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An Inconvenient Revolution
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Convenience isn’t just about small appliances. It’s also about ruling nations. Let’s start with the semantics of ruling nations. Some labels might be viewed as somewhat inflammatory (Kleptocracy, anyone?), so let’s stick with … Continue reading
Posted in civil liberties, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Labor, Oligarchy, police state, Recession, Revolution, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, surveillance state, Technocracy, Work
Tagged Big Tech, capitalism, Convenience, Corruption, Economic Collapse, Economics, financial crisis, Inequality, Labor, Oligarchy, opting out, Rebellion, Revolution, Ruling Elites, Social Media, surveillance state, Technocracy
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Ransacking the World Economy Until “You’ll Own Nothing.”
Part 1: 5,000 Years Setting the Stage By Robert J. Burrowes According to a video published by the World Economic Forum in 2016, by 2030 ‘You’ll Own Nothing. And You’ll Be Happy.’ See ‘8 predictions for the world in 2030’. Clearly, if … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, black ops, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Geopolitics, History, imperialism, Inequality, Militarization, Oligarchy, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy, war
Tagged Big Oil, BIS, central banks, COP26, culture, Dystopia, Economics, Emanuel Pastreich, G3P, GFANZ, Global Elites, Goldman Sachs, Great Reset, history, Klaus Schwab, London, Oligarchy, Peter Vanham, Plutocracy, Rockefeller, Rothschild, Russia, Smedley Butler, society, Technocracy, Transhumanism, war, WEF
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I Know Why Can’t We Fix Homelessness
By Peter Van Buren Source: We Meant Well “What stands out for visitors?” I asked our guide during a Honolulu Chinatown tour with my out-of-town guests. “Always the same, the homeless. Even Mainlanders from big cities like San Francisco and … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Labor, military spending, Neoliberalism, news, Oligarchy, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged capitalism, Covid-19, Dystopia, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, elites, financial crisis, Hawaii, Homelessness, Honolulu, Housing Crisis, Minimum Wage, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, systemic inequality, Technocracy
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Not Letting a Good Tragedy Go to Waste, Banking Elite Use FTX Fraud, Crypto Crash to Push CBDCs
CBDCs mean the total death of any economic freedom the public has left… By Tyler Durden Source: The Free Thought Project Central bankers and international corporate financiers have long been pretending to hate the very concept of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin … Continue reading
Posted in civil liberties, Corporate Crime, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, Financial Crisis, Inequality, internet freedom, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged BIS, BitCoin, Blockchain, CBDCs, central banks, Christine Lagarde, cryptocurencies, digital currencies, Dystopia, Economics, financial crisis, ftx, Great Reset, IMF, Internet Freedom, Oligarchy, surveillance state, Technocracy
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This Is of Course Insane
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Greed is a powerful motivation to be an ardent believer in the central banking cult. The ideal cult convinces its followers that it isn’t a cult, it’s simply the natural order of things. In … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, Empire, Financial Crisis, Inequality, news, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Technology
Tagged capitalism, central banking, Credit Bubble, culture, Economic Collapse, Economics, empire, financial crisis, Oligarchy, Religion, society
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How Money Printing Made Supply Chain Disruptions Even Worse
By Nicholas Baum Source: Activist Post Over the last few years, an unwelcome phrase has grown to plague American consumers and producers alike: supply chain issues. The recurring term is frequently offered by mainstream economists as the go-to explanation for record … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged American Rescue Plan Act, Economic Collapse, Economics, Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances, financial crisis, GDP, Gina Raimondo, inlation, Joe Biden, money printing, Oligarchy, Paul Volcker, recession, Ryan McMaken
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FTX and the Corruption of America
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Thanks to the FTX swindle, we now know the cost of a get out of jail free card in America: $40 million, paid to political elites. It seems even get out of jail free cards have suffered … Continue reading
Posted in black ops, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Law, news, Oligarchy, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Technocracy
Tagged 'U.S. Department of Justice, Corporate Crime, coruption, DOJ, Dystopia, Economic Collapse, Economics, elits, financial crisis, ftx, law, Oligarchy, PR, Rule of Law, Sam Bankman-Fried, SEC, the Securities and Exchange Commission
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I Used To Be Disgusted, Now I’m Disabused
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds It’s certainly possible to be disgusted, but being disabused of the fantasy that the system is self-correcting is the healthier perspective. I used to be disgusted, now I’m disabused: beneath all the … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Deep State, divide and conquer, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Collapse, Corruption, Deep State, Democracy, economic inequality, Economics, elites, empire, fascism, Government, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Wealth Concentration
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