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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 85206072 United States 03/24/2023 06:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You want to believe that "things will get back to normal." Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85206072 And who can blame you? But, we are at the same place that we were (as a country) in 2008. Except this time, no "alchemy" will suffice. "It is going to get worse before it get's better" I hope that you understand that, and that you are mentally prepared. It is too late to change our physical and fiscal realities. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 82930343 United States 03/24/2023 06:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The more countries that dump the dollar as their reserve currency, the easier it will be for the Fed to revalue the dollar like the German Mark and French franc have been multiple times. [link to www.forbes.com (secure)] "The German Mark was revalued in 1948 as a result of the post-World War II currency reform to reduce the inflation of the late 1940s. The Mark was revalued again in 1961 and 1969 to reduce the country’s balance of payments deficit and make the currency more stable. When the European Common Market was formed in 1960, the French franc (FRF) was revalued. The new francs were placed in circulation at one-hundredth the value of the old franc. This revaluation made the franc more competitive in the international markets and intra-European trade." |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 84458828 Canada 03/24/2023 06:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You want to believe that "things will get back to normal." Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85206072 And who can blame you? But, we are at the same place that we were (as a country) in 2008. Except this time, no "alchemy" will suffice. "It is going to get worse before it get's better" I hope that you understand that, and that you are mentally prepared. It is too late to change our physical and fiscal realities. You want to believe that "things will get back to normal." Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85206072 And who can blame you? But, we are at the same place that we were (as a country) in 2008. Except this time, no "alchemy" will suffice. "It is going to get worse before it get's better" I hope that you understand that, and that you are mentally prepared. It is too late to change our physical and fiscal realities. Oh - how/when is it going to get better?? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 85323321 03/24/2023 07:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So ah... yes. Things will probably only get worse. And to get weird about it, please let it. That might motivate me into action for a change... Anyhoo, when it comes to the reality-check,.. who doesn't see it yet, probably never will. So you can't be writing this post for those folks... So what's the point of this post, OP? Got any solid advice for dealing with bleakness of it all, for example? Coz we ain't there yet... And indeed, I very much doubt things will get back to normal. Thank you... |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 85206072 United States 03/24/2023 07:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You want to believe that "things will get back to normal." Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85206072 And who can blame you? But, we are at the same place that we were (as a country) in 2008. Except this time, no "alchemy" will suffice. "It is going to get worse before it get's better" I hope that you understand that, and that you are mentally prepared. It is too late to change our physical and fiscal realities. You want to believe that "things will get back to normal." Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85206072 And who can blame you? But, we are at the same place that we were (as a country) in 2008. Except this time, no "alchemy" will suffice. "It is going to get worse before it get's better" I hope that you understand that, and that you are mentally prepared. It is too late to change our physical and fiscal realities. Oh - how/when is it going to get better?? You are correct, of course. I just didn't wan't to freak out the normies. |
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User ID: 85155997 United States 03/24/2023 07:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Let me guess, you're just going to "appropriate" your preps from others when TSHTF? "Fiery the Angels rose, & as they rose deep thunder roll'd Around their shores: indignant burning with the fires of Orc" - William Blake, America a Prophecy (...also misquoted in Blade Runner by Roy Batty) "Tempus est optimus iudex" - "Time is the best judge" "The very word "'secrecy'" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings." - John F. Kennedy, New York City, April 27, 1961 |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 85206072 United States 03/24/2023 07:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So ah... yes. Things will probably only get worse. And to get weird about it, please let it. That might motivate me into action for a change... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85323321 Anyhoo, when it comes to the reality-check,.. who doesn't see it yet, probably never will. So you can't be writing this post for those folks... So what's the point of this post, OP? Got any solid advice for dealing with bleakness of it all, for example? Coz we ain't there yet... And indeed, I very much doubt things will get back to normal. Thank you... I agree. As I said, at this point it is more of a mental preparation than a physical or fiscal one. I guess my point was that even as most people who "see it" are prepared as best they can, I don't believe that most of us fully grasp the magnitude of the coming collapse for several reasons: => Our constitution has been nullified => Globalist corporations with no allegiance to America own our government => Imminent world war is real => Americans have been totally sold out by the corporate state => The financial system has been turned into a crack whore, just to serve the elitists => The educational system is ruined and non-functional => Average Americans are totally demoralized - no hope I believe that this is the first time that this republic has ever faced all these juggernauts at once. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 85323321 03/24/2023 07:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So ah... yes. Things will probably only get worse. And to get weird about it, please let it. That might motivate me into action for a change... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85323321 Anyhoo, when it comes to the reality-check,.. who doesn't see it yet, probably never will. So you can't be writing this post for those folks... So what's the point of this post, OP? Got any solid advice for dealing with bleakness of it all, for example? Coz we ain't there yet... And indeed, I very much doubt things will get back to normal. Thank you... I agree. As I said, at this point it is more of a mental preparation than a physical or fiscal one. I guess my point was that even as most people who "see it" are prepared as best they can, I don't believe that most of us fully grasp the magnitude of the coming collapse for several reasons: => Our constitution has been nullified => Globalist corporations with no allegiance to America own our government => Imminent world war is real => Americans have been totally sold out by the corporate state => The financial system has been turned into a crack whore, just to serve the elitists => The educational system is ruined and non-functional => Average Americans are totally demoralized - no hope I believe that this is the first time that this republic has ever faced all these juggernauts at once. For you across the big pond... yeah,... Stay safe... for as far as possible. In the meantime, I hope pjootins minister wasn't too serious about nuking The Hague,... that would suck. I'm at a rather safe distance, but that would suck. x) |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 85206072 United States 03/24/2023 08:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The more countries that dump the dollar as their reserve currency, the easier it will be for the Fed to revalue the dollar like the German Mark and French franc have been multiple times. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82930343 [link to www.forbes.com (secure)] "The German Mark was revalued in 1948 as a result of the post-World War II currency reform to reduce the inflation of the late 1940s. The Mark was revalued again in 1961 and 1969 to reduce the country’s balance of payments deficit and make the currency more stable. When the European Common Market was formed in 1960, the French franc (FRF) was revalued. The new francs were placed in circulation at one-hundredth the value of the old franc. This revaluation made the franc more competitive in the international markets and intra-European trade." So what will be the impact on the average citizen? Especially since we are now a "consumer economy". 90% of what we need to survive comes from other countries thanks to our brilliant leaders of commerce (who outsourced all of our manufacturing to China) so they could get a bonus and some stock options. How ironic! We won WW2 because we were the factory for the world. Then we locked the doors and gave they keys to China. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 85323321 03/24/2023 08:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The more countries that dump the dollar as their reserve currency, the easier it will be for the Fed to revalue the dollar like the German Mark and French franc have been multiple times. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82930343 [link to www.forbes.com (secure)] "The German Mark was revalued in 1948 as a result of the post-World War II currency reform to reduce the inflation of the late 1940s. The Mark was revalued again in 1961 and 1969 to reduce the country’s balance of payments deficit and make the currency more stable. When the European Common Market was formed in 1960, the French franc (FRF) was revalued. The new francs were placed in circulation at one-hundredth the value of the old franc. This revaluation made the franc more competitive in the international markets and intra-European trade." So what will be the impact on the average citizen? Especially since we are now a "consumer economy". 90% of what we need to survive comes from other countries thanks to our brilliant leaders of commerce (who outsourced all of our manufacturing to China) so they could get a bonus and some stock options. How ironic! We won WW2 because we were the factory for the world. Then we locked the doors and gave they keys to China. I'm pretty darn sure they aren't trying to shut Dutch farmers down over a nitrogen-crisis. But if you want to create a food-shortage...that might make a dent... with about 80% of food production being for export... |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 85206072 United States 03/24/2023 08:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The more countries that dump the dollar as their reserve currency, the easier it will be for the Fed to revalue the dollar like the German Mark and French franc have been multiple times. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82930343 [link to www.forbes.com (secure)] "The German Mark was revalued in 1948 as a result of the post-World War II currency reform to reduce the inflation of the late 1940s. The Mark was revalued again in 1961 and 1969 to reduce the country’s balance of payments deficit and make the currency more stable. When the European Common Market was formed in 1960, the French franc (FRF) was revalued. The new francs were placed in circulation at one-hundredth the value of the old franc. This revaluation made the franc more competitive in the international markets and intra-European trade." So what will be the impact on the average citizen? Especially since we are now a "consumer economy". 90% of what we need to survive comes from other countries thanks to our brilliant leaders of commerce (who outsourced all of our manufacturing to China) so they could get a bonus and some stock options. How ironic! We won WW2 because we were the factory for the world. Then we locked the doors and gave they keys to China. I'm pretty darn sure they aren't trying to shut Dutch farmers down over a nitrogen-crisis. But if you want to create a food-shortage...that might make a dent... with about 80% of food production being for export... I didn't realize that the Netherlands were such an agricultural powerhouse. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 85323321 03/24/2023 08:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The more countries that dump the dollar as their reserve currency, the easier it will be for the Fed to revalue the dollar like the German Mark and French franc have been multiple times. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82930343 [link to www.forbes.com (secure)] "The German Mark was revalued in 1948 as a result of the post-World War II currency reform to reduce the inflation of the late 1940s. The Mark was revalued again in 1961 and 1969 to reduce the country’s balance of payments deficit and make the currency more stable. When the European Common Market was formed in 1960, the French franc (FRF) was revalued. The new francs were placed in circulation at one-hundredth the value of the old franc. This revaluation made the franc more competitive in the international markets and intra-European trade." So what will be the impact on the average citizen? Especially since we are now a "consumer economy". 90% of what we need to survive comes from other countries thanks to our brilliant leaders of commerce (who outsourced all of our manufacturing to China) so they could get a bonus and some stock options. How ironic! We won WW2 because we were the factory for the world. Then we locked the doors and gave they keys to China. I'm pretty darn sure they aren't trying to shut Dutch farmers down over a nitrogen-crisis. But if you want to create a food-shortage...that might make a dent... with about 80% of food production being for export... I didn't realize that the Netherlands were such an agricultural powerhouse. When it comes to agriculture, what is exported most is innovation and technology. (Which also means that over the last several years strict regulations forced farmers to invest in the latest ways to reduce emissions, for example.) The reason farmers here got so angry lately, is because it wasn't just the meat-sector that got hit, through even stricter rules and all sorts of climate-measures. The (greenhouse)-produce sector suffered a lot from the increase in energy-prices the last few years, which also makes is difficult to survive for them. Given that the Dutch farmers are pretty much the poster-child of innovative farming, makes one wonder, if it's about the nitrogen, or if there is a different purpose to demolish our agricultural sector. |
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User ID: 74594160 United States 03/24/2023 09:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The bald investor guy blames mostly COVID and the war in Ukraine for what tanked to economy/market. Both of which seem like deliberate and avoidable acts on which to pin their excuses. Most Americans have no idea they are being dismantled by empty psychopaths. Last Edited by Coy on 03/24/2023 09:15 PM |
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