Things are rather gloomy at present, so well done to Alex M for ending on a reasonably upbeat note. An evil system is in its death throes. As he says, that will bring turmoil but also some wonderful opportunities to clear the decks and build something better.
Wow...I need to listen to the entire podcast on a long walk. Complex & dynamic forces at play. I am encouraged by your final comment. Historically, great wealth and influence develop by those able to see over the horizon....hopefully we can find those individuals and position them to guide US through the transition to a more peaceful & stable world.
"Once it's gone, if it's handled properly, if we come out of it in an intelligent way, it could actually be a liberating moment. We can start doing things which we are preventing ourselves from doing in a way that could actually enhance our prosperity and our security. What it needs is imagination and planning, but there's very little of either at the moment. ...
We are in a war, and wars always start out with the useless peacetime generals running things. I hope that the current useless crew (can anyone imagine Biden and Trudeau having the kind of conversation that Putin and Xi had?) will be swept away and replaced by better men. Cometh the hour, cometh the man.
Regarding the statement of Britain “riding the coattails of the US” I’m surprised more of them have subscribed to the WWII adage of “the problems with American soldiers is, they are overfed, oversexed and over here”.
US taxpayers are born into lifelong slavery to the Pentagon. "Both" political parties are happy to be powerless over the big, bad US war machine, are fine with the fact that, without provocation, US has annexed one third of Syria and won't even allow starving Syrians to grow crops on the land.
Additionally, it seems to me that the tyrants who have been running things in the USA, having run the gamut of others to tyrannize, are now having fun tyrannizing the citizens of the USA.
Thanks Mark! I watched the Duran video earlier and had wanted to detail the specific points about the global economy and The USA's hegemonic destruction of its vassal states or other counties in order to procure other countries resources. I have watched a good bit of Tom Luongo's videos and have read several of his posts on his blog Gold, Goats, and Guns. While I appreciate many of his points, his ego gets in the way of his clarity. I also watched The Duran post with Professor John Mearsheimer. It was an excellent complement to the post with Alastair Crooke. For me, in the midst of the current gloom, at least a small amount of understanding of what has brought us to this current sad state of affairs is sinking in to my small intellect. The confusion remains as to the way out of the Gordian knot.
Great comment, BFH. The only way to out of the Gordian knot is to cut it in one go. I can't see how things can continue as they are now. Something has to give.
I don't see how any of the major and radical adjustments needed can happen with the current people in charge. I believe that Trump will go to jail, the Dems will steal the election again in 2024, and that major civil unrest will follow. If that happens, then maybe whoever comes out on top will be able to affect such changes.
Excellent overview of where the worldwide economic warfare is leading all of us.
Things are rather gloomy at present, so well done to Alex M for ending on a reasonably upbeat note. An evil system is in its death throes. As he says, that will bring turmoil but also some wonderful opportunities to clear the decks and build something better.
Wow...I need to listen to the entire podcast on a long walk. Complex & dynamic forces at play. I am encouraged by your final comment. Historically, great wealth and influence develop by those able to see over the horizon....hopefully we can find those individuals and position them to guide US through the transition to a more peaceful & stable world.
"Once it's gone, if it's handled properly, if we come out of it in an intelligent way, it could actually be a liberating moment. We can start doing things which we are preventing ourselves from doing in a way that could actually enhance our prosperity and our security. What it needs is imagination and planning, but there's very little of either at the moment. ...
My Sunday morning prayer.
We are in a war, and wars always start out with the useless peacetime generals running things. I hope that the current useless crew (can anyone imagine Biden and Trudeau having the kind of conversation that Putin and Xi had?) will be swept away and replaced by better men. Cometh the hour, cometh the man.
Sid or Julius?
Regarding the statement of Britain “riding the coattails of the US” I’m surprised more of them have subscribed to the WWII adage of “the problems with American soldiers is, they are overfed, oversexed and over here”.
Thank you for doing the work and sharing the output.
US taxpayers are born into lifelong slavery to the Pentagon. "Both" political parties are happy to be powerless over the big, bad US war machine, are fine with the fact that, without provocation, US has annexed one third of Syria and won't even allow starving Syrians to grow crops on the land.
Mercouris' comments, particularly toward the end of this post, bring to mind the "prophecies" discussed in "The Fourth Turning" (Strauss & Howe).
Additionally, it seems to me that the tyrants who have been running things in the USA, having run the gamut of others to tyrannize, are now having fun tyrannizing the citizens of the USA.
Thanks Mark! I watched the Duran video earlier and had wanted to detail the specific points about the global economy and The USA's hegemonic destruction of its vassal states or other counties in order to procure other countries resources. I have watched a good bit of Tom Luongo's videos and have read several of his posts on his blog Gold, Goats, and Guns. While I appreciate many of his points, his ego gets in the way of his clarity. I also watched The Duran post with Professor John Mearsheimer. It was an excellent complement to the post with Alastair Crooke. For me, in the midst of the current gloom, at least a small amount of understanding of what has brought us to this current sad state of affairs is sinking in to my small intellect. The confusion remains as to the way out of the Gordian knot.
Great comment, BFH. The only way to out of the Gordian knot is to cut it in one go. I can't see how things can continue as they are now. Something has to give.
Cassander for President 😉
I don't see how any of the major and radical adjustments needed can happen with the current people in charge. I believe that Trump will go to jail, the Dems will steal the election again in 2024, and that major civil unrest will follow. If that happens, then maybe whoever comes out on top will be able to affect such changes.
Great point Gavin!
Chinese money / influence is another challenge.
Big Regulation includes green grift / climate change.
Education is another challenge.