The older I get the less I like war, but if I am to find obvious silver lining out of this it’s that Trump has put Americas children on notice. If you want the energy from your dealer/supplier go get it, it’s right there. It’s like cutting off your kids credit card and forcing them to get a job. Tough times create strong men. It seems Europe will face these tough times if they continue to sit on their soft bottoms and think Uncle Sucker is going to bail them out again. They will be taught a lesson or sink into a modern dark age.
In the meantime, as he did in his first term, Trump is and has been pushing American energy production, American manufacturing, and let’s not forget the Donroe Doctrine, capturing Venezuela oil. Europe and the BRICS nations have been slapped back onto their heels and are going to have to step up if they want to at all prosper. America First, if you can’t see it!
We also must remember what allies = Alliances mean. Alliances are formed when there are mutual benefits to all parties. That does not mean they are friends or that alliances should last forever. ie: NATO. It should have expired decades ago. All nations operate under their own self interests. Trump rightly looks at the Western hemisphere as as in our best self interest and wants to decouple more from the east. Europe gets most of its oil from the Mideast but has no ability to defend that source and has allowed its military and navies deteriorate for decades. The have done the same with their manufacturing by going woke and shutting down nuclear, coal, and petroleum based power plants for wind turbines and solar cells. What could possibly go wrong?
There's a lot to be said for self reliance. Most all of our ancestors lived that way. Every county in the US should set a goal of being self-sustaining, at least for food. Plant big gardens this year. Stock up the pantry. There may be hard times ahead, but Americans are resilient and resourceful. This could be a reset that provides a much needed reality check on what we think is really important in life.
The states need to be more proactive..period. Have long wondered why they refuse to wrest control of land held by the feds not directly involved in national security and put it to use in ways more beneficial to the state.
Have to take issue with calling wuflu a true crisis. It was manufactured from the beginning. But do agree the same villains behind lockdowns in both...and for pretty much the same reasons. As alinsky opined, progressives never let a crisis go to waste.
Manufactured or not, it was a crisis. And here we go again. The US is looking better than most of the world, from an energy perspective.
I’m reminded of Warren Buffett’s quote, “only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” Europe, put some clothes on. Australia, you too. Egad!
But not real and that is an important difference because wuflu showed us that we desperately need to be able to recognize one and respond appropriately.
The big question is what was really behind this war? New world order reset? forced use of digital banking? keeping Netanyahu out of Prison? take over of Lebanon? Anyone with a brain could see what would happen if the world Oil Supply was messed With? So, what was the real GOAL of this WAR on IRAN ?
And we know that in all things, catastrophe works for the good of those who love the Great Reset.
"America was also seduced by the WEF Sirens and built up a massive service industry, to the detriment of the industrial revolution that made that service revolution possible – like coal mining, steel production, factories."
I have been aware of the 1976 movie "Network," currently playing free on YouTube, for a long, long time. But I never got around to watching until about a week ago.
Arthur Jensen (Ned Beatty) gave the WEF/globalist speech on film, 50 years ago:
At any given time in my life, any discussion that included the term "fiduciary responsibility" was invariably one that caused my eyes to glaze over. But the significance of the term hit me late in life as I habitually examined the product boxes on retail shelves. Domestic origin is sparse.
The corporate executive's fiduciary responsibility is to his shareholders, from wherever they hail. Concepts of patriotism and national interest are only useful if they can be used in ad campaigns to increase sales.
I am fatigued of Eurasia waiting for big brother to both pay to get their energy from kidnappers and deliver it to their doorstep. If they want it, they need to roll up their sleeves and come get it. A multi-national effort would quickly end Iran blackmailing and terrorizing the world. It is only Iran, more accurately Iranian theocratic despots, that willfully block the world's energy flow. They can blame POTUS or the USA endlessly, while simultaneously knowing that is not true. The mind set that Iran owns the strait of Hormuz only holds water, if the USA owns all of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. If Eurasia does not find some stones, innocent Iranian citizens will pay with their lives. Get in the fight you chicken shits.
Several commentators have blamed post WW II rebuilding of europe for the footdragging but europe endured barbary coast piracy for centuries until the fledgling USA put an end to it.
I'm not an economist, not anything with an -ist behind it. I'm an educated, rational, Christian who follows basic gospel principles. God first, family next, country third. Help my neighbor, be self-reliant as far as I can be. I live in a country that used to work by those principles as well. Because I believe in good, I also know there is evil; it's inevitable. Evil is anything that goes against what God wants for us, or the principles He has laid down for us to live by.
"By their fruits, ye shall know them, whether they be good or evil. Shun the evil and hold fast to the good."
I think a much bigger game is being played here than just the globalists vs the nationalists. This is an existential war between good and evil that's been going on for millennia, and is just ramping up as the tech has enabled us.
I believe the Second Coming is not far off, and this is part of the troubles mentioned in scripture. Is it imminent? Probably not. No one knows. But, as you noted, the entire world is shifting in many ways, all at once. Energy, commerce, finance, agriculture, manufacturing, and societal norms are all undergoing massive changes at the same time. The world is in turmoil as it has never been in its entire history, I think because humanity has never been so interconnected before.
Thank you for your updates on the worlds current crises. It certainly appears Chatham House, GB, the EU, the UN, the WEF and the globalist intelligencia are deficient in their 2030/2050 planning.
I read that not only the EU but now GB are shutting down their farmers. One has to entertain speculations of convert motivations for population reduction?
In the meantime, last night, I listened to a discussion of Anthropic's latest Claude development. It seems the latest iteration is thinking for itself. They contained it so it couldn't escape and it escaped. It also reportedly took it on itself to take actions it wasnt asked to. So far Anthropic elects to keep it exclusively under their control.
Then there are also the roles of Mexico, Panama and South America in the evolving transition?
Certainly, as you suggest, our world is transitioning from pie in the sky idealism of eggheads with little to no yolks to hard realities of the sort that spawned our usa and attendant efforts. As may be assisted or otherwise impacted by AI.
Visualizing the future, for ourselves and for our children (in diminishing numbers with increasing frailties and risks?), seems vital.
Fortunately, Trump understands that we need to protect and sustain America first. Self reliance both as a country and as individuals is important. That our leaders bought into the globalization hype ( not to mention the climate change hype) is extremely unfortunate. When Clinton signed the NAFTA agreement my father, a retired 70 something (at the time )commercial carpenter, said it was a big mistake. He was so right! Now my husband and I are the elderly generation, and we are trying to be as self-reliant as possible. The guns and butter economics is right on!! Thanks for sharing this information.
Far Left Idealogue: Squirt guns made in China, sold in Target and vegan cashew butter. Democrat: Glock 19 in a biometric safe and a soft tub, olive oil spread. Conservatives: AR-15 with a clean optic set up or Remington 700 and Kerrygold in bulk from Costco. MAGA: AR-15 and maybe a .45 1911 and bacon grease in a jar. Libertarians: Compound bows, military surplus with supressors, Ka-Bar TDI. They don't need butter, but when they do, they make their own - raw and unpasteurized.
The older I get the less I like war, but if I am to find obvious silver lining out of this it’s that Trump has put Americas children on notice. If you want the energy from your dealer/supplier go get it, it’s right there. It’s like cutting off your kids credit card and forcing them to get a job. Tough times create strong men. It seems Europe will face these tough times if they continue to sit on their soft bottoms and think Uncle Sucker is going to bail them out again. They will be taught a lesson or sink into a modern dark age.
In the meantime, as he did in his first term, Trump is and has been pushing American energy production, American manufacturing, and let’s not forget the Donroe Doctrine, capturing Venezuela oil. Europe and the BRICS nations have been slapped back onto their heels and are going to have to step up if they want to at all prosper. America First, if you can’t see it!
We also must remember what allies = Alliances mean. Alliances are formed when there are mutual benefits to all parties. That does not mean they are friends or that alliances should last forever. ie: NATO. It should have expired decades ago. All nations operate under their own self interests. Trump rightly looks at the Western hemisphere as as in our best self interest and wants to decouple more from the east. Europe gets most of its oil from the Mideast but has no ability to defend that source and has allowed its military and navies deteriorate for decades. The have done the same with their manufacturing by going woke and shutting down nuclear, coal, and petroleum based power plants for wind turbines and solar cells. What could possibly go wrong?
Excellent points!
There's a lot to be said for self reliance. Most all of our ancestors lived that way. Every county in the US should set a goal of being self-sustaining, at least for food. Plant big gardens this year. Stock up the pantry. There may be hard times ahead, but Americans are resilient and resourceful. This could be a reset that provides a much needed reality check on what we think is really important in life.
The states need to be more proactive..period. Have long wondered why they refuse to wrest control of land held by the feds not directly involved in national security and put it to use in ways more beneficial to the state.
Have to take issue with calling wuflu a true crisis. It was manufactured from the beginning. But do agree the same villains behind lockdowns in both...and for pretty much the same reasons. As alinsky opined, progressives never let a crisis go to waste.
Manufactured or not, it was a crisis. And here we go again. The US is looking better than most of the world, from an energy perspective.
I’m reminded of Warren Buffett’s quote, “only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” Europe, put some clothes on. Australia, you too. Egad!
But not real and that is an important difference because wuflu showed us that we desperately need to be able to recognize one and respond appropriately.
The big question is what was really behind this war? New world order reset? forced use of digital banking? keeping Netanyahu out of Prison? take over of Lebanon? Anyone with a brain could see what would happen if the world Oil Supply was messed With? So, what was the real GOAL of this WAR on IRAN ?
https://corbettreport.substack.com/p/the-multipolar-world-order-is-the?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
And we know that in all things, catastrophe works for the good of those who love the Great Reset.
"America was also seduced by the WEF Sirens and built up a massive service industry, to the detriment of the industrial revolution that made that service revolution possible – like coal mining, steel production, factories."
I have been aware of the 1976 movie "Network," currently playing free on YouTube, for a long, long time. But I never got around to watching until about a week ago.
Arthur Jensen (Ned Beatty) gave the WEF/globalist speech on film, 50 years ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A64rR5Dp07s
At any given time in my life, any discussion that included the term "fiduciary responsibility" was invariably one that caused my eyes to glaze over. But the significance of the term hit me late in life as I habitually examined the product boxes on retail shelves. Domestic origin is sparse.
The corporate executive's fiduciary responsibility is to his shareholders, from wherever they hail. Concepts of patriotism and national interest are only useful if they can be used in ad campaigns to increase sales.
Thank you for this comprehensive article. I have only had time to skim through it this morning but will be pouring through it this afternoon.
Exceptional article highlighting the most salient vulnerabilities that will drive economic and political results for years to come.
I am fatigued of Eurasia waiting for big brother to both pay to get their energy from kidnappers and deliver it to their doorstep. If they want it, they need to roll up their sleeves and come get it. A multi-national effort would quickly end Iran blackmailing and terrorizing the world. It is only Iran, more accurately Iranian theocratic despots, that willfully block the world's energy flow. They can blame POTUS or the USA endlessly, while simultaneously knowing that is not true. The mind set that Iran owns the strait of Hormuz only holds water, if the USA owns all of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. If Eurasia does not find some stones, innocent Iranian citizens will pay with their lives. Get in the fight you chicken shits.
Several commentators have blamed post WW II rebuilding of europe for the footdragging but europe endured barbary coast piracy for centuries until the fledgling USA put an end to it.
I'm not an economist, not anything with an -ist behind it. I'm an educated, rational, Christian who follows basic gospel principles. God first, family next, country third. Help my neighbor, be self-reliant as far as I can be. I live in a country that used to work by those principles as well. Because I believe in good, I also know there is evil; it's inevitable. Evil is anything that goes against what God wants for us, or the principles He has laid down for us to live by.
"By their fruits, ye shall know them, whether they be good or evil. Shun the evil and hold fast to the good."
I think a much bigger game is being played here than just the globalists vs the nationalists. This is an existential war between good and evil that's been going on for millennia, and is just ramping up as the tech has enabled us.
I believe the Second Coming is not far off, and this is part of the troubles mentioned in scripture. Is it imminent? Probably not. No one knows. But, as you noted, the entire world is shifting in many ways, all at once. Energy, commerce, finance, agriculture, manufacturing, and societal norms are all undergoing massive changes at the same time. The world is in turmoil as it has never been in its entire history, I think because humanity has never been so interconnected before.
And now Elon wants to take us to Mars.
Come quickly, Lord Jesus!
Thank you for your updates on the worlds current crises. It certainly appears Chatham House, GB, the EU, the UN, the WEF and the globalist intelligencia are deficient in their 2030/2050 planning.
I read that not only the EU but now GB are shutting down their farmers. One has to entertain speculations of convert motivations for population reduction?
In the meantime, last night, I listened to a discussion of Anthropic's latest Claude development. It seems the latest iteration is thinking for itself. They contained it so it couldn't escape and it escaped. It also reportedly took it on itself to take actions it wasnt asked to. So far Anthropic elects to keep it exclusively under their control.
Then there are also the roles of Mexico, Panama and South America in the evolving transition?
Certainly, as you suggest, our world is transitioning from pie in the sky idealism of eggheads with little to no yolks to hard realities of the sort that spawned our usa and attendant efforts. As may be assisted or otherwise impacted by AI.
Visualizing the future, for ourselves and for our children (in diminishing numbers with increasing frailties and risks?), seems vital.
Looking forward to your wrapup.
Fortunately, Trump understands that we need to protect and sustain America first. Self reliance both as a country and as individuals is important. That our leaders bought into the globalization hype ( not to mention the climate change hype) is extremely unfortunate. When Clinton signed the NAFTA agreement my father, a retired 70 something (at the time )commercial carpenter, said it was a big mistake. He was so right! Now my husband and I are the elderly generation, and we are trying to be as self-reliant as possible. The guns and butter economics is right on!! Thanks for sharing this information.
Far Left Idealogue: Squirt guns made in China, sold in Target and vegan cashew butter. Democrat: Glock 19 in a biometric safe and a soft tub, olive oil spread. Conservatives: AR-15 with a clean optic set up or Remington 700 and Kerrygold in bulk from Costco. MAGA: AR-15 and maybe a .45 1911 and bacon grease in a jar. Libertarians: Compound bows, military surplus with supressors, Ka-Bar TDI. They don't need butter, but when they do, they make their own - raw and unpasteurized.