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Revolution – Why it is Always Inevitable?
Revolution – Why it is Always Inevitable? COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong, I just went to see Les Miserables with my wife. I was really moved for it was indeed how history repeats. It just seems we always end up in the same position because government never changes. PB ANSWER: Unfortunately, socialistic governments pretend that they are taking your money for […]
We Don’t Need A New Deal: We Need A Whole New Deck
We Don’t Need A New Deal: We Need A Whole New Deck The gap between the earth’s wardens of wealth and the nearly eight billion humans under their control has grown wider and more dangerous but is beginning to be understood by some as a systemic problem and not simply a matter of evil leaders […]
Top 5 Dumbest Arguments Defending Trump’s Venezuela Interventionism
Top 5 Dumbest Arguments Defending Trump’s Venezuela Interventionism Ever since the Trump administration announced that it was no longer recognizing the legitimacy of the elected government of Venezuela I’ve been arguing with people on social media about this president’s brazen coup attempt in that country. The people arguing with me in favor of Trump’s interventionism are almost […]
The CIA, Lost In The Orinoco
The CIA, Lost In The Orinoco René Magritte The black flag 1937 One thing I am not is an expert on Venezuela. What I know is the country has the world’s largest oil reserves, mainly in the Orinoco Belt, but they come in a form of tar sands that while they are not as hard to exploit […]
The Psychological Warfare Behind Economic Collapse
The Psychological Warfare Behind Economic Collapse The concept of using the economy as a weapon is not an alien one to most people. Generally, we understand the nature of feudalism and how various groups can be herded onto centralized plantations to be exploited for their labor. Some people see this as a consequence of “capitalism,” […]
Mad World
MAD WORLD And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take When people run in circles it’s a very very Mad world, mad world The haunting Gary Jules […]
“No One Will Stop Us” – Venezuela’s Maduro Slams Trump’s UN Speech Which Hinted At Coup
“No One Will Stop Us” – Venezuela’s Maduro Slams Trump’s UN Speech Which Hinted At Coup During his Tuesday UN General Assembly address President Trump held nothing back in terms of excoriating the socialist pariah state of Venezuela and leader Nicolas Maduro. “Not long ago, Venezuela was one of the richest countries on Earth,” Trump said. “Today, […]
The Real Difference Between Left & Right
The Real Difference Between Left & Right QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; You have worked with politicians worldwide and both sides. What is your opinion of the politics that has emerged post-Great Depression? LM ANSWER: The major difference between the socialism supported by the Democrats/Labour in Western Society is that to them the individual has no value, it […]
Good Times…
Good Times… My son wanted to know why it is that Venezuela (a topic that gets discussed around the dinner table at home) chose such painfully, obviously asinine policies. After much thought I explained it thus. Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create hard […]
The Real Contagion Threat is Political
The Real Contagion Threat is Political The real danger to the current institutional order was just demonstrated in Sweden. While I’ve talked at length about the potential financial contagion stemming from the implosion of multiple emerging market currencies it is the growing political crisis in Europe that will shape our future. Sweden is The Land […]
Venezuela on the Eve of Presidential Elections: The US Empire Isn’t Sitting by Idly
Venezuela on the Eve of Presidential Elections: The US Empire Isn’t Sitting by Idly Photo by Joka Madruga | CC BY 2.0 “I don’t see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its people. The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to […]
What Lies Beyond Capitalism and Socialism?
What Lies Beyond Capitalism and Socialism? The status quo, in all its various forms, is dominated by incentives that strengthen the centralization of wealth and power. As longtime readers know, my work aims to 1) explain why the status quo — the socio-economic-political system we inhabit — is unsustainable, divisive, and doomed to collapse under […]
Where It All Began: The Dawn of “Fake News”
Where It All Began: The Dawn of “Fake News” It has long been suggested that the first full-blown example of “fake news”—where patently false information is intentionally presented in a phony but utterly believable “news media” format in order to sway public opinion—occurred during the watershed 1934 California gubernatorial election. The two principals were Republican […]
Direct Democracy – Is it Possible?
Direct Democracy – Is it Possible? The advancement in technology today certainly allows us to scrap the Republican form of government with pretend representation of the people by career politicians. There is no reason we cannot vote from home on every bill and that no bill may be merged with any other subject matter. There […]
Collapse of Socialism – End of Pensions
Collapse of Socialism – End of Pensions I have been warning that we are in the midst of (1) collapse in democracy as the bureaucracy attempts to ensure they get their’s, (2) the collapse of socialism, which is the implosion of social programs, and (3) the collapse of pensions set in motion by the […]
