Here's a link to a recent Trends Alert article from Gerald Celente, updating his forecast of the current economic collapse. While it very briefly covers the situation unfolding, he does make a very important note of how many major American businesses, those particular industries being the finance, insurance and the auto industry, are now quite literally under management and control of the Federal Reserve. This is the beginning of the end of free enterprise, but only the beginning of the shit storm that will commence.
With this fucking bullshit flare about Swine Flu, a farce I'll get more in depth with later, it only goes to show that a government will do anything to keep its citizen's minds off of the real worldwide crisis. Be prepared for the next step of their plan: A War
China is already ripe for picking, and all the corporations and NWO need do is infuriate the Chinese and voila, a reason to start World War Three and last ditch effort to stabilize this rotten economy.
Maybe what my greatest mistake has ever been Is allowing my ideology to become my identity I have been doing this recently And I'm sure most of you can relate I have allowed myself to Get Down And as funky as that sounds It does me no good
For my wishes to see this world become peaceful Have been selfish And I have fooled myself into believing I am part of a war A War for Peace A pretty hilarious idea if you ask me
Revolutions come and go A constant state of evolution And no one idea is ever the truth But a sand castle at low tide
We have been conditioned and have conditioned ourselves to believe that we cannot trust one another, that we must close doors instead of opening them. This is simply not true. We are not alone. None of us are alone. I believe that deep within every human being is love, cloaked and at times persecuted, but it is there and it is not a weakness. It is your very survival.
There is always hope, and it does not come in the form of victory. It comes in the form of beingness, and happiness. It is the realization that our world is just a dream, and we can change it anytime we want to.
This is not something that anyone of us can cultivate out of one another. We can only demonstrate it. We can only embody it. We must live as we want to see the world. Only then will those people so crippled by their fear see the wisdom in abandoning it.
Walk through fire Open your doors Have no fear Embrace love And your oppressors will never defeat you
Money as Debt I've posted this before, and I'll probably post it again. This will probably go down as one of the most important videos ever made in the 21st century. Watch it before it gets banned!! (Already banned from Google video)
Resonators, South and East London, UK Not really sure where to find an album of their stuff, but if any of you know where I could get one please please please goddammit please let me know. I think they're a fairly new band.
Here's the thing... I have no idea what the fuck is going on. I don't know if I'll ever know what the fuck is going on. All I know is that there were almost sixty thousand Canadian jobs lost in the month of March, bringing the total to over three hundred and thirty thousand since October. The United States lost over six hundred and sixty thousand jobs in this month alone. Our dollar is falling and millions of people are suffering.
Maybe this really is a mild spell. I don't have all the facts, but I can be absolutely positive that those in charge don't either, or at least they are withholding. On one side we have, "We'll be fine. This will all be over in a month or two. This is not a depression." And the other side feels the need to use the word apocalypse.
Two extremist point of views, one that pacifies and one that gives us ulcers. I admit, I have been indulging in the latter, and definitely not at the benefit of my personal health. In fact, I think I'm losing sleep over it (and apparently so is our PM).
To panic and riot over this right now is absolutely idiotic. But we CANNOT let this slip by without fully understanding the reasons why it happened in the first place. This recession/depression/collapse/apocalypse is the byproduct of a system that is designed to make the wealthy more wealthy and enslave billions of third world citizens for profit. Right now, our finance ministers and bank CEO's and our government is attempting to play down the real reasons for this depression, as if it is simply just "The Way Things Are". Millions are suffering now, and billions will continue to be enslaved and in poverty if we do not change.
Jim Flaherty, you are a bastard. You are attempting to placate all of us with lies during a crisis that needs immediate attention and a complete reevaluation of our system as a whole. Denying this will not assuage mass panic as you assume, we already have the facts and most of us are not as dumb as you think we are. Your actions in these times only goes to show that you do not have the interests of the Canadian people in mind, and that you do not give a flying fuck about any of us. But the saddest thing of all of this, is that you will probably never understand the wrong that you do.
Yet another economist explaining the gravity of our global economic collapse, and also how America will actually do better than most of the countries in the world, including Canada.
The Governor General, Michaëlle Jean, decided in the end to grant Harper his Prorogue Government, and Parliament is suspended until such time as to veto the Coalition's attempt to be instated.
I suppose this decision was made in the interest of democracy, but this entire debacle must not be taken lightly. Our government is a farce. A brawling mob of goddamn Disney Characters (look at Dion and tell me he doesn't look like one of those mice from Cinderella). That bastard Harper has NO IDEA of what he's doing. And resorting to this partisan political sand-kicking in the middle of a fucking depression makes it even clearer that we have no honorable leaders in the House of Commons.
I'm very happy that I don't own a TV because I therefore don't watch any commercials, but I do feel left behind sometimes because I am reading outdated knowledge. So, essentially what I'm saying is, if any of this information is old news I apologize. And please if you wouldn't mind, help me get back up to date with your sources. :)
I'd like to write down a transcript of certain pieces of this very important video I've found.
"Canada was originally a British Colony, and unlike the United States, decided against violent uprising as a method to gain independence and instead tried asking politely. The result, while much less bloody than the American Revolution, has been a significantly slower path to sovereignty, and even today we still have not fully escaped the pretense that we are ruled by the Queen of England. Contrary to popular belief, the Executive Head of the Canadian Government is not the Prime Minister, but the Governor General, a representative of the Queen of England that resides in Canada and holds reserve power over Parliament. The Governor General is appointed by the Prime Minister and essentially acts as a rubber stamp. The Prime Minister is the leader of the House of Commons, the primary component of Parliament. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body of three hundred and eight seats, each of which representing a riding of approximately one hundred thousand people."
"Elections can have two outcomes: One is a majority government where a single party wins more seats than any other combined and can do whatever it wants for as long as it wants to. The other outcome is a minority government, where the other parties outnumber the leading party, and the leading party does nothing because it is too afraid that the other parties will call a No Confidence Vote and force another election. A majority government is almost impossible to get, and as a result, a whole lot of Nothing gets done. No party will sacrifice itself for its ideals, and the problem is only going to get worse, as more extremist parties surface to capitalize on minority vote."
"Canada's most recent election was in October, where the massive self interest and vote splitting of each riding caused Canada to go from a Conservative Minority Government lead by Stephen Harper, to a Conservative Minority Government lead by Stephen Harper."
"Six weeks later, the US is having an economic meltdown and Harper has another six weeks of doing nothing to add to the two years of doing nothing that he has already accumulated. Then, Harper releases his economic plan. Seeing that the plan was not completely identical to the American plan, by including billions of dollars we do not have in bailouts to the floundering Canadian companies, the opposing parties of the Liberals, still lead by Stephan Dion, and the NDP, lead by Jack Layton, formed an alliance to try to usurp the Conservatives by beating them in a No Confidence Vote. They appealed to the Governor General to use her reserve powers to instate them as the new government without going to an election. Unfortunately, since the Liberal and NDP seats combined do not outnumber the Conservatives, they must also have the support of the Bloc Quebecois. But since every English speaking Canadian despises the Bloc Quebecois, they are not actually in an official alliance with the Bloc Quebecois. They just have formed an agreement in which they would agree with each other on everything and support each others interests. Oh, and the Bloc Quebecois would have veto powers..."
"Stephen Harper, on the other hand, is petitioning the Governor General to delay Parliament long enough to avoid the No Confidence Vote that would force him to resign. So now, the fate of Canada's government comes down to the decision of our Governor General, Michaëlle Jean, a woman appointed without vote to a ceremonial position to represent the interests of another ceremonial position by a Prime Minister (Paul Martin) that was voted out of Parliament three years ago. It is now up to her whether to ignore the voice of the majority by allowing Harper to retain leadership, ignore the election results by thrusting a makeshift minority coalition into power, or send Canada back to the ballot box to vote again. Regardless of her decision, I am incredibly pissed off, because it means that the election we just had was completely pointless."
Here's the video if you'd like to hear the entire video.
Also, if you don't feel like reading all of that, lets let Rex Murphy put it in his words
I suppose it's not surprising why many Canadians spend more of their water cooler hours talking about American Politics than the politics of their own country. Occationally, I'm more than embarrassed to even admit that this is my government. I'd rather complain about America because it feels like a movie, and I can bitch and moan about the state of the world but never do anything about it because it isn't my country's fault.
Canadians! We have DISASTER in our government! We have a very significant breach of our democracy taking place, and many Canadians don't even give a shit. If Michaëlle Jean chooses to instate the Coalition without an election, what other breaches of democratic contract will Canadians face in the future? Well, those breaches probably won't be cracked by a Canadian force at all. While our "politicians" squabble with each other instead of fucking DOING something, other more decisive leaders will move right in and attempt to stabilize things in their favor. And with priggish fucking douche bag Stephen Harper in the seat, we might as well just stand in line and get our chip installed right now. Our Prime Minister has no plan, no clues, no idea of what he's even doing as Prime Minister. All he's doing is biding time.
Again, I apologize if I'm behind the times, I don't have a TV. I am in the dark, as you probably are, waiting for a sign that some competent leader is going to show us a way out. I know this is probably old news, but I haven't heard anything recently about this Coalition, and I'm checking my sources daily. When do we vote? Will we vote? If you have any info on this, please let me know.
Also, please keep this in mind: these political leaders are not magical, they won't solve any of the problems that need to be solved right now, and the system they are a part of prevents any of them from doing the right thing. We are free. We must keep it that way. We Canadians must take back the House of Commons.
It is uncertain, at this point, if Martial Law will be declared in the United States. I wouldn't be surprised myself. There is no doubt that they will be calling it "Homeland Security" under the guise of policing the public and preventing crime and riots. Is this the beginning of a totalitarian regime? And can we do anything to prevent this happening in Canada?
It really is infuriating how the mass media has been completely hijacked by the government. And I don't mean Obama, he's just a fucking puppet, I mean the men behind the curtain that are running the American government. We must make sure this doesn't happen to our nation.
Here is something I hadn't considered, and it is something that we all should monitor from this point on.
I was talking with my good friend Dan West, currently living overseas in England, about the state of things when it occured to me to ask how the situation looks over there. He has been kind enough to write out his thoughts.
"There are 27 countries that form the European Union. If you can remember history classes, or if you've ever read a newspaper or seen any number of films that have been released in the last century or so, you'll remember that for the last 1,000 years or so (at least) most of these countries have been at war with each other in various drawn-out conflicts. All the old grudges and hatreds from the most recent war (i.e. WWII) are very much still embedded in the memories of the peoples of Europe. So the idea of this federalist organization of states is idealistic at best."
"The talk of uniting all these countries to form one massive economic powerhouse began a decade or two ago. The pretense was for an economic system in Europe to mirror the great Western hope that was the United States of America. It wasn't long before this federalism spilled into actual politics and issues of sovereignty. The concept of a single constitution of laws that envelops the entirety of Europe might seem like a good idea to some, but we're talking about a very diverse continent here. Each country itself is incredibly diverse as well. Dozens of languages and customs. It's naive to think that one general set of laws could ever possibly succeed in governing such diversity. There's no proactive governing here, basing laws on the needs of individuals, or communities, or even cities or provinces -- the citizens so far removed from the bureaucrats in charge that there is actually no point even trying to contact the members of the council. And let's keep in mind that not one single citizen of any of the countries that have ratified (appropriate word) this treaty ever had a say. Only the Prime Ministers, and in some cases the houses of parliament had a say. England's current unelected incompetent PM ratified this treaty on his own, probably because his good buddy (and potential candidate for the new position 'President of Europe' created by the constitution) Tony Blair threatened to shit in his cornflakes if he didn't."
"The relevence to Canada here is that I can see this sort of confederate mindset eventually uniting North America under one loose set of laws and treaties that facilitates economic co-operation." The creation of this North American Economy is already underway.
This is the beginning of the New World Order, and this is a government that has been in the works for a very long time. It is textbook world domination.
As the US dollar loses its value, combined with the simultaneous collapse of the European economy, is it inevitable that a world currency be created. One that combines with the Euro and the Yuen? The largest holder of the American debt is China. What new form of federalist and totalitarian oppression will we soon face in the shadow of such a monster ?
This is the nature of all things Everything everywhere ends And now that we know what has happened The injustice that has occurred Can be righted We can now finally begin to rebuild A sane society
Watch this short video entry. This guy Loren is a very intelligent dude, and one that recognizes the opportunity that will arise from this collapse, to reclaim our dignity and the human rights of all people
While I hope and pray that this will never happen in our country, I feel compelled to remind all of us of what human beings are actually capable of doing. This same image of riots and military oppression from the year 2001 is beginning to resurface across the globe, with the recent food shortages, massive work layoffs, and soaring poverty rates.
This is happening in Egypt,
In Mexico,
Haiti,
And even India,
...to name a few. These are not riots that are race related or in the interest of cultural sovereignty. This is the middle class in direct conflict with the upperclass because they cannot afford to buy food. Will we one day see these images outside our windows in the streets? Hard to say.
I have always tried to maintain my belief that Canadians are the most peaceful and intelligent people on the face of the planet. But from all that I've seen so far, I cannot underestimate the brutality we are capable of. It's actually pretty bizarre that we've haven't blown ourselves to tiny pieces already. We've come very close to doing just that.
What we must do, as a people, is come together and support each other. We must reject the system and begin our own, and that system must be based entirely on compassion. We must not hoard and we must not steal. When thousands of people gather in one spot, they should not be rioting. They should be healing and feeding each other.
Just got a message from Anton to check out Earthfiles.com and Linda's interview with the famous economist Gerald Celente. For those of you that don't know, Linda Molten Howe is the greatest fucking journalist I've ever heard of. Seriously, check out all of her stuff, most of it you can find on Earthfiles. It's like reading the Weekly World News, but with every single article backed 100% by references, testomonials, and interviews.
I'm going to start focusing the majority of my posts on Canada, and how this economic collapse will affect the Canadian economy.
I've found a few things tonight
The Hour featuring David Chilton, author of the book, "The Wealthy Barber" He comes off as most successful businessmen do, smug and slightly arrogant, but he does make a good point of mentioning the necessity of staying out of debt.
Staying out of debt is going to be essencial to your survival in the next ten years. Gerald Celente, one of the foremost economists in New York, believes this depression might take about 20 years to run its course, and whether in that time a revolution happens or not the monetary system, doomed as it may be, will still be in effect for the majority of our lifetime. To get deeper into debt is probably the quickest way of losing your home and your job and winding up a begger. Spend within your means, don't go crazy and think that you can actually afford a big screen tv or a new car. What you really should be concerned about is how much it's going to cost for a loaf of bread in five years.
I got a post from Kay O'Sweaver as well, he put me on to a very thourough but condensed film about the monetary system: Money as Debt This film is fantastic, a step by step explanation of how money was created, and so well laid out an elementary school student could follow it. No small wonder that none of us ever saw videos like this in school. Another example of how we have never actually lived in a democracy at any point in our lives.
One thing I really wanted to say tonight is how fortunate we are to live in a nation such as Canada. The difference between the legitimacy of our media vs. the States, even the UK, is MIND BOGGLING. They can't even call this a depression in the States, they keep refering to it as a downturn or a lull or a dry period. It's all pretty sad, and really makes me appreciate living in a country where the news can get to its citizens at least somewhat unbiased. At least here the government controls the media, not a cartell of networks and political puppets.
Lastly, keep an eye on Stephen Harper. His battle plan includes meeting with G20 and first fixing the broken banks (think more like a junkie having one last hit) and maintaining free trade, which may help keep food coming in and out of the country.
The search for truth Is as futile as trying to see your own eyes The truth is not something underground that we can dig up It is not a song we can write, or a god we invent It is not something we lose or gain Nor something that we can defend or destroy The truth is There is no truth The truth is Everything in the known universe Is in a continuous state of flux In so much as the act of observing a particle Will even change its position We will die before our quest's end True purpose True justice True love We will never find it Because It is not something one can find We will have never have the "truth" Like a bead of water dropped on a hot rock It vaporizes on contact
That is the only truth we can ever know All we have, or ever will have, is a hypothesis
Hypothesis A proposal based on observations which then becomes the basis for further investigation
As so many have not fully understood Science is not "truth" It is a hypothesis Inherent in its equation, a hypothesis is void of answer An unending cycle of experimentation and investigation That strives not to seek an ending But rather enrich and savor the experience of discovery Science is the search for more questions Not answers
Open your mind See the world unclouded And you will not discover the truth You will become one with it
I've found a few more things you guys should look at:
First, I found this guy's channel on youtube, 44like24's, basically reiterating the same information I've posted, but in this video he mentions something really important I hadn't thought of. Go out to your grocer and BUY SEEDS.
Here's another article I found. The page its on is pretty lame, I know, but there are some good ideas in there. It gives a brief list on ways you can prepare for the worst. The one point they make that I really want to punctuate, and it makes perfect sense, is going out and meeting your neighbors. Not just saying hello, but talking to them. Watching out for them and their family, regardless of their color or creed. If this thing hits us as bad as some predict, suddenly every Canadian's social world will become extremely localized. Whereas nowadays we never used to even look up at our neighbors to get off our cellphones, we are going to have to build a community from the ground up and that means talking to one another. Not with text messaging and not with facebook (dang...) but actually talking. Another good point to mention is to get out of debt as quickly as possible. Here's what I've done just this morning, taken out a line of credit at the bank which I'll use it to pay off my credit cards within a year. The rate is a quarter of the interest rate I'm paying on the credit cards, and I can monitor every transaction. And if you want my advice, once your credit cards are paid off, cut them in half immediately. Pay for everything in cash.
Read this too. This article really puts in perspective the relationship with our economy and China and the Middle East. It's frightening. But if you don't feel like reading all of it I'll sum it all up for you right now: Start learning to speak Mandarin.
If you want more news, even try typing "economic collapse" in a search engine. I've been finding more and more stuff on it. Sad, yes, but at least this information is accessible. Some of it is pretty long winded but they basically show that economists have been predicting this would happen since the 90's. There is more interesting stuff about the Federal Bank too, but I'm having trouble finding anything on the IMF (International Monetary Fund). If you find something, let me know.
In my experiences I have found, as I'm sure you have, that ignoring the issue is the fastest road to hell. Nowadays, I tend to forgo idealism and accept that the worst possible scenario is a very possible outcome. I'm sure most politicians and their mass-media would have us think otherwise. Of course they would, they're paid to. And while I truly do hope and pray that the Lord Jesus will come down from heaven and save us all in his magical flying saucer, it might be wise to have a back up plan.
Fuck, I pray, I fucking pray, they don't get together to start up some kind of Militant Fascist Christian Party. Ugh...don't want to think about that right now.
I don't pretend to be an activist, nor am I the slightest bit of a good example for activism. All I know is that if I come upon something that can help the people I care about, then I have to share it. I'm sure most of you who actually take the time to read this will be pretty amused. Oh god, Cody's harping on the conspiracy theory shit again. Trust me. I'm not. I'm not writing this to amuse you or even myself. I'm writing this because I don't want you to get hurt.
I'm sure there's a bunch of you that know this, but for those of you who haven't clued in yet, there is a massive and unavoidable collapse of the entire world economy underway. Whether we will see the effects of it in 2009 or the next few years isn't certain, but we are about to see a great depression on a scale the human race has never seen. It won't be long before we see the effects, not on television or youtube, but in the streets outside. I would say revolution is necessary, but that revolution is already happening. It is not a flag that we can unite under, or a leader we can follow, and definitely not a war we will fight. This is an internal revolution. This is a revolution of knowing the truth, and being as proactive as we possibly can be. It is a revolution of taking our heads out of the sand and standing up for our inalienable human rights. It is a revolution of realizing that we must help and protect each other if we are going to survive this. Keep in mind, I don't say this so that I can act as a catalyst for this collapse. I'm not trying to rally any of you or start a protest.
I'm here to warn you. Because it's coming, whether we want to admit it or not.
First, watch this. Try not to let the fact that this video is out of sinc with the audio distract you from its message.
This is another video I've found. Rather than hyperventilating the issue, Dmitry Orlov actually gives some examples of how to cope with the impending economic collapse, by looking to the recovery of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Visit these websites. I've only just stumbled upon them but I want to share them with you because hopefully they might shed some light on the situation, and help you in the future. http://www.mind-trek.com - tons of resources and good reading material http://www.prolognet.qc.ca/clyde/tax.htm - the story of the fraudulent and illegal scam of federal income tax, but from a Canadian perspective
There are a few books I've been meaning to read too, and if any of you have already I'd love to heard what you thought about them:
I never thought I'd feel so strongly about something in my life, but then again, what else in my life have I EVER felt so strongly about? Music? The arts? I used to watch these documentaries and news reals and listen to political music because it was entertaining, and I'd laugh and talk about it with my friends and feel oh so important, but never actually DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. Those days of deluding myself are over. I might piss you off and annoy you from now on, because I promise you, I won't stop talking about this. I have made my decision. I don't want to depress or anger anyone. I want people to realize that waiting for some politician to bring about some hackneyed solution is futile and ludicrous. I shouldn't have to tell anybody this, but to think for a single second that Barack Obama is going to make things better is a pure waste of time. It is the people with the true power for change, and I believe (I HAVE to believe) that we as a species are not beyond hope. We can one day bring about the civilized society that all mankind deserves. I've always felt like there was something missing in my life. I know now that there has never been a more rewarding field to work in than the arena of social change.
Always have an open mind, and always be aware that you may believe something one day and have those beliefs challenged the next. The fool speaks to be heard, the wise man speaks so he may listen.
