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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXIX–Fiat Currency Devaluation: A Ruling Elite ‘Solution’ to Growth Limits
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXIX Teotihuacan, Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Fiat Currency Devaluation: A Ruling Elite ‘Solution’ to Growth Limits Today’s post is my comment on the latest Honest Sorcerer’s piece regarding the misuse of the term ‘inflation’ and how currency devaluation and the coming energy squeeze overlap. Another well-articulated summary of yet a further aspect […]
Bloodbaths change the world – part 1
Bloodbaths change the world – part 1 The bloodbath in Israel will change the world. We wait for the facts before we write and take this incident as an opportunity to analyze bloodbaths of the past. Lies that changed the world – not for the better. Introduction The attack on Israel shocks anyone with a […]
Bloodbaths Change the World – Part 2 – 9/11
Bloodbaths Change the World – Part 2 – 9/11 Before writing about Israel, an analysis of facts about 9/11 – a web of lies changed the world, enabled by abuse of emotions. Introduction Israel dominates the global media to an almost unseen extent. Only almost, because one event 22 years ago surpassed everything else in […]
What the “Rules Based International Order” Really Means
What the “Rules Based International Order” Really Means This map, from Multipolarista, shows the US-centred Empire bloc of nations (in red) that subscribe to the US-invented Rules Based International Order. The countries in green do not recognize that order, and they continue to support de facto a UN-centred international system governed by international law. There was […]
Capitalism Cannot Turn Into Anything But Autocracy
Capitalism Cannot Turn Into Anything But Autocracy …only to disintegrate altogether soon after Photo by SpaceX on Unsplash The history of capitalism has an arc of its own. It has a beginning, a high point, and yes, an end — with or without revolutions, climate change or ecological destruction. Capitalism follows a trajectory of natural evolution culminating in a […]
All Four “Pillars Of Civilization” Are Under Attack By An “Anti-Human Death-Cult”; Shellenberger, Carlson Unload On Global Elites
All Four “Pillars Of Civilization” Are Under Attack By An “Anti-Human Death-Cult”; Shellenberger, Carlson Unload On Global Elites As world leaders gathered over the weekend for the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, they faced an uncomfortable reality check from the conference president Sultan Al Jaber, who stated, “there is no science out there, or no scenario out […]
Today’s Contemplation: CLXVIII–Avoiding ‘Collapse’ Awareness
Today’s Contemplation: CLXVIII Pompeii, Italy (1984). Photo by author. Avoiding ‘Collapse’ Awareness The following is my comment on Alan Urban’s most recent post (see here) discussing his thoughts on why more people are not ‘collapse aware’. The reasons you cite for most not being ‘collapse aware’ are part and parcel of a variety of explanations for […]
Beware the Snake Oil Salesmen: Climate Change and Elite Confabs
I penned this more than two years ago as members of the world’s ruling caste gathered for COP26. It’s just as relevant today as these so-called ‘leaders’ gather once again in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for COP28… _____ Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXI– Beware the Snake Oil Salesmen: Climate Change and Elite Confabs Blog […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXIV–Energy-Averaging Systems and Complexity: A Recipe For Collapse
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXIV November 28, 2021 Athens, Greece (1984) Photo by author Energy-Averaging Systems and Complexity: A Recipe For Collapse Supply chain disruptions and the product shortages that result have become a growing concern over the past couple of years and the reasons for these are as varied as the people providing the ‘analysis’. Production […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXIII–Overlooking Ecological Overshoot
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXIII November 25, 2021 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Overlooking Ecological Overshoot Today’s thought was prompted by an Andrew Nikiforuk article in The Tyee and my recent rereading of William Catton Jr.’s Overshoot. I just finished rereading William Catton’s Overshoot. One of the things I’m coming to better appreciate is Catton’s idea […]
It’s Not About Saving the Planet, It’s the Big Daddy We Need To Look For
It’s Not About Saving the Planet, It’s the Big Daddy We Need To Look For Don’t tell Greta, but the hits keep coming for wind projects… For perspective, $4 billion equals about 28 billion DKK. Orsted’s equity is 76 billion DKK, so that $4 billion hit is equivalent to some 37% of its market cap. […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXII–Greenwashing, Fiat Currency, and Narrative Management: More On Climate Change and Elite Confabs
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXII November 6, 2021 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Greenwashing, Fiat Currency, and Narrative Management: More On Climate Change and Elite Confabs Today’s missive was motivated by a former student’s (and eventual colleague) question regarding a Facebook Post I made regarding COP-26. Here’s what I posted: COP-26. Be aware… These elite confabs […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXI–Beware the Snake Oil Salesmen: Climate Change and Elite Confabs
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXI November 2, 2021 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Beware the Snake Oil Salesmen: Climate Change and Elite Confabs So, dozens of political leaders, their hundreds of staff, multitudes of corporate leaders, and who knows how many ‘celebrities’ have all gathered in Glasgow, Scotland for an elite confab (#26) to discuss the […]
