry is the day and date.
As far as what I am doing to help change things? Assemblyman Jesse Unruh, who ruled Schitzomento for many years is quoted as say “Money is the mother’s milk of politics.”
While health problems keep me from walking precincts as I did in my younger days, I do contribute as much as I can to candidates who seemingly still respect the Constitution and also to gun rights organizations. In the PDRK, the way they have rigged the elections, in a general election the only candidates you see are the dimokrats. If a republican candidate didn’t come in with the second highest number of votes in the primary or the highest number he doesn’t make the ballot in the general election. It’s just like it is in any other dictatorship. Sure you have the right to vote but the candidates are all in the same party. So for U.S. Senator in the last election we had a choice of Kommie Harris or some other dimokrat loser. Same thing with every other state wide office.
LLC: sky news on u-tube is conservative and very often they have stuff on the US that our news refuses to carry. they also give news on China, after all, the chicoms said they would bomb them after taking care of Japan. Epoch News is good for the truth, as well on chicom activities. the left media is too busy playing houseboy for the dnc and always were. niio
It struck me while reading these comments how much everyone here loves this country we call America land of the free. We are all concerned what America is, was, and is to come. TJ had comments way back in 1804 +/- the country will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not, banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies, if we can prevent the gov’t from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of “taking care of them”, Americans can be happy. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it from the haves to the have nots.
We all see crime rising because of sympathy for the criminal laws. Corruption in every facet of our local, state and nat’l political systems, with the rich and elites in industry, sports, business, etc. getting away with murder literally, because ‘they’ think our laws are not for them. Therefore we build monuments to them, like stadiums, and even pay to go worship them, be part of their world…it makes some feel like a winner. Pitiful.
Some of us here are believers in GOD, some not. You have free will to choose where you will spend forever, the Lord gives us this and doesn’t make you want you to be with Him. He gave us His Son, the best there is, and an invitation to come His way. Take or leave it, but don’t blame anyone for your choice, ok? At least we have hope in our heart.
I think as a group, people here at Claude’s site should be helpful always, you don’t have to agree, keep criticism minimal, correction with wisdom knowing our eyes have been opened to these troubles.
Buck Rogers – Sympathy for criminal laws? Are you kidding me? Paid organized disruptors, leftist protestors all in cahoots with Soros funded “elected” DAs and crooked politicians, indoctrinated and well groomed young people by a Marist school system is not what I call sympathy for criminal laws. People want to live peacefully and be safe in there own homes as well as out on the street. Only funding the police not defunding the police will help.
I think there is a misunderstanding here, what I mean is laws are being made that are sympathetic to the criminals, not the victims. while I agree with your statements of corruption, and indoctrination by leftists is happening, my safety doesn’t depend on the police, only my willingness to stand up and fight for what I believe in….and my 45
I’ve been drinking Bud and Jack all day, bout to put some burgers on the grill.
The world economy and religion are some pretty big subjects to discuss, both are (seem?) matters of life and death so it’s easy to get passionate about them. There’s good stuff being said here, my only comment would be to stay away from absolute statements, from expressing the belief that what you think is absolutely right. It might be, I don’t know, but when you say something absolutely you end the possibility of discussion, further thought, and learning. Which takes all the fun out of it.
Recessions and depressions are like droughty weather, you can depend on them happening in your lifetime. The best Prep for economic hard times is to have no debt. We were untouched by the 2008 crash, lost no money or sleep, missed no meals, had a variety of professional and trades skills to keep on making money while half the homes in the town nearby went into foreclosure.
Surprising thing I learned recently, before the Roman Empire, in all the civilizations of the world, debt was not absolute. Every few years the Potentate declared a Jubilee Year, when all debts were forgiven and the economy started over. Pretty cool. The Romans didn’t like that, so they made the law that we still follow, that the borrower is the slave of the lender until the debt is paid. Wild eyed Liberals are starting to ask, “When’s the Jubilee!”
This article is just one mans opinion. While he fears “The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” It Doesn’t look that way to me. I see, hear read other articles where people are actively engaged and doing something positive to move the country forward and out of the mess caused by the last election and the evil plotting of the socialist/communist forces trying to completely take over this great nation or as I like to call those evil doers complete Nut Jobs. Whilst you all are panicking, why not stand up and do something positive to turn it around in your local communities? After all aren’t we the land of the free and the home of the brave?
I agree with you, CC. This article IS just one person’s opinion. And he’s just scratched the surface. I think the economic collapse is inevitable. Just don’t know when or how severe. Will try and come back on here tomorrow and share with all of you the little I’ve learned about the current financial situation and it worries me to no end. I don’t think we’re panicking, CC. After all we are preppers at heart and most of us have been preparing for years if not for most of our adult lives. We’re not immobilized by fear. But I’m going to be a bit of a brat and ask you this question. Even though America is supposed to be the land of the free and the home of the brave how do you take that home back when corruption is rampant and evil rules the land. When too many sit in front of their TV’s and become hypnotized by it and think that actors are people to be admired. When in reality they’re con artists and whores that have sold their souls. When judges and politicians are being paid to look the other way. When drugs of every type are deliberately being let into the country. When the Italian and Russian mafia have more power than the elected officials. When criminal bike gangs criss cross the country and are protected by their crooked lawyers. When the infrastructure is crumbling and the American dollar is worthless. How do you take back a country like that, CC. And it’s not much different in the rest of the world. The big difference between your country and mine is that handguns are a restricted weapon up here. If they weren’t then everyone up here would also be doing concealed carry.This world as a whole is going to hell in a hand basket. And no matter how you want to think about it a judgement is coming and it ain’t going to be pretty. Hope you’re prepared.
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If it were up to me I never would have shut any business down.
Next I would have suspended all foreign aid to other countries, stopped all war in the middle East, sold off all U.S. military bases back to whatever country they are located in, brought home our solders, and taken all that money and divide it among all tax paying U.S. citizens.
Now that would have been one hell of a stimulus check!
Hi, TSN. I had a really nice educated reply for you and the one time I DIDN’T save my comment before posting this damn website stole my comment again. Another two hours of work down the drain. I do love this website but there are things on it that need to be fixed. I agree with most of what you have to say. In a nutshell here’s my comment. America’s military expenditures are helping to bleed it dry. America is still locked in an arms race with both Russia and China. They’d like nothing better than to conquer us. If America goes down so would we. It would probably end up being nuclear armageddon. I don’t think it’s such a good idea to close all of America’s military bases. Many of the overseas bases and there are approx. 600 of them are holding American War Reserve Stocks. Maybe a more strategic approach needs to taken as to which bases to close and which to keep open. The war is still ongoing with the communist countries. Don’t think N. Korea is much of a threat. Even THAT a-hole doesn’t want to commit suicide. It’s just not a shooting war. It’s a war of steadily advancing new technology. Now we have 5th gen fighters. Next we’ll have 6th gen fighters with onboard AI to “help” the pilot. Where’s it all going to end. Pilotless weapons with AI so advanced it’ll be able to adapt and make its own decisions? It may decide it doesn’t need us anymore. Even that d-bag Elon Musk publically stated that he’s terrified of the way AI is developing. Otherwise, as far as I’m concerned you’re spot on with your comments. Nice to hear from you.
Armin – We in the states are truly in a mess, but we’re still in a better position than you folks up to the north. Biden’s only been at it for 6 months and the evil doers that brought him to power, have been caught red handed. Trump’s back out leading the way with a plan to Save America. Who do you folks have? Is there a plan to Save Canada? I hope so! We are good neighbors and like good neighbors, we’re here to help!
Hi, CC. Nice to hear from you. Do you really think Canada is in a worse position than America. REALLY? Why do you think we need to be saved? From what? We have a much more robust banking system than the US. We have much less gun violence. We still have plenty of water and lots of natural resources. The US has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. A horrible drug problem. A horrible gun violence problem. Yes, here we do have crime here but nothing like in the US. I didn’t make those comments about your country to insult you or put America down. The world would be a much worse place without America in the current climate of widespread fear and paranoia. I’m glad we’re neighbours. And I don’t want to get into a pissing contest with you. That never ends well. But that’s the reality of what I see happening down south and all over the world as I mentioned in my comments. The world is currently ruled by some very negative forces. Evil is widespread and ubiquitous. Miss Kitty made some comments about what she thinks is happening in the world and I completely agree with her. But that was still only the tip of the iceberg. There are so many more bad things happening in the world it just boggles my mind and makes my head spin. You are right about America and Canada being good neighbours and friends. There are still a lot of good people left in both countries. We are more alike than not. America is still Canada’s biggest trading partner and we still have the world’s longest unprotected border between two countries. Unfortunately that also makes it a rather porous border for undesirables. Now as for Trump. I REALLY don’t like getting involved in American politics on these pages because usually I get a lot of heat for. But I feel so strongly about Trump that I’m going to stand behind my comments and let the chips fall where they may. No matter what Trump wants to promise you be very careful and think twice before putting him back in power. With Trump back in power America will end up being a true corporatocracy. I know most of you hate Biden because his policies are left leaning and socialists are not really loved in the US. Heck, I don’t like nor respect our current socialist prime minister. He may as well be a weaselly little commie. He’s VERY left leaning. Loves to spend our money like it’s his own. As to Trump be very wary of him. He’s very dangerous. Like a coiled very dangerous snake hiding in the shadows ready to strike. He’s not a politician. He’s a reality show producer. He can be VERY charming when he wants to. Trump is a psychopath and a pathological liar with a huge ego. You may as well be voting for Hitler if you put Trump back in power. He’ll take care of his rich friends. Screw the rest of you and run America into the ground. Maybe even get America involved in the next world war because of his stupidity and huge ego. BE CAREFUL WHEN DEALING WITH TRUMP! He’s much more dangerous than you can imagine than if you were holding a gallon of nitro glycerin in a slippery container on a vibrating platform. Mark my words. You put Trump back in power and it will be the end of the America you know and love. I don’t want to say I told you so and I don’t want to see America any worse off. You guys have to do what you think is right but be VERY CAREFUL with Trump. And I stand behind my comments about Trump. As to the first part of your comment, CC, I’d really love to know why you think Canada is worse off than the US and why we need to be saved and from what. Please give examples. Otherwise all the very best to you and yours. Look forward to hearing from you.
Armin, I wish I could agree with you, but do you see what Canadians are saying of trudeau? He can make biden look like a moderate. Canadians are coming over the border to buy arms and ammo. Same with Mexican citizens. Canada is more messed up than much of Mexico. niio
Well, red, then vote Trump back in office and you’ll see. Trump will ruin your country. But it’s your country. I don’t want to say I told you so. I don’t know why you guys can’t see it. Trump IS a psychopath. And he’s very dangerous. I know you guys don’t like Biden. I still think most Americans are still a pretty good bunch. Especially the ones that I talk with on this website. 😉 It’s unfortunate that Trudeau is what he is. He’s almost a non-leader. But a die hard socialist. Worse than his old man. Unfortunately Trudeau tries to please everyone and you can’t do that and still be an effective leader. It’s not the ordinary citizen coming over the border to buy illegal handguns from the US. It’s the criminal element and it will always be so. The ordinary citizen doesn’t need a handgun. We don’t want to kill each other. They’re only made for one thing and that’s to kill other people. We’re still a fairly peaceful society. Much more than the US and certainly much more than totally corrupt Mexico. Handguns are no good for hunting. If you’re caught with an illegal handgun up here it’s some serious jail time. It’s almost impossible to get a licence for a handgun up here. We’re still allowed to get rifles up here. And you also don’t need assault rifles. And my guns are registered. I’m legal. I totally disagree with your last statement. If Canada is such a bad place tell me why, red. I’d love to hear from a person outside of Canada why they think Canada is such a horrible place. There is no way in hell that Canada is more messed up than Mexico. NO FRICKIN! WAY! I’ve lived here for almost 70 years. You haven’t. Wouldn’t want to live anywhere else in the western hemisphere. Come on up and visit us. Of the three Canada is still the best place to live and the one with the least problems. Our banks didn’t give anyone with a pulse a mortgage that they couldn’t pay back and precipitate the 2008 housing crisis. We aren’t THAT stupid nor evil. You might be surprised how nice a place Canada really is. We’re friendly. We’re polite. We welcome good people. Come on up and see for yourself. And then tell me how bad a place this is. niio to you also my friend.
How is that Armin when you jump down my neck for being nothing more than neighborly?
CC: https://flagandcross.com/george-soros-drops-1m-to-defund-police-during-major-crimewave/
You rock, girl! niio
Armin: I’m American Indian. Canada is not nice to us. Ask the Mohawks at the bridge. Ask the people of Oki.
According to the left, Trump is deranged, but people like pelosi are just fine. My training is in manuscript research. I love it and demand facts. Trump passed every test the dnc threw at him and came out on top. I disliked him till he got ion. do you know what terrible sin he committed to make such hate against him? Before the 2016 election, he said he would fight slavery in the US and all hell broke out. We had 500,000 slaves in the US, most of the women and children. Last December, reports from antislavery groups said 400,000. Now we’re climbing again.
Trump called Dc a swamp. I disagree. It’s a broken, overflowing sewer. He stopped terrorists from entering the nation, told the chicoms what we all thought of them, stopped most illegal immigration, stopped the dnc’s latest plage, corona, from wiping out masses of people and was called a bigot by liberals for doing it.
What do I like? He’s antinazi and speaks his mind.
Canada? Please, with all due respect for you, and I do respect you, but as an American Indian, I feel safer in Mexico. But, the best place is still Arizona. niio
Seriously, red. You’re basing your opinion of Canada on maybe half a dozen incidents with the Canadian native peoples. What did Canada have to do with the American Indians? I do think the Mohawk’s cause was just as some developers wanted to build townhouses on disputed land in Kanesatake that included a Mohawk burial ground. It would be like any other developer wanting to build apartments over a cemetery. Big no no. I admire their courage for standing their ground. I still remember the famous picture of a bandanaed Indian facing off toe to toe with the RCMP. Although our collective shame right now is how the natives were treated in the residential schools. That is totally unacceptable and so many children need not have died. On the positive side of the coin Canada’s first native Canadian woman Governor General has just been appointed. Maybe to make up a little for the residential schools fiasco.
Not only is Trump deranged but as I have proven he’s also a very troubled sociopath. I’m sure the speaker of the house has her own demons to contend with.
Can you expand a little on “manuscript research”. Library? University? Something to do with research products? Do you actually write the manuscripts yourself? No wonder you’re so well red.
You disliked him until he got “ion”? I’m assuming that’s a typo.
Slavery is also part of America’s shame. Even though there had been a thriving slave trade amongst the African tribes for many, many years the Europeans had no business grabbing those slaves and bringing them across the Atlantic in conditions so appalling that a large percentage of those slaves died in the ocean crossing in ships funded by the rich Jews of the time. And before you get holier than thou I have no problems with Jews per se. I have worked with many Jewish people and they are some of the finest and kindest people that I have ever met. And I also have a Jewish friend. Even though he’s a drug addict he’s really not a bad person. Hell of a sense of humour. My problem is with the Jewish fanatics known as Zionists. Also with the Christian fanatics. Also with the Muslim fanatics. It seems every religion has its share of the fanatical.
The corona virus a DNC plague? Please. You’ll never be able to sell that one. That’s just retarded. You had me until you said that.
Here’s an interesting little tale about covid 19. In October of 2019 the military held their version of the Olympic games in Wuhan, China. One of the two places known in China where they have their bio weapons labs located. At least the two we know about. There may be more. It’s very interesting that they picked Wuhan to hold their military games. If I would have chosen the place would it not have been more appropriate to hold the games in perhaps China’s capital? Of the 110 countries taking part in the games places like Bahrain, Guyana, Ireland, Luxembourg, Monaco, Nepal and even the State of Palestine took part in the games. The country that was conspicuously absent from the games was Israel. I’m not saying that there’s a conspiracy going on (yes I am) but Israel is supposed to have one of the best militaries in the world. It’s very strange that Israel didn’t take part in the games. where you has some fo the smallest countries in the world taking part. And approximately 2 weeks later the covid 19 virus turned up in Wuhan. Whether it turned up in the Wuhan market or on someone’s pecker doesn’t matter. It turned up in Wuhan just a short time after the military arrived there. Coincidence?
Stopped MOST of the illegal immigration. I’m sure that what you meant was that he stemmed the tide a bit but no bloody way did he stop most of it. Trump lives to exaggerate and aggrandize himself. I’ll give you that one though. Illegal immigration was already declining before Trump took office and it declined further while he was in office.
Trump reacted slowly to the COVID-19 pandemic, ignored or contradicted many recommendations from health officials in his messaging, and promoted misinformation about unproven treatments and the availability of testing. Last I heard the US was having 40k of cases per day and it was climbing. Trump took office in 2017. The virus broke in 2019. He did a really good job of stopping it. He should have been called a bigot. At the best of time he’s obstinate and unreasonably stubborn.
Every reasonable person is antinazi so that’s a non issue as far as he’s concerned.
Mexico, eh. So you like a country that continues to struggle with social inequalities, poverty and extensive crime. Crime is one of the most urgent concerns facing Mexico, as Mexican drug trafficking rings play a major role in the flow of cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, and marijuana transiting between Latin America and the United States. Drug trafficking has led to corruption, which has had a deleterious effect on Mexico’s Federal Representative Republic. Drug trafficking and organized crime have also been a major source of violent crime in Mexico. Drug cartels and gangs have branched out and conduct alternative illegal activities for profit, including sex trafficking in Mexico. I guess as an American Indian you fit right in there. 😉 Interesting choice over Canada.
Armin – Canada is a beautiful country, and most people do seem to be pleasant, but it is a socialist democracy. To Americans, that’s an oxymoron and unacceptable. We find that it is most distasteful and unfortunately leaves nothing there to really be admired no matter how pretty it might all appear on the surface. You have only our sincere sympathies.
That’s very kind of you, CC. May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits. LOL!
we intend t vote Trump back in because he’s done more for the US than most presidents have. We want ICE back on the Canadian border to stop terrorists Trudeau allowed in.
Mexico is messed up because A) it went secular B) Went socialist C) allowed in masses of nazi refugees at the behest of Franco, who was a Nazi. But, there’s also a lot of freedom down there along with the bad. People are fighting back, at last, and the PRI elected a very conservative president, Papi Obrador. He told the dnc they were a pack of crooks and vile slavers when they stole the election. He and Trump are good friends because they hate nazism.
My thoughts on Canada came from Canadians and research. Oka lost their land to Canadians because the white city of Oka wanted a golf course. Inuit were mocked and spit at for demanding their lands back. they got half, Nunavut, and because of what they’ve done, they reduced welfare roles, and most deaths by polar bears. Why aren’t they allowed a percentage of all that oil Canada is taking from their western lands? Ours get it. I know a Micmac who’s refused crossing the border to Canada and home because he’s a troublemaker. I know elderly Mohawks who suffered badly because Canada demanded they allow body searches because one of them might have a gun. How many died because of them and Cuomo? No one is saying. How many kids died in forced schools? A far higher percentage than dems killed. If a dam needs to be built, why does the government there always want to take Indian land? It doesn’t mean a hill of beans who or what the first injun gov. gen. is if she’s a liberal. that’s an apple.
I knew a lot of Canadian wetbacks, until Canada and the dems outlawed them working here. Most were cool, and friendly. And very down on Canada. How many provinces in Canada want to be part of the US? why did Canada take French leave on Vietnam when they knew the USR and chicoms both were supplying the NVA? I could go on with this but won’t.
As fer them thar Bible thumpers, I need to ask, what’s wrong with that? It’s Hebrew-style, and many peoples in Africa are Jews by ancestry. Jesus did it, so why not believers? But, apostates hate much of what jesus believed, like declaring woman to be higher in God’s eyes than man. Like condemning slavery by stating no one who refuses to forgive a debt can get to Heaven. I’m a former atheist and while it took a lot of years to decide on christianity, I did, and I practice African style, like the old Hebrews did. niio
Red – They are also coming for medical care.
I know. It’s a lot harder to get help from the VA than it was this time last year. Most of the problems here are easily treated at home, and we always have. Let not your heart be troubled. In the end, we win. niio
Glad to see I am not the only person here wondering why others don’t recognize Trump for the psycho he is. Sad to see that the politicians—mostly old geezers, too, where are the young people???—are greedy idiots, and not getting any less corrupt. I ran for office 2x, and what a miserable experience that was. I lost both times, and I was actually relieved. The second time my opponents not only smeared me because I didn’t support the corrupt town manager, but harrassed me for years afterward. It was disheartening to see who supported corruption.
Thankyou, Dustier58. Apparently Trump has the majority of the people under his thrall.
Armin, better Trump who’s always under the dnc proctologist nose than nazis like the left. Trump speaks for us. He’s typical NYC businessman. He stopped the war in the Middle East, helped India, the Saudis, and Israel to become friends, something said to be impossible. Prior to the dems’ covid plague, and they were so angry when he denied more sick people from coming in to kill the elderly and poor, he had the world’s economy growing. If you think he’s corrupt, I’d hate to be torn apart by the blast when you start up on the left. peace to you
He speaks for you, maybe, but he sure as hell doesn’t speak for me.
Dustier58 – What makes you think Trump is a psycho?
CityChick, where shall I start? Hmmm….
Here’s a thought: Trump is a man who will say anything to make his base go nuts on anyone left of center. He encouraged violence against non-supporters. He enouraged white supremacism and militias. (“Proud Boys, stand back and STAND BY.”) He tried (and failed) to enact martial law, despite Flynn’s encouragement. He prompted the mob of ARMED and VIOLENT supporters to try to disrupt the lawful Constitutional approval of the legal election of Biden. Spare me the BS about the crowd being “loving and peaceful,” Trump’s latest explanation of what happened. Trump acted as though he wanted a race war or a civil war. Why? Because then he could push his fascist agenda and stay in the White House indefinitely. Hebelieves the law doesn’t apply to him. His entire persona is psychotic: he doesn’t give two sh*ts about who gets hurt or killed, as long as it keeps him in power and in the spotlight. He doesn’t care in the least about the people; he wants power, and power like Putin and Ergodan, though he lacks the focus, attention span, intelligence and killer instinct that they have.
Btw, I would point out: there is a difference among the left (as in “left of center”), liberal, and leftIST. I would add to that, that as an independent who votes centrist/center left most of the time, I resent mightily being painted with the leftIST, Commie brush. In my experience, when moderate conservatives, independents, and moderate liberals get together, we have more in common than not. We need to band together to find candidates who represent US, not the extremists on either end.
Whew. Rant over.
Dustier58 – He was a President you could not be bought by the Swamp. He was a President who never collected his salary, but donated every penny to good causes. He is a President who made us energy independent and brought peace to the Middle East with the Abraham Accords. He was a President who understood peace through strength. He was a President who brought us prosperity with new trade deals that brought manufacturing jobs back to the United States. Tax cuts and trade deals boosting our economy and putting more money in our pockets. He was a President who solved the problems we were facing as a Nation on a grand scale. Only someone with President Trumps determination , knowledge and business experience could put a plan like Warped Speed in place to bring us back from the brink of a global pandemic saving millions of lives. I could go on and on, and I’m sure there are others here who will remind me what I missed as the list of President Trumps accomplishments within his term in office is tremendous. We were safe under his watch. We were secure. We knew he was actually making America great again. Nominated for 5 Nobel Peace Prizes. Is that the work of a psycho? Me thinks Not! Me thinks you are woke and probably watch way too much CNN/MSNBC!
Dustier: Your liberal conspiracy theories don’t hold water. Trump can’t be a fascist, he’s not a democrat. Nor is he a racist. He pulled in more non-white votes than any repub since the war democrats foisted on us to keep their slaves. when did Trump encourage violence against non-supporters? When he told his supporters to go in peace? And now we come to the really stupid comment by the liberals. How are the Proud Boys a white supremist organization? many are not white, and that includes some of the leaders. Maybe you believe Malcolm X was a white supremist, too? How about Sitting Bull and Rev. King? Why, golly gee, I guess I must be one, too. After all, I’m American Indian, Herr Goebbels. No, he did not try to enact martial law but did discuss it BECAUSE THE NAZI UNITS OF BLM AND ANTIFA rioting and you liberals refused to stop them. You must be a leftist because you only obey soros and other communist who toe the Nazi Party DNC line.
dusty, No, Trump doesn’t speak for nazis or other leftist complainers.
Excuse ME, CC! I didn’t jump down anyone’s neck. I don’t know why you’re taking this personally. All I did was list what I thought were some of the biggest problems in the US and by extension the rest of the world. This wasn’t a personal attack on you. I don’t know why you would think that. All you’re doing is talking in generalities. All I asked YOU was to list the specifics as to why you think Canada is worse off than America. You haven’t done that yet. And Canada doesn’t need to be saved. From whom? From what? Clean up the mess in your own backyard first and then you can come talk to me.
Armin – Please note that I did provide you with a response to your question. I am not taking anything here personally, but I’m afraid that you are. Just don’t understand what’s is so wrong with being neighborly? I certainly touched a nerve and that was never my intent.
There’s nothing much I can say to that, red. You’re looking at the world from a different point of view than mine. I’ll never really be able to understand your viewpoint because I’m European white man. The native Americans and the native Canadians have been treated horribly by both their respective countries. You guys have to vote with your conscience. if you think Trump is the better man then vote him in and see what happens. I hope you guys don’t regret it. BTW I also have a great deal of respect for you. You’re one smart cookie. Good luck.
Compared to other nations, what happened in the US is nothing. Compared to what other nations do to their neighbors, it’s nothing. Dutch mothers would throw their babies at Spanish soldiers to make an opening for their men to get behind the armor and fight. It was never the nation, the US that did the dirt. Put a letter behind the name, I was taught. It always seems to come out a D. Hitler despised us as mongrels and Jew lovers and liberals always obey his wishes. We love the same things, so how are we different? My ancestors believed there was only one race, the human race. dems taught us different. niio
Armin, If you want to understand America, study American Indians. we set the agenda, not Europe. Europe never had independent state/nations, which is what the US is, but we did. Europe never contended for the independence of the individual, but we do. Nor believe women are capable of independent thinking, but we always depended on them for leadership and the very future. Europeans never gave respect to children, but with us, they always had rights. niio
Armin – Looks like you are what we here in the states would refer to as “woke”. When I look at someone, I don’t see color. I look at people and judge people from a totally different perspective. From what I know, Red Is a really great guy who’s intelligence and life experiences as well as his heritage bring a wonderful insightful perspective to the articles he choses to comment on and I enjoy hearing his perspective.im glad you do too.
CC ignore dust. He’s one of the them, the outsiders who only come here as a spoiler. Everything he said was a direct quote from fake news and the soros machine. niio
Red – You speak the truth and the truth is always a blessing to hear. That said, I never back down from a chance to try to help someone in need of help. Unlike Dustier, I don’t rant. I just state the facts!
CC, thank you. No, you don’t rant. I enjoy reading what you write and respect you and respect city people. You’re (in the city) generally open to reason and love to debate. You present facts, not fiction and trust no one for facts without studying things. I’m still waiting for why dusty and Armin, who I respect, would declare Trump anything but reasonable. He’s NYC and debates. He uses facts and a hardline against people he doesn’t respect. He speaks his mind and he gets things done. That’s why he’s popular with rednecks be they white, black, Asian, Jew, mestizo or metis. Dems like Princess Joe Biden have nothing but contempt for America. It’s too injun, too redneck. niio
Hi, red. Please read Trump’s psychological report I’ve included on this page. And then let me know what you think of it. This is a report penned by experts in their field. Trump may be all the things you say but he’s also a sociopath according to these professionals. I’m sure Trump can be charming when it suits him. He’s certainly clever. He does speak his mind. So does an autistic person. I was really hoping we were done talking about Trump. I am so sick and tired of discussing him. What will happen in ’24 will happen and if Trump manages to get back in; so be it. I can’t do crap about it. Maybe by some miracle he will be good for the country. My gut feeling no.
These are the main characteristics of a sociopath.
Doesn’t respect social norms or laws. They consistently break laws or overstep social boundaries.
Lies, deceives others, uses false identities or nicknames, and uses others for personal gain.
Doesn’t make any long-term plans. They also often behave without thinking of consequences.
Shows aggressive or aggravated behavior. They consistently get into fights or physically harm others.
Doesn’t consider their own safety or the safety of others.
Doesn’t follow up on personal or professional responsibilities. This can include repeatedly being late to work or not paying bills on time.
Doesn’t feel guilt or remorse for having harmed or mistreated others.
Armin: You mean the nazis propaganda against Trump? Sorry, plenty of shrinks in the family. I’ve studied it, as well. I do not see anything in your post on Trump that indicates a sociopath. God knows I lived around enough given how people can be in Penna.
Trump doesn’t care about being charming. He speaks his mind. Diplomacy is part of his makeup, yes, but he has little patience with sewer critters. He’s a redneck, and did you know one of his grandfathers owned a cathouse in the Yukon? Not as a pimp, but rented rooms to the women, made them save money. Any children born were taken care of, not aborted in the gutter. You’ll recall Limbaugh was slandered, as well. It turns out that the last few years of his life he was giving away up to 300% of his income. Nazism, not reality is what runs liberals. Now it looks like harris might be forced to step down, if soros can’t stop biden. Why do dems always vote in bigots and weirdoes?
As it is, most of the world hates the dnc for cheating Trump. Please note liberals are always shrieking trump did noting, made nothing but problems for the US. The opposite is true. Even our enemies respected him as intelligent and upright. niio
Armin, I am afraid you just don’t understand U.S. politics. There is a small clique that mainly runs the government in DC. It no longer matters much which party is in power as they are all cut from the same cloth. There isn’t a paper’s thickness bit of difference between the two national parties. To paraphrase Shakespeare, “A pox on both their houses.”
That Trump won the primary over long time party stalwarts upset the RINOS no end. How could Snitch or Mitch or whatever nickname he calls himself have lost to an outsider? A showman? He had the enmity of his own party. So he was uncouth and abrasive. If those were excluding traits for the presidency we would have a very short list of qualified persons. Nobody was more uncouth than Johnson. When you talk about lies to the U.S. public, Johnson leads the pack. I have always said it’s a good thing we didn’t elect that war monger Goldwater. Why, we would have sent Marines to fight in Vietnam. We would have bombed Hanoi and mined Haiphong harbor. We would have sent landing parties to attack N. Vietnam. What? Johnson did all of those things when he promised the American people that he wouldn’t send American boys to die in some pissant southeast Asia country?
When you compare a lie like how many people showed up for a boring pat-on-th-back session versus involving the U.S. in a bloody 10+ year war that resulted in 50,000+ U.S. boys dying in a pissant southeast asian country, I don’t consider those even comparable. I am sure if Trump made made phone calls while taking a dump in the prez’s toilet, it would have made news all over the world in 96 point headline type. Johnson loved to do that but it never got much press until later in the war when the leftist press turned on Johnson. Even they couldn’t stand him. Do you know the quote attributed to Johnson when his “civil rights” bill was passed? It is quoted as, “We will own the n_ _ _ _ _r vote for the next 100 years.”
People who don’t know like to point to the “free” medical care in Canada. They don’t know that that medical care is triaged. At my age if I wanted the medical procedures I have had in the last four years I would have to come to the states to get it. Otherwise I would be on a waiting list that never moved.
Ask any of the folks in towns along the border how many Canadian license plates they see outside of medical facilities in the U.S. That’s how Canada is able to provide “free” medical care. There is no such thing as “free” government services. They all come at a higher cost than if we provided them for ourselves. Somebody has to pay for all those bureaucrats.
I wouldn’t invite Donald Trump over for dinner. He and I are not great buddies. But I will give credit where credit is due. I have never seen a president more maligned than Donald Trump. Not even Harry Truman when he fired MacArthur put up with the constant barrage that Trump got during his term in office. While Truman was dismissed as a small town politician by his own party, in my view he was a more decent man than the democrats deserved. I would be proud to have Harry over for dinner — just not his mother-in-law who was the stereotypical mother-in-law. I didn’t agree with much of his politics, but as a human being, he ranks up there in my book.
Trump actually worked on getting his campaign promises enacted. When one considers the forces aligned against him even from his own party, I think he worked miracles in the four years he was in office. I would vote for him again. I think voting for a political office holder is like hiring a lawyer. When you hire a lawyer you want the fastest gun in the west. You aren’t having him over for dinner. He isn’t seeking your daughter’s hand in marriage. You want to win the case you hired him for. The Donald told world leaders to pound sand. In my view a great many of the namby-pamby, smile-to-your-face-stab-you-in-the-back world political “leaders” aren’t worth, in the words of John Nance Garner, a bucket of warm spit. I have it on the insider’s version that it wasn’t a buck of spit but a bucket of fluid from the other end of the digestive tract. That includes your leader. I wouldn’t urinate on him if he were on fire.
Canadians friendly and welcoming? Don’t make me laugh. I spent a month driving across Canada in 1976 and attended the Olympic Games. I wouldn’t give you Garner’s bucket full for the warm friendly folks in Montreal. Oh, oh oh, I know it’s the French. Nah, they had Canada before the Brits did. They resent English speakers worse than the old country folk do. If you wanted me to visit Montreal again, you would have to sweeten the deal with a high 7 figure bribe. Did I mention the mosquitos in the lakes region? I got welts from mosquito bites that lasted for over two weeks.
So, Armin, nothing personal. I still look forward to your posts. We can agree to disagree and still be civil and friendly. Like every other country in the world, Canada has warts and ugly hairy moles and a superiority complex that is a mystery. Did I mention high taxes? By the way, if you take out just 13 cities from the U.S. and not the whole of those cities, but just two or three zip codes. the U.S. would have a murder rate at the bottom of countries that keep track of such. You are luckier than the U.S. in that you don’t have many of certain ethnic groups who drive the crime statistics up so high. And, also by the way, those 13 cities have had decades-long democratic political rule. Is there a connection? I don’t know but it seems to me as if the two go together hand in glove. I think that observation has more gravitas than a mere post hoc ergo propter hoc observation.
You’re really making me work for this one, Chuck. Just respond to the last little part. the rest later. The problem is you went to Montreal, Quebec. That’s not really Canada. That’s where all the snooty frogs are. A lot of them treat even us Canadians very badly if we at least don’t attempt to try and speak a little French. And they hate Americans. They’re frogs. What can I say. It’s strange that you got such a severe reaction from the mosquitos. I guess because I’ve been bitten by mosquitos all my life all I get is a little swelling and itching and it’s gone in a day or two. You must mean you were in Muskoka. You call it the lake district and it DOES have a lot of lakes but it’s properly called Muskoka. The mosquitos can be quite fierce up there if there’s a lot of rain. I guess you haven’t experienced the joy of black flies early in the season. Gord Lightfoot does a song about them. Nasty little buggers. Now you’re getting really fancy on me. With your latin. Show off. 😉 Gravitas is a fancy word for serious. Like the seriousness of the situation. Ok. Got it. So that last part is a logical fallacy. A mistaken belief based on unsound arguments. Why do you have to be so complicated. Showing off the latin you learned in school? Geez Chuck. You’re really making me work for this one. So the last part is not necessarily true because it’s a fallacy that lies in a conclusion based SOLELY on the order of events. So what you’re saying Chuck is that ordinary observation has more weight than observation SOLELY based on the order of events. Jesus Christ, Chuck. Could you have made this any more complicated.
Dustier58:
You claim that the crowd of “Trump supporters” that entered the Capitol building on 1/6 were an armed mob bent on insurrection, yet NONE of those who have been arrested have been charged with weapons possession, treason, armed insurrection, discharging a firearm in a federal building or anything similar.
How do you explain that?
Unless, of course, the media coverage has blown the whole thing up into a giant hot air balloon of lies. Unless, of course, the most violent offenders were “plants”, there solely for the purpose of instigating violence that largely didn’t happen.
Unless the whole “insurrection” was a planned “event” on the part of the DNC to garner public sympathy for their continuing “witch hunt” against 45, who apparently shall never be allowed to rest until his head is presented (metaphorically or not) on a silver platter to her Royal Squirrellyness Nancy Pelousy. Who, BTW, continues to be obsessed with Trump for simply not kissing her depends clad derriere.
You claim to be an independent, but you are simply another Democrapic minion who has put a paper bag over your head and called it a disguise. At least be honest with yourself about it.
They used anything within reach, including American flags and anything they could rip off the police, including shields and batons, as weApons. They used fists, feet, and body weight as weapons. Weapons are not always guns. So that’s how I explain that. Weapons WERE found in a nearby truck belonging to one of these so-called patriots. Do you suppose he took them out for an airing, hundreds of miles from home?
People on this page: have you watched video of this event? It was BRUTAL. There is no excuse for what happened. You are so enamored of Trump and his twisted thinking, you’ve stopped thinking for yourself. Watch the video again. See how the cops are getting battered and crushed? See how people are smashing stuff? Walking out with things that belong in the buildings? Running in and talking about murdering Pelosi and hanging Pence? Yeah, that was a peaceful, loving crowd, all right.
As for the paper bag, Miss Kitty, not true. I can see with my own eyes what happens with Trump and his supporters. Wipe the shit Trump has been dumping on you from your eyes and pay attention to what is happening. Don’t try to tell me who I vote for. You know nothing about me; I vote my conscience, and I am honest with myself. You should take your own advice.
Dustier58:
You still didn’t answer my question regarding the actual charges against the alleged insurrectionists… Especially the truck full of pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails that was found…was anyone charged with that? And if so, how is it possible that the MSM didn’t run that arrest, plus the obligatory interviews with the suspect’s third grade teacher and neighbors, into the ground for six weeks like they have every other aspect of this fiasco? CNN and MSNBC pass up an opportunity to call a ‘Trump supporter’ a dangerous whack job? I think not!
Likewise the number of people who have been arrested, only to have the charges mysteriously dropped and no names named… supposedly a lot of them were CIs for various alphabet agencies. OK, maybe some were, but the sheer number of alleged stoolies and undercover agents is improbable. Unless this really was some sort of Deep State black ops conspiracy to entirely discredit the Trump administration and to attempt to manufacture criminal charges that might actually stick, given that Russiagate parts one and two were a bust. This is beginning to look probable, especially since it has come out that the Capitol police’s request ahead of time for additional staff and National Guard back up were ignored, with several outside access phones being removed for “servicing” the day before as well as that morning. All very odd, considering that there was supposed to be a lot of “chatter” that the proceedings were likely to be disrupted.
Believe what you want, vote the way your conscience dictates – that’s still your privilege under the Constitution.
But please, don’t regurgitate the political Left’s talking points for the past few years trying to explain why they lost 2016 to a populist political outsider with no experience.
The Democraps fielded possibly the most unlikable, most polarizing, incompetent candidate they could have possibly chosen and were lazy about campaigning. States that voted overwhelmingly for Trump were dismissed as “fly over country” populated by “deplorables”… people of no worth from no place. That was just one reason for Trump’s success and why it continues. He has a way of making people feel like they are important to him personally, not just as a warm body in a voting booth. Clinton came off as being cold, self-centered and callous, especially after the Benghazi Embassy massacre. That’s why she lost.
Four years later, and the best person that the Democrat party could come up with was Joe Biden? Is there any wonder why half of the country believes that the election was rigged? Especially with the number of people who seem “normal” who swear that there were illegal shenanigans that they personally witnessed… accusations that have been summarily dismissed as crackpot conspiracy theories and out and out lies. Accusations that, had they been levelled at the Republicans, would have been the subject of 24/7 flogging on the MSM news cycles and a huge outcry from the Democraps.
All I’m saying is that there are questions about the integrity of the election, about this “inquiry” or more accurately “Inquisition” into the events of 1/6/21. Questions which are not being taken seriously, from people who are being summarily dismissed as right wing extremists, nuts, cultists and sore losers.
If I’m angry about anything, it’s about not having MY concerns taken seriously. Not having MY questions answered. Being silenced, belittled, slapped down, clapped back, stepped on and brushed off.
I’m angry about having to feel, in the United States of America, that my vote won’t be counted because I’m the wrong color and the wrong political party voting for the wrong candidate.
I’m angry that there are people who have poisoned the thinking of so many Americans and others around the world that I can’t wear a damn T-shirt supporting my candidate without fearing for my physical safety. That there are hypocritical politicians who have called for the public mobbing and terrorizing of other politicians and who have been praised for it.
Yeah, Dustier, I’m pissed off most of the time, and I feel totally justified in reaming out you or anyone else who decides to further a political agenda that seeks to silence me and 75,000,000 other Americans.
I’ve tried hard to appeal to your sense of reason and your sense of honor. If you still need to be right about “orange man bad”, that’s on you.
dusty, try to think for yourself. All you do is spout propaganda from the nazis. why so spiteful? Your hate is why we’re now looking down the barrel of the liberal shotgun.
dusty: Yankee: Iroquois yuneki, a white person, a hater. I’m the only one to not call you stupid, no? Talk like a man, be treated one. You’re certainly welcome to your beliefs, but please don’t get people killed because of them. Remember the dnc people count: One supporter is equal to a million man march.
Dusry, please prove there was an insurrection. Please also let us know how many BLM were there, why the police opened doors for people, and why pelosi has the right to have unarmed Americans murdered. BTW, she has said she wants Capitol police in every large city. they answer directly to her.
Miz Kitty, let’s not go overboard! Remember your Yankee blood pressure. If ol’ dust wants to quote the nazi news, he’s welcome to do so, but it’s not a sign he’s very intelligent. For al I know, he may be a genius with a higher IQ than even you, LCC, and ClergyLady, all very respected greats. If he chooses the soros propaganda machine over reality, then we can be sure he’s already been vaxxed, several times, perhaps, has no problem with slavery or biden’s ‘love’ for small children, and so on. He may even be a token member of BLM! Get some rest, but mind that foul Yankee temper. 🙂 niio
True, Red, but mindless vomiting of Democrapic crapaganda for the sole purpose of cluttering up the comments and showing off their wokitude is annoying as hell.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but if you try to ram it down someone’s throat unsolicited, don’t be surprised at the kickback.
My dear Miss Kitty your city roots are showing again, and the look is marvelous my dear! Simply marvelous!
Oh, now I’M ramming it down people’s throat? With all the crap being spewed on this page ar me, that’s rich. And I’m a Yankee AND female, Red, so stop calling me “he.”
You’re hoped for scenario, right? And then you have the bragging rights.
We are definitely not Israel. We are Mystery Babylon and will fall due to the weapon of indignation, which is likely an EMP exploded in the upper atmosphere. When all electronic gizmos, vehicles, power generation fail, then we are toast. 90% of us will die within a few months. Wake up and prepare for this propehsied event.
Yes, we have a problem without a solution. The frog is slowly being boiled, and America is the frog.
This article has stimulated a lot of excellent comments that tells us that America may be closer to the edge of doomsday than ever before.
It is certain that there will continue to be future events that could trigger the final “domino effect”.
“If there is a will, there is a way”…so we still have time to pull back from the edge of that nightmare.
But time is running out…we all know it. What we don’t know…do we have months or years?
If we have years, then our nation has to change, our government definitely has to change. Unfortunately, this change would be like bitter medicine to politicians and citizens alike.
Or like an experimental vaccine…and many will not agree.
What we really need is a miracle…and I truly believe that the good righteous people of this country can perform another miracle as we did in 1776, 1812, 1865, 1918, 1944…but, forget I said that, because no leader of a nuclear power (in their right mind) wants a radiological World War III.
Yes, we certainly know our country does not have good leadership in DC.
And that is the REAL problem that needs a REAL solution, REAL fast.
The REAL solution is a strong leader to bring (or force) the pansy political sheep together,
a Warrior Of Liberty & Freedom, a WOLF backed by the strongest military in the world.
We need this gifted leader, another George Washington, a moral politician with fearless military experience that they will follow and make the tough decisions for our country.
Is there another leader that has a high level of respect from both sides, does that person even exist?
That leader would be our miracle.
Chances of a miracle…I am a Christian and I pray. But I am not counting on that. So I will continue to plan for the worst-case scenario.
I mostly observe world news, watching for military events (possibly a trigger in Korea and/or Taiwan), watching the heartbeat of the dollar, pound, euro, yen on FOREX, watching medical news for a highly contagious ebola type outbreak. If you know how to look at FOREX (on MT4), look at the daily chart for March 2020, look at what happened to these four currencies, it was the biggest weekly spike in the value of the dollar going back over 20 years. Worse than the 2008 Great Recession and 9/11. I saw nothing in the US News…How close were we to a major world-wide bank failure due to the start of a virus pandemic!! There will be a little thing that triggers the big thing…history repeats itself. If you live in the city and plan to bug-out, you need to tune in to the world news.
Worst of the worst…WW3 & deadly radiation for several years. If it is an EMP, good luck to us all.
A permanent grid down…within hours, cities will be looted and on fire. In days, there will be bad water, bad sanitation, bad air, bad food and starvation…so the most likely scenario for 300 million Americans to perish will be horrible biological pathogenicity including bacterial, parasitic, viral, zoonotic death in the big cities, spreading to the countryside like a plague.
But this will not be just an American problem…when America sneezes, the rest of the world gets sick. The world is no better prepared than we are…if we die, six billion people of the world will die. It will impact the entire world, every nation will collapse and will suffer almost exactly the same way. History repeats itself, and the current pandemic proves that theoretical scenario is a strong possibility.
Our Country Needs A Leader, either that miracle comes true, or a nightmare probably will…
Keep Praying…
City Chick;
Better to look mahvelous, than to feel mahvelous, no?
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This is going to be quite a lengthy post and I apologize for that beforehand. I hope this post elicits a shitstorm of comment but I don’t give a shit anymore. Most of you have pissed me off with your comments and your irrational hatred of Canada. We’re once again so far off topic it’s ridiculous. It doesn’t need to be like this. Is this a microcosm of what’s going to happen once the whole system crashes after the financial crash. It’s like a dysfunctional family bickering and squabbling. And I’m sick and tired of being in the middle of it. We may have to find a new name for it. Covid psychosis. 😉 For those of you that have tried to help me better understand the American political system I thank you very much. Especially you LCC. Chuck, I thank you for your kindness, your compassion and your intelligence. You’re right. How can I possibly understand the American political system as well as the people living there. I can’t. As for the rest of you that are putting me down and insulting me you can go pound sand. When Claude asked the question, Is America on the brink of collapse I took it to mean FINANCIAL collapse and there are enough warning indicators to show a financial collapse is imminent. Possibly within the next five years or less. There are also many similarities between what’s happening in America and what was happening at the collapse of the Roman empire. I also better understand that most Americans and especially on this page hate liberals and liberalism. They want to take away your guns and you guys love your guns. But the tenets of the second amendment have become corrupted over time. It outlined the need for a civilian armed militia to guard against the abuse of power by a tyrannical government not for the general public to walk around armed to the teeth because you’ve become so fearful and paranoid of each other. As to the elephant in the room. That a-hole Trump. And he looks like a frickin’ elephant with tiny hands and faggoty mannerisms. I don’t vote for a person because of what they’ve done for me. But for what kind of a person they are. I didn’t particularly want to vote for Trudeau. it was more of a protest vote than anything. It was a vote against Harper more than a vote for Trudeau. But re-election is coming up. It’ll probably swing over to the conservative side again. Besides, even though I neither smoke nor vape it was time for that ridiculous pot prohibition to end.
The psychological profile of the person you guys want to put into power. You silly fools. They say you deserve the person you vote for. You guys do.
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DONALD TRUMP
In 2017, a group of mental health professionals gathered at a “duty to warn” conference and then published their informed opinions in the book, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, contending that he was unfit to be president (Lee, 2017). In the book, they illustrated their professional perceptions of Donald Trump (DT) with his statements and actions known to that point. (See also the 2020 film, “Unfit”, for more discussions of the psychology of DT by clinicians.)
Many of the mental health professionals drew a connection between DT’s behavior and extreme or pathological narcissism (narcissistic personality disorder) which entails entitlement, exploitation, and empathy impairment, along with the typical characteristics of narcissism:
Believing you are superior to others
Fantasizing about success
Exaggerating talents and achievements
Expecting constant admiration and praise
Believing you are special and acting that way
Failing to recognize others’ feelings
Expecting others to do what you want
Taking advantage of others
Expressing disdain for the “inferior”
Jealousy of others
Easily hurt and rejected
Having a fragile self-esteem
Appearing tough and unemotional
Setting unrealistic goals
Unable to keep healthy relationships
Craig Malkin, Ph.D., pointed out that pathological narcissism can spiral into a psychotic spiral of paranoia, impaired and volatile decision making, and gaslighting.
Lance Dodes, M.D., reminded readers of the characteristics of antisocial personality disorder:
Failure to conform to laws and social norms
Deceitfulness
Impulsivity
Irritability and aggressiveness
Reckless disregard for safety of others and of self
Pattern of irresponsibility
Lack of remorse
Conduct disorder (impulsivity, aggressiveness, callousness, and deceitfulness starting before age 15)
Dodes discussed sociopathy and its various descriptions, which all include cruel, callous, bullying, dehumanizing, sadistic, unempathic, predatory, devaluing and immoral behavior. Sociopaths project their feelings onto others, who are seen as aggressive and dangerous. Sociopaths exhibit a loss of reality, attack others with raging outbursts. People are categorized in the moment as good or evil, with loyalty critical for landing in the “good” category. He described DT’s behavior as fitting into these categories. ( I was wrong. He’s not a psychopath. He’s a sociopath)
John D. Gartner, Ph.D., adopts Erich Fromm’s (1964) term malignant narcissism to describe DT’s behavior. Fromm said malignant narcissism represented the severest of pathologies, the cause of the most vicious destructiveness and inhumanity. Malignant narcissism includes narcissistic personality disorder, antisocial behavior, paranoid traits and sadism. Gartner argued that DT’s behavior demonstrates not only the badness of malignant narcissism but madness—a hypomanic temperament needing constant stimulation.
Mary Trump, niece of DT and a mental health professional, has an inside scoop on the Trump family and writes about it in her book, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man. As a clinician herself, she gives us insight into his childhood and family culture, linking them to his behavior today.
Mary Trump describes a nightmare of a childhood, relative to a supportive ecological system for raising a human being. DT’s basic emotional needs were reportedly not provided for during sensitive periods. He is described as having been an aggressive, uncontrollable child, suggesting that he was not provided with the responsive care needed in the first years of life.
Although she cannot show us his first two years of life, at the time when systems that undergird emotional and behavioral self-regulation, sociality and cooperation are being co-constructed by parental care, she tells us, he lost his mother to hospitalization and was left in the non-care of a “high-functioning sociopath” of a father, Fred Trump (p. 24). According to her, Fred Trump had no interest in the children. He rebuffed the attachment-seeking behaviors of DT and his younger 9-month-old brother, Robert, who learned to equate neediness with “humiliation, despair, and hopelessness” (p. 25).
“Child abuse is, in some sense, the experience of “too much” or “not enough.” Donald directly experienced the “not enough” in the loss of connection to his mother at a crucial developmental stage, which was deeply traumatic. Without warning his needs weren’t being met, and his fears and longings went unsoothed. Having been abandoned by his mother for at least a year, and having his father fail not only to meet his needs but to make him feel safe or loved, valued or mirrored, Donald suffered deprivations that would scar him for life. … As he grew older Donald was subjected to my grandfather’s “too muchness” at second hand—witnessing what happened to Freddy when he was on the receiving end of too much attention, too much expectation, and most saliently, too much humiliation.” (p. 26)
The world revolved around Fred’s authoritarianism. DT’s mother was reportedly narcissistic herself, “unstable and needy,” thinking more of her needs than those of her children (p. 23). She left the raising of the boys to her husband, who did not pay attention to anyone initially except DT’s older brother, Freddy (Mary Trump’s father), who was expected to take over the father’s business.
As Mary Trump tells it, DT watched as his father humiliated and smashed his elder brother’s spirit, a more sensitive and creative personality than his father or brother, characteristics unappreciated by his father who thought only of moneymaking and frugality—one’s financial worth was self-worth. DT watched and learned to be what his father wanted. His father was a successful real estate developer who benefited from government programs. Fred was impressed with DT’s brashness and boldness. They got along well because they had similar traits and DT did not seem to let his father’s cruelty affect him.
She gives extensive examples of sociopathic behavior in the father: He was emotionally abusive toward everyone; people were belittled and silenced. She describes a certain emotional numbness in the household, inability to express vulnerability or soft feelings even when people were suffering or died.
What vices were encouraged in the family, as Mary Trump describes it? Lying, selfishness, contempt, cruelty, low empathy, hubris, using people, ruthlessness, greed. What virtues were discouraged? Empathy, kindness, humility, honesty. What was encouraged? Obedience to the will of Fred Trump.
This account of DT is the epitome of how child raising practices in dominator cultures damage children (Eisler & Fry, 2019), especially boys, who may have less built-in resilience and need more nurturing due to their slower maturation (Schore, 2017). Under-nurtured boys often develop a focus on ranking, hierarchy, and dominance, not apparent in “harmonious” families who do not coerce their children (Baumrind, 1971), nor in our ancestral context (Sorenson, 1998). In a dominator culture, nurturing is undervalued. Competition and ruthlessness are encouraged. When human beings are alienated from relationship, insecurely attached to mother, family, community and planet, they may be especially likely to become destructive (Fromm, 1941) because the wrong capacities will be enhanced—for domination (primitive systems that are prehuman and innate). They “won’t know any better” because they are missing key capacities for social intelligence. They will have forms of dysregulation, such as emotional dysregulation—blaming others for their stress response. In the worst cases they will develop the pathologies mentioned above.
In the same 2017 book, Thomas Singer, M.D., puzzled over the American psyche that voted DT into office. He suggests, like others, that America has turned into a society expecting continuous entertainment and stimulation, not able to think too hard about complex topics. Slogans and spectacle are more attractive. He thinks the nation has a wounded collective psyche. The wound is exhibited in an implicit extinction anxiety, which encompasses not only a person’s personal security (mobility, income, job security) but the country’s inequality, perceived challenges from non-white groups, standing in the world community, and planetary wellbeing. When Americans say they “want their country back” they are expressing this complex anxiety.
A new movie, Unfit, interviews clinicians who discuss Donald Trump.
AND THIS IS THE MORON THAT YOU IDOTS WANT TO VOTE BACK INTO OFFICE!
If it happens it’ll be the end of America and possibly the world as we know it. God help us all.
Armin:
I have to ask…just why do you, a proud Canadian, care so much about the USA’s political situation? And why focus your vitriol on just Trump, when we have a whole circus full of clowns to dissect?
I think Trudeau seems like a woke lightweight and none too bright, but I honestly don’t really give a damn who runs Canada so long as they don’t drop an A bomb on us or otherwise start WWIII.
The fact that you have such a hatred for the President of another country, that does not directly affect your country or politics, and who is currently not in office, is very strange. Indeed, such hatred for any human being you don’t personally know isn’t “normal”.
Frankly, it borders on an obsession, and I am worried about you. Not Trump, not Trudeau….you. Such anger isn’t healthy.
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Miss Kitty,
It’s not vitriol. It’s not hatred. I do agree with you about Trudeau. I went to such extreme lengths and I realize it WAS extreme, to try and wake people up about Trump because I care and respect most of the people on this page. Especially people like you and LCC and Clergy Lady. You needn’t worry about me. I knew what I was doing. It was a calculated risk. I keep hearing how much you guys hate Biden. I understand that. And how seemingly everyone would love Trump to come back in because of what he’s done for your country so far. We are cousins. America and Canada. And I care about you guys as much as I care about Canada. And I admit I was a little angry because I felt that that you guys were trashing me and Canada unfairly. But that’s not why I did what I did. Instead what you and the rest of the people here should be focusing on is the report I gave you about Trump. I knew from the first moment that I saw him that there was something seriously wrong with him. Don’t ask me how I knew I just knew. He is one dangerous son of a bitch. He will say anything and do anything to get people on his side and once he does he will screw you. And I went to the trouble of giving you documented proof that he is one sick son of bitch. Basically he’s seriously mentally ill. It’s all there in the report that I gave you guys if you just take the trouble to read it. This report is by medical professionals so it’s not rumour or heresay. I do very much care about things and it frustrates me to no end when people can’t see what I consider to be obvious. I may not understand the American political system very well but I do know when I’m looking at a very sick person. It frightens me to no end to think that Trump has a chance of getting back in. If Trump, by some miracle gets back in, not only will he destroy the America that you guys love so much but it will also affect my country and possibly the whole world. And he could very well precipitate the next world war. That’s what I care about. That’s my worry. This is my clarion call trying to wake people up and make them realize just how dangerous Trump really is. I didn’t undertake this lightly, Miss Kitty. I was aware of the risks. The first part of it was a bit of a rant to get people’s attention. Please take the time to read the psychological assessment of Trump. And after reading the report you guys still feel that you want to vote Trump back in then I’ve failed and we’re all screwed. Please. Please. I beg you guys. Read the report and then make an informed decision. You may also want to look into that movie, “Unfit”. I’m going to.
I think it’s appalling that a *Canadian* is trying to point out what just over half the people in this country have been trying to get you to pay attention to. Do I like Biden? No. But I held my nose and voted for him because there was no way I was going to vote for the racist, misogynistic (look it up), moronic, narcissistic, self-dealing, nepotistic (there’s another one—keep the dictionary handy), violence, crybaby (“everybody is so mean to me!”), destructive, arrogant, ignorant, and just plain stupid Trump and his acolytes, Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Jim McCarthy, and of course his family. Hmph. I think I missed a few.
Btw: The entire WORLD has wondered why Trump got elected. Other countries can see what a god-awful human, let alone political leader, he is. Armin is pointing out the obvious.
dusty, what? Lindsey and McConnell hate Trump and he knows it. we all know it. Please show me Trump’s racism. Was it because he had non-white girlfriends? Or that a very high percentage of non-whites voted for him? Maybe you hate him for marry a woman with a high percentage of Asian ancestry? Was it because he freed slaves, mostly American Indian. Now that would outrage any Nazi. Hitler hated us as mongrels and Jew lovers. Was it because he created a peace between Israel and Arabia? And even got India to sign on, and India has been at war with Islam since Muslims invaded them. https://www.sikhnet.com/news/islamic-india-biggest-holocaust-world-history No one before even teried because it was deemed impossible to bring the 3 to the table without violence. Yet, he did. and now the dnc is making money by causing problems. Money is the dnc god, greed and hate for profit. You need to expand on your hate and explain why you hate him, not just complain.
Dusty: the whole world is wondering how Trump lost, and angry that he did. Try treading more than dnc Völkisch Observer. India times, Bangladesh times, Mexico Daily, and even small 3rd world news media is outraged. why? Because kidnapping for slavery is back to where it was when the half-Indonesian (not black) Obama was in office. Terrorism is rising again. Wars that Trump stopped or slowed are on the rise.
Gangs of armed thugs walk across both borders and nothing is done along with thousands of sick people while Desperate Cubans are forced back to the nazis in power there. Can you please explain why the dnc is allowing all this?
P.s. MY reaction IS hatred and vitriol.
@ Dustier58
Hey Dud, you got it all wrong. Love not hate.
@ Y’all
y’all need to come down and blow some shit up and shoot some guns and raise some HELL. Helps me get this madness out. It’s fun also…
It sounds like we are “all” screwed. Any Person that is in “any kind” of power is not good for the persons that have to live under them. Just go’s right to there head. Look back in time. Not one has been worthy.
Jesus was the only one that had power and used it for the right reason. For us…
If Covid ever gets under control, red ant, I might take you up on that offer! Had to ditch my cross-country trip in March 2020; hoping to head out November 2021, but even that doesn’t look likely. Bummer!
I LIKE you, young lady. You got guts! You got true grit. 😉 In a very real sense the people on this page have become my family and I’ll do almost anything to protect my family. Over the years I’ve learned to love and respect many of the people on this page even though I’ve never met any of them in person. I would love to have some real flesh and blood America friends. You guys blow my mind but in a good way. I can only hope that my message got through and that the people here will take the time to read Trump’s psychological profile. From my point of view I took a great risk by doing this as I could end up alienating most of the people here. But I had to get their attention. I put everything on the line for my family but I it was important enough that the risk was worth it to me. People need to take their blinders off and realize what kind of person Trump really is and if he’s voted in it will not go well for anyone. Not for your country. Not for mine and certainly not for the world. Trump would like nothing better than to become the king of America and dictate to the rest of the world. And he could get away with it if he were president. You guys have the best brains and the best military. I know I had no right to interfere in another country’s politics but I had to. I just had to. I couldn’t stand by any longer while people gushed all over Trump and thought that he was the best thing since sliced bread. I can’t tell you how I knew that something was very off with Trump. But from the first time that I saw him I just knew. And I was surprised that so many others couldn’t see what I could see so clearly. And please. I urge all of you to pass this info along to your friends. Under no circumstances must Trump be allowed back into office. He was kicked out once and if he gets back in he’ll be looking for revenge. And he’ll take it out on the people of the world. He’ll be like a petulant 2 year-old. Even though it doesn’t seem like it now but what I did was out of love not hate. Please take to heart what I said and when the next election rolls around vote with your conscience and your heart. Vote for the greater good. Don’t vote for someone because of what they promise but vote for the person. America still has the world’s largest single economy and what happens in America has a great effect on the rest of the world. In the next election do not vote casually. Who you put into the oval office is very important. These are very trying times and the worst is still ahead of us. We basically need a saint in the oval office. A person of strength and substance. One able to unflinchingly weather the uncertainty of the coming years. Canada is a very small fish in a very large pond and what we do here doesn’t matter that much. But what happens in America does matter. Very much.
That’s my take, too, Armin: Trump is not only a loose cannon, he’s vindictive as well. While he is skewering his enemies, who’s running the country?
Thank you, too, Armin for rhe presumption I’m young. I’m retired. ?
Yes, it is. and never give a reason why. Trump calculates and thinks circles around the competition. He talks straight, not in circles and leaves liberals drooling on their trembling chins. A lot of libs called him friend, mostly because he’s wealthy and liberals worship wealth and power and sex. He’s another Lincoln, another Reagan. Do you know when the hate speech started and the unwarranted attacks, the blatant lies about him? When he said he would fight slavery in the US. The the nazi left shrieked like the haters they are. I have yet to see anything proved against him, only liberals using their power to try to crush the drain the swamp movement. We, the people, are that movement.
red ant, yep! what’s the difference between men and the boys? the size of their toys. Slingshots and firecrackers vs shotguns and um, other things that are made with a few simple household chemicals. niio
Dusty: Pease show, not just tell us, how trump is vindictive.
@Dustier58
Hey, Dusty. Why can’t all people be as awake as you instead of some here calling me “woke”. Not sure but I think it’s an insult. We don’t use the word like that up here. You’re either awake or sleeping. Everyone is younger than I am. Except of course LCC who’s something like 112. 😉 I’m like the ancient mariner. I had ass-u-me-ed that because your user name is dustier58 that you were 58. Which makes you 12 tears younger than myself. Again assume, right? You know what they say about that. Something about mules. 🙂 Do you think that I was successful in reaching the people on this page even though I was a little cruel to them? I certainly hope so. My intentions were pure. I really hope that they don’t dismiss what I said just because I’m some dumb redneck canuck. This is really important and that’s why I took this leap of faith. Hope it pays off. You’re a person I would be proud to call friend. Stay safe.
Thanks, Armin. Not sure where in Canada you are, but IF I can travel, and IF the border’s open, Canada’s on my itinerary, too. A cup of coffee, maybe? As for reaching folks, no; it’s an exercise in futility. I was mostly letting off steam. Sometimes the Trump adoration just ticks me off.
P.s. Nailed my age
Just a little north of Toronna. Works for me once the border opens again. I’d be honoured to share a Timmies and an apple fritter with you. 😉 You and Kit blow my mind. You’re both a force to be reckoned with. I am in awe of both of you. Seriously. I’m not making fun of you guys. I wouldn’t dare. I wouldn’t want to get the death stare. I’d be fried like a shrimp on a barbie. LOL! I knew you both were smart as hell but holy crap! American women at their best, eh? WOW! All we can do is our best and hope that some awaken. I gave it my best shot. The Trump worship gets old really fast because it’s so irrational. People love the things that he’s done for them but do they look at the man himself? And all the things you said about him are true. Racist. Misogynistic. Narcissistic, etc. You probably missed a few. Just for some shits and giggles I also looked up Hitler’s psychological profile. Surprise. Surprise. They share many of the same traits. It’s difficult to compare Trump to Hitler though because as far as I know Trump hasn’t engaged in genocide. Yet. None that we can prove anyways. Maybe on his TV show where he threw a lot of people to the wolves. He seemed to relish firing people just a little too much. Now that I’ve done that bit of research on him I better understand why. A very troubled man following his father’s schemes to get rich. Apparently part of his business plan was to regularly declare bankruptcy. Just shows you where a little hard work, sweat and elbow grease will get you. The American way. Now that’s a man we can ALL admire. (maniacal laughter in the background) Figured. You’re still a youngster in your prime. 😉 Maybe we should all go down and visit KIt. (Assume that’s short for Katherine) She has a GREAT ocean view. You. LCC. Red. CC. Me. Clergylady. Just bring some really good tequila. I hate that crap but after a few shots doesn’t make much of a difference anymore. I’ll bring the lemons. See how many more brain cells we can kill. It’ll be a hell of a party. RAOTFLMfrickin’AO!
armin: I never met a stupid canuck. Mistaken, perhaps, but not stupid. I’m still waiting to see why Trump is so bad. Again, I didn’t vote for him in the first primaries, but did vote for him in 2020. He keeps his promises, and from history we know the dnc never does. He does what he can to help but otherwise leaves us along. I’m metis, and if you know any American Indians, you know we call politics our second religion. Traditionalists study all things to death and only then make a decision. niio
That’s nice of you to say, red. I appreciate it. I really do. We can debate almost anything but we can still be civil about it. Unfortunately we have our share of stupid people up here just like anywhere else. Usually you’ll see them shopping at Walmart. I’ve met a few of them. Their owners walk them on a leash just like a dog. 😉 GOSH! DARN! HECK RED! I was hoping we were done with the Trump discussion. There’s a good chance he could get re-elected in ’24. I don’t understand how he got elected in the first place. He lost the popular vote but because of the electrical 😉 college he got in. What kind of system is that. Either the people vote you in or they don’t. Why add another layer of complexity. I know there’s a good reason for the electoral college but forget right now. To me it’s an alien concept. In a nutshell this is how I understand the electoral college. In 1787 the Virginia Plan called for Congress to elect the president. Delegates from a majority of states agreed to this mode of election. After being debated, however, delegates came to oppose nomination by Congress for the reason that it could violate the separation of powers. In other words it was a conflict of interest. James Wilson then made a motion for electors for the purpose of choosing the president. But apparently that system has also been subverted. There’s no bloody way Trump should have gotten in but America wasn’t ready for a woman president especially one with so much controversy surrounding her. One thing Trump is very good at is playing the system to his advantage. I put myself on the line and risked everything red, including alienating almost everyone on this page, by doing a little digging and finding that psychological assessment of Trump. Written by experts. How can you, red, as an obviously intelligent man; after reading that assessment of Trump still respect him or want him back in office for a second term. In black and white it was proven that he’s a psychopath and a very damaged human being. He basically has the emotional maturity of a 12 year-old. I know you guys really dislike Biden and the Liberals. After seeing Trudeau in office I’m starting to become less of a fan of the Liberal party as time goes on. And as I explained before I basically did the same thing as Dusty when she said she held her nose and voted for Biden to keep a psychopath from getting into office. As I explained before my vote for Trudeau was a protest vote against Harper rather than a vote for Trudeau. Harper was also a very damaged human being on his way to becoming a dictator. He had dead eyes. He’s now working for some American company. Seems happier. You don’t vote for a person for what they’ve done for you or what they say they’re going to do for you. Anyone can say anything. You vote for the person. You don’t put a psychopath into the most powerful position in the world. What you guys do in ’24 will have long-lasting repercussions. ’24 is going to be a VERY important vote. Too much sabre rattling going on with China. They’re getting very nervy. They won’t back down anymore and they have the backing of Russia. Even Harper is now jumping on the bandwagon and warning about an emboldened China on the world stage. The West has let them steal too much of our technology. Probably a deliberate ploy by the ruling elite to stir things up even more. Too many American companies still doing business with China. China has purchased a number of large American companies. China owns a great deal of American farmland. How did you guys let it get to this point. You can never underestimate those slant-eyed little b*stards. They’re always playing the long game. You guys should take the time and look into some youtube videos by Chris Hedges. He makes a great deal of sense and is sounding the warning. Wouldn’t take much to start the next world war. Obviously I will NEVER understand American politics as well as you guys. Unless I was a political scientist. I think it was Dusty (and also LCC) that tried to help me understand American politics a little better. And what she said surprised me in that Americans consider a social democracy an oxymoron. That floored me. But it is what it is. We are more like Britain than the US and still part of the commonwealth. Our universal health system isn’t perfect but pretty good. I’ve had to have about a dozen operations and if I would have been living in the US I would have been dead by now because there is no way I would have been able to afford those operations. I suspect that those Canadian citizens going to the US to get some medical procedures done; did so because they were something very unusual not covered by our health system. Canada is pretty good to its senior citizens which is what I am. I have a house which is an appreciating asset. No mortgage. Debt free. I can’t tell anyone how to vote in ’24. It’s not my right nor my business. But if you guys vote incorrectly then America will be screwed along with Canada and the rest of the world. What you guys do in ’24 is going to be VERY important. Whether you guys realize it or not we’re smack dab in the middle of a paradigm shift. And like any birth there’s ALWAYS some blood and pain involved. I just hope that this time it doesn’t kill the mother.
Armin, I’m still waiting to hear how trump is a racist. As for tequila, are you immune? If so, I’ll ask Uncle Ricky if he has any of the steel banded jugs of cascabel de vaca. Open with caution, it’s been known to catch fire on contact with air. some folks claim there’s a volcano in his area, but that’s not true. some old Tohono bootlegger dropped a jug. It blew up and the earthquake was horrendous. do not never ever drink mezcal. It’s toxic waste and those old Mescalero grannies all belong in jail for cooking it. niio
Red, I never said Trump was racist. He probably is but I didn’t say that. I wouldn’t trust anything coming out of that sociopath’s mouth. I thought he was a psychopath. I was wrong. Please stop stirring the pot and misquoting me. Please read the psychological report on Trump that I’ve included on this page and then you’ll better understand him. Until you do that we can’t have an intelligent discussion about Trump. Hell no! I’m definitely not immune. I’ve killed enough brain cells with booze and tequila. Tequila is a whole other level of nasty. Gives you worms. LOL! I know better at this age. Can’t even stand the smell of it anymore. Makes me want to hurl. I now enjoy my hard lemon. Hard cider. Hard iced tea. 5% alcohol is fine with me. Gives me enough of a buzz. I have no desire to get stupidly drunk anymore. I’m already stupid enough. 😉
Miss Kitty,
Thanks for your lengthy reply somewhere above. There was no reply button, and I’m not going to even try to respond to a lot of the Fox News and QAnon-laced “facts” you posted. If you choose to believe that the 1/6 rioters aren’t be prosecuted, so be it. We agree on one point: why was Biden the best choice for the Dem Party? But that begs the question, why was Trump the best for the Repubs? ALL of the politicians in office need to be drummed out of office, imo: they’re worthless. We should all run! Do you think we could work across the aisle, and find a way to meet in the middle?!!
Dustier 58:
I don’t do QAnon, but I can see where you might think that it was one of my sources. I will try to cite my sources going forward so you and others can judge for yourself. I do try to vet what I read.
Believe it or not, I’m just trying to get people to question the “official narrative”. I am open to the possibility that Biden won the election fair and square, but the fact that any questions about it have been shut down and dismissed as the conspiracy theories of a bunch of sore losers strikes a false note. Especially since there are so many seemingly legitimate questions that were just ignored. It would make me suspicious of either party that did that.
Who ran in the primaries against Trump?….
Exactly! I think Mitt Romney was one… I honestly don’t remember who else. Ciphers all. I voted for Trump because I was sick of the career politicians who just rubber-stamped each other’s pork projects. I wanted someone to shake things up and I liked the idea of bringing jobs back at a time when we were struggling to get out of the recession precipitated by the housing bust.
If the career pols had only TRIED to work with the man, our country would have seen some real, positive changes and I think we would have been in a better position to deal with the economic impact of the Covid. Instead, many of them chose to block everything he tried to accomplish, just ’cause.
I agree 100% – the swamp needs to be drained of all the nasty little varmints!
I usually vote for third party candidates as a protest, and depending on who’s running I’ll probably do so again.
Maybe we should start our own political party!?
Qanon? Most are dems and very liberal. when will BLM and antifa be punished? Never, no more than other strongarms of the dnc like KKK was. But, what is QAnon? I never heard of it till liberals started to shriek about it. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/03/30/qanons-conspiracy-theories-have-seeped-into-u-s-politics-but-most-dont-know-what-it-is/
It’s possible liberal conspiracy theorists, like those who follow, are lying about them? I don’t know, just saying. Liberals lie and people die.
Miz Kitty: Cruz was another, and I voted for him the 2015 primaries. Gotta love how he verbally picks his teeth at the liberals. BTW, he’s mestizo, part Taino, and to a person from a former bunch of cannibals, that’s sign language for eating an enemy, then dropping them in the outhouse. It does little good to argue, but teach. The dnc is called the slavery party for a reason. They’ll do anything for wealth, sex, and power. They’re the Nazi part because they adopted nazism starting in the 30s, and did not want a war with Hitler. In fact, they try to hide what Nazism is, green, gay, and communist elitists. Pedophilia was fine (the Jungen was based on the Vogel Jungen, a gay rights youth club) started by pedophiles. the dark side of the New Age and so on. Everything the dnc is today. Like the dnc, they were atheists, but not normal atheists who are usually decent people. Hitler was determined to wipe out christianity and all religion. Where Hitler went, the dnc is sure to follow. niio
Red:
Hitler was also a vegetarian. He would’ve loved Beyond Hamburger.
To Everyone:
Sorry about my various rants. I feel passionately about the integrity of the voting process in the USA. The question that it may have been corrupted and the political process undermined makes me crazy. The fact that these allegations have not been taken seriously and thoroughly investigated makes me crazier. And the fact that people either don’t care or care only that the “right” candidate won makes me crazier still.
I love my country, and I want to see it a prosperous, happy place where all people can live in peace and realize their full potential regardless of color, religion, origins, etc.
I honestly don’t believe that can be achieved under the current “leadership” in Washington, given the deliberate shutdown of any dissenting opinions. If these people feel the need to cancel people who disagree, my question is why? Why must everyone be marching in lockstep? What does it truly accomplish when all debate on crucial issues is silenced?
And why should anyone who cares about our country vote for anyone who advocates this type of stifling atmosphere?
Armin:
You’re right! Sounds like one hell of a party, but no tequila for me, please. The last time I drank it I made my then boyfriend cry, yelled at everybody and went home to throw up for two hours straight. Of course, that was the result of like eight shots in a little over an hour, but not an experience i care to repeat.
You know, if we all did get together, we’re practically begging for a teotwawki disaster to happen… just like in a bad movie! Lol!
Stay safe, friends!
I hear you, Miss Kitty. Obviously I’m joking. Every time I watch tv and it shows a scene in an American bar everybody seems to be downing tequila like water. I went through my tequila phase in my early twenty’s. A lifetime ago. Salt. Lemon. The works. I can’t even stand the smell of it now. Makes me want to hurl. You’re probably right. Murphy’s law. We all get together and it’s the last day on earth. I can just see it happening. I also wish you the best, Kit.
Like I tell LCC, rant on! niio!
Miz Kitty, we’ll get you a jug of mezcal from those grand elder ladies of the Mescalero Apaches. Do not spit for a while after drinking. It causes minor mushroom clouds and earthquakes. but after a small jug, we’ll send you to Afghanistan with a hairbrush to wipe out the enemy. niio!
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Miz Kitty: And very much hated the smell of tobacco smoke, calling it the red devil’s weed. He told researchers to prove it causes cancer, so they did. But, every test run as they did to prove things failed. Today, German researchers are very up on tobacco as healthy (do not inhale) and recommend it for a lot of things. It enhances thinking, kills diseases, and so on. niio
I stop reading or listening to ANYTHING once it starts in on the ‘real’ Pandemic, how covid is ‘real’, etc., etc.
Disinformation. Period
Armin:
Speaking solely for myself, I wasn’t about to vote for Hillary Clinton. I thought her job performance, especially when it came to the Benghazi fiasco, stank. The business about sensitive government emails being sent through an unsecured server was another thing.
But most of all, I disliked her sense of entitlement. I’m not going to vote for someone because they feel that it’s “their turn”, or because of their being a woman or some minority and a group of people want minority group x in office “because”.
I legitimately thought Trump would do a good job of bringing back jobs and renegotiating various treaties that were not in my country’s best interests. If there had been one iota of cooperation from the Democratic party, Trump would likely have accomplished great things.
As it was, before he even took office, he was being attacked. “Russia hacked the election.” The Mueller report. John “reporting for duty” Kerry using his wife’s Heinz ketchup money to fly to foreign governments and tell them they didn’t have to try to negotiate with Trump because the election would be invalidated and Clinton installed as queen….er, sorry… President. After taking office, he couldn’t go to the bathroom without some duplicitous staffer saying he used too much toilet paper and the MSM calling him a planet killer for squeezing the Charmin. On and on, ad infinitum. Still going on, ad infinitum, even now he’s out of office. Begs the question why are the Dems so scared of a 74 year old guy whose arteries are sludged up from eating cheeseburgers every day and who lost a “legitimate” election. Or why they hate him to the point of incoherence. It doesn’t make sense.
Moving on to a pleasanter subject, potent potables, Mike’s hard lemonade is so good! I don’t know if you remember it, but there used to be a similar drink called Zima that for some reason got pulled from production. I loved that stuff and I’m sorry it got discontinued, but Mike’s is pretty close.
Or a vodka tonic with lemon and lots of ice. Yum!
I hear you, Miss Kitty, I really do. I remember a lot of controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton when she ran against Trump. There was the e-mail scandal. As you mentioned. Also the Benghazi, um, I guess fiasco is a good a word as any for it. It’s very sad that people died. Also her reversing her stand on same sex marriage. You know my feelings about gays. The word used to mean happy and joyous but started changing around the 16th century. Too bad. Her focus on the middle class had quite a hollow ring to it as she’s worth something like 30 million and Billy-Bob, her husband, has made over 100 million in speaking fees since he left the oval office in 2001. I think a lot of rich people feel entitled. They may think that because they made a good buck that makes them special and maybe even look down on the rest of us for not being rich. We’re just the flotsam and jetsam. Their thinking may be something like; well I was able to make a lot of money. What’s wrong with the rest of you slackers. The Clinton Whitewater scandal. The Clinton Foundation scandal. The Vince Foster suicide and the urban legends surrounding his death. The conspiracy buffs were saying that it wasn’t a suicide but that he was killed because he knew too many of the Clinton’s dark secrets. No evidence of foul play was ever found. Travelgate. Questions about her commodities trading. Some of Bill Clinton’s late-term pardons created controversy. And last but not least the Uranium One controversy. In a nutshell; although Uranium One was a company based in Toronto, it has a Russian stakeholder that owns at least 51% of its shares. This deal allowed a Russian to acquire a controlling stake in Uranium One that reportedly gives Russians 20% control of the U.S. uranium supply. Which made it a national security issue that Hillary was involved in. Too much to write here. Link here if anyone wants to remind themselves. https://www.rightwingheadlines.com/the-infamous-case-of-hillary-clinton-and-the-uranium-one-scandal/
There’s no denying that Trump DID do a lot of good while he was in office. That’s a matter of record. I have no problems with that, Miss Kitty. I have problems with the man himself. I went to the trouble of including the report on this page; written by experts and professionals in their field, that stated that Trump is a sociopath and a very damaged human being. I don’t think professionals would risk their reputations or careers unless they could back up their claims. Haven’t heard anything about Trump trying to sue these people. I REALLY don’t want a sociopath holding the most powerful position in the world. In some ways I was a bit selfish bringing this report to light. Not only does it not bode well for your country but also for mine. We’re basically joined at the hip. What happens in the US affects the rest of the world.
I don’t think a lot of people have read the report because I haven’t got a lot of feedback on it. Actually none and that’s too bad. Maybe a lot of people in de Nile.
Moving on. I know of Mike’s Hard lemonade but not Zima’s. Could be an American thing. I enjoy COLD beer on a hot day but find that it tends to bloat me too much but still like the buzz I get from low-alcohol drinks. So I found Twisted Tea. It’s dangerous stuff even though only 5% alcohol. It just goes down much too easily and you don’t notice the alcohol in it. I find I like it TOO much so I have to be careful with it. Could end up being an alcoholic if I’m not careful but I’m pretty sure I won’t. I’m not a binge drinker. I may have 2 or 3 of those cans per day but not all the time. I can’t afford to walk around drunk all the time. Too much to do and it takes me longer at this age to do everything.
Vodka tonic sounds nice. Don’t know why but for some reason ladies seem to like tonic water more than men. My ex likes her gin and tonic. I’ve tried gin. Horrible stuff. The split was amicable. We’ve remained friends. We still talk. She’s not really a bad person. But we get along better as friends than a couple. Go figure.
Once I make myself a late lunch (typing always takes me so long) I’ll raise a can of TT to you as a toast. Cheers! Stay safe. I think the cases are on the rise again in the States. Brand spankin’ new variant just turned up in Florida. Will this nightmare never end. 🙁
Armin:
Salute to you too, my friend!
As far as the report from the psychologists, I’m extremely skeptical of any health care professional who is willing to make a public diagnosis of a controversial government figure without having personally examined the person in question. To me, it’s a breach of ethics. If my memory serves me correctly, this report was released to the press as part of a drive to have Trump declared mentally unfit to serve as president, much like the furor about Trump’s physical health, atrocious diet, etc. And Mary Trump has a documented axe to grind with her uncle over family issues, so again, I question her objectivity.
I can see where these reports would cause concern… that’s what they’re supposed to do. And yet, through it all, the White House doctors were never able to find anything wrong with Trump, enough to have him removed from office for medical reasons. If there were anything at all that would hold water, don’t you think that that’s exactly what would have happened? If he had been declared incompetent, there would have been little he could have done to reverse the decision short of a long, drawn out court battle with expert testimony that would have been picked apart by the hand picked team of experts on the other side. Meanwhile, Mike Pense would have been acting president and being a career, if lackluster, politician, he would have been a go along to get along “across the aisle” rubber stamp on whatever the Democratic controlled House and mostly Democratic Senate wanted to do. The Senate’s slim Republican majority would have been neutralized, especially counting in the RINOs.
As far as the description you posted of a psychopath, that applies to most of the politicians currently holding office, as well as most of the “benevolent organizations” associated with the Democratic party. Antifa, for instance, ticks nearly every box. Yet they are touted as a bunch of heroes selflessly fighting for human rights… even as they loot and firebomb public buildings and private businesses and set up their own little no-go zones where anarchy reigns supreme. Funny how you never hear about it now that Biden is in office, but it was featured on the MSM news every night…..did they all just pack up and leave?
WELL, it looks like “WE” are in the SHIT NOW.
AFGHANISTAN. coming to our door step.
Better get ready. .
It’s going to get bad…
This is a good article, but things in our country have gotten progressively worst since this article was written. First, I am very disappointed the way the Supreme Court failed to do it’s job and save this country from the disaster that we are now having. The Supreme Court owns Biden’s disasters, because the Supreme Court chose not to do it’s job. Maybe the Supreme Court may finally hear Mike Lindell’s case, but I would not bet on it. The evidence that the 2020 Election was stolen with massive fraud is clear. Few people outside the United States believe Biden won the 2020 Election. It is also clear that the election fraud was made possible by both the Democrats and the Republicans. Maybe Trump was standing alone with the American People. McConnell has accepted Biden as President, and has completely ignored the 2020 Election Fraud. The Republicans have done nothing to overturn the failed 2020 election, but instead have made Biden possible. Our Republican Leaders have been a joke. I’m not sure what the options are to save our Constitution or to save our Nation at this point. I doubt that we will have an Article V Convention to save our nation, but it may be remotely possible as things get worse. I doubt the U.S. Military Generals that took an Oath to defend the U.S. Constitution from all enemies both foreign and domestic will do anything. After Afghanistan, I doubt the Joint Chiefs Generals under General Miley could lead a Boy Scout Troop out of an empty parking lot. The other options available are not good. No one wants another Civil War between States, but I don’t know what is going to happen. The only common thread in Biden and the Democrat’s actions this past year, is to hasten the complete destruction of our Constitution and our nation. Biden has stated that he views the U.S. Constitution as not absolute, and subject to his interpretation. Biden has ignored our U.S. Constitution, ignored the Courts, and ignored Federal Laws, while Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, have done nothing to force Biden to respect the Constitution or to enforce Federal Laws. When Biden lost a Court Case in the Supreme Court, and decided to ignore the Supreme Court ruling, he was asked how he could ignore a Supreme Court Ruling, his answer was simple, If no one stops me, I will do what I want to do … and he was right … no one has stopped him from ignoring our Constitution, or from ignoring and violating our laws. So where do we go from here ? What are the nation’s options ?? Maybe Biden will just declare himself King ?? He seems to do what he what he wants to do, or at least what his puppet masters want him to do, with no opposition. So, what’s next ? Our enemies may now see the U.S. now as a failed state, and may see this as good time to either take advantage of us, or attack us. Time will tell.
After reading this article and a lot of the comments that followed… All I can do is chuckle. The author is close to the truth, but still way of the mark. The author fails to see that that republicans and democratic leaders are both equally to blame. Left wing or right wing it is the same bird. People on both the far right and far left are being herded in the exact direction the ‘powers that be’ want them to go. No population is easier to conquer than the one divided amongst itself and views its neighbor as the enemy. If you believe republicans leaders will save you, or if you believe democrat leaders will save you; you have done nothing but played into the grand design of the true world leaders (i.e. the one percent).
The author and everyone who has commented here claim to not be sheep, but are the most sheep like human you can be.
The Powers That Be have a simple plan. Divide the people, collapse the system, and gain total control.
This could not be accomplished with a people united. So to all of you I say… Way to play right into their hands and contribute to their plan’s success.
Oh yeah, and “Q” was the owner of 8kun (aka: 8chan) based in the Philippines, ?.
What else should we expect when we’ve ticked off the creator of the universe with the blood of tens of millions of innocents? Over 64 million children murdered in abortion! That’s more than all the whites in the United Kingdom!
All the comments just proved that everyone in the USA have become total uneducated idiots. The USA is falling apart. All the idiots just argue over media propaganda. Covid was made in this country by both party’s to control.
plus people arguing over one’s own beliefs. Everyone has the right to believe what they want. I’m a Christian, once you become a Christian. A person spiritually becomes part of line of David. So we become part of Israelite. Plus, I am Spanish and Italian. Spain was ruled under the Turks for 400years. So, that means I have Arabic blood.
You fucking wingnuts are entertaining. Thank you!
The United States of America, its government, intelligence services, and military attacked Archangel Michael for 40 years since 1982, when Archangel Michael returned to Earth. Heaven and Angels are massively effing every single American now, and the decision to horribly end the U.S. and punish and torture its entire population has been made already, and is final. The true death toll from Coronavirus in the U.S. is about 25 million dead U.S. scumbags. I am Archangel Michael. Since I arrived, I’ve caused the deaths of tens of millions of Americans, and personally killed around 25 U.S. spies and soldiers when they tried to murder me in an Illuminati/NSA and CIA satanic ritual in April of 2022. I now have a personal vendetta against the U.S.A. and everything in it. Good bye you evil satanic scum nations and peoples. The one all-powerful empire of Lucifer called America gets obliterated by Archangel Michael and the Angels. A fitting end for an evil nation during the apocalypse.
This is by design , and purpose
The villiage idiot and his evil companions vice and cabs
they follow the WHO, WEF. DIE. Woke agendas
Depletion of Goods,
Invasion with Evil from all walks of life and out of every prision in the world
set on one purpose , Taking Down the USA so thier is no opposition to their agenda
FREEDOM is oposition
When You have rights your in the way
When you think for your self , your a problem and must be taken out
When YOU do have an education , real education , not social eng. education
then you are easily controlled
I give free Phones for tracking , increase to 5g,6g,7g
use debt to keep you in line and take your whole family out as extortion or control
you do what your told and pay off your debt
the NEW slave market , Imigration , SEX, Children, Slaves all to be purchased at a price
this is really what is going on
Wendy Web , look up , Do the Research , epstien just the tip of the iceburg
Please God, PLEASE destroy this world and ESPECIALLY the United States!!! ??