Gold, Silver, and 'Money' in a Collapsing World; Real Options, or Continuation of a BS Belief System?

[Note: a large portion of this post was the content of a [my] comment on a popular bullion marketer's site; for the most part, I believe that they are honest and sincere in both their beliefs and intentions. However, I also believe that they are deceiving themselves because they cling to the mistaken beliefs that they can somehow profit  from the upcoming financial collapse and globalist takeover. I suggest that this mindset, and greed, are the very reasons behind the fascist banksterism we face today. Here, I am editing-in some additional explanatory text (in '<< >>' to addend my previous comments...]

First off, I tend to agree on 99% of your conclusions; real money is king, and something we all should strive to secure. However, the greatest caveat, and what I fear is the undoing of all such efforts, is the confiscatory nature of the fascists and globalist banksters. As in 1933, They can (and likely WILL) simply outlaw private ownership of gold (and/or silver), and then substitute it with a devalued fiat currency (new/old--doesn't matter). If one had invested the majority of their wealth into gold [silver], then this leaves one basically penniless. 'They' want to destroy the middle class and establish a more permanent serfdom, without fear of competition or the chances of rebellion financed by former investors, especially via true capitalism and free markets. That will all be shut down. Power will be maintained by controlling all commodities, and necessities such as food and water and power [gas/electricity]. As mentioned below, all resources will become state-controlled after a state of emergency is called, for whatever reason. Financial collapse, flood, earthquake, epidemic, social unrest, false-flag 'terror' attack; you name it--they will create some kind of issue that will enable the takeover... Note that 'Bama already decreed the phased shutting down of all US coal-power plants, which makeup 50-60% of our total energy supply, and has admitted that under his plan, energy costs will necessarily "skyrocket".

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Regarding the destruction of the middle class, one has to realize their intent and ultimate goals. The intricately crafted, government-sponsored housing/banking crash in 2008-2009 was successful in lowering the middle-class (in numbers) by like 40%, in one fell swoop. Massive amounts of wealth were stolen, and foreclosed upon, by the unscrupulous, who were then rewarded with 'bailouts' in the billions--who then simply pocketed these profits and rewarded their criminal CEOs with huge bonuses. Not only that, but then our remaining mortgages either went to the gub'ment or were lapped-up on the cheap by the 1% (insiders). Get it? bonuses for fat cats doing what the criminals wanted to see happen. Duh. The process continues; 'bama-care is simply another extension of the same process--a big tax on everybody, further gub'ment deficit spending, and a reduction in both jobs and hours employed = poorer populations, and small businesses going bust=depression and financial collapse. They mean to make the USA a serfdom of dependents>>

That said, it's a cinch that 'they' will establish national socialist, and/or global socialist control, quash all legitimate competition, and establish monopolistic mega-market systems to bleed off any remaining wealth accumulations remaining, after a gold/silver confiscation [which may initiate rioting or unrest, and in turn, martial law]. This would be done easily, since they can, and will, confiscate &/or control all modes of production, transport, and sales (already passed the laws/orders in US), in the event of any economic [or other] 'emergency' [yup, martial law]. <> Being that the gubment has been gearing up and training for such a takeover for several years (look it up!), what makes anyone think that 'they' will let their potential resistors have/keep any resources? I wouldn't bet my life on it.

<< It's all about the money, and the power that it gives, in the hands of a few elites in charge of the mega-corporations; once their monopolies are setup, they will rule via the power to raise prices at will, further enslaving and impoverishing the population. This is how they will easily achieve dominance, and retain control over us. The extensive spy network will make organizing opposition quite difficult, as well. We're talking virtual serfdom and a fascist takeover, here--with government & business as allies--which will make Hitler and Mao look like boy scouts. Believe me, the more you dig into this, the more you will see this more clearly (see Resistance post below)>>

If you folks want to truly be prepared, it would be best to secure foodstuffs, water purification and storage avenues, and perhaps some basic source of power [storage/generation system], such as solar. Learn to grow food; can be done in buckets or containers easily, anywhere. Get some networks of friends and family organized to deal with the upcoming inevitability, and make plans for your [physical] security, as well. You know what I mean…

God bless and keep you all

Resistance

Resistance

The saddest part about ‘waking up’ and discovering the truth about how the world really works (as opposed to how most people believe it does), is that almost nobody else around is mentally or psychologically prepared to believe or accept what one has come to embrace as said 'truth'.  This fact compounds the agony of one’s personal wakeup realizations. It is excruciating to both experience the transitions personally, but also amplified, in the process of trying to disseminate that which was learned to others; people that make a difference in your life--friends and family. Know that they will resist, and scoff, and maybe even laugh at you, or think you have gone crazy. Unfortunately, this is normal. In psychological terms, it's called a 'normalcy bias', among other things [look it up, or take my word; I have a degree in the field]. For sake of simplicity, the gist is that most people are highly resistant to change, ‘new’ information and especially to new ‘truths’, or to anything that challenges their world-view or beliefs. I know I was. It can be very frustrating.

The resistance phenomena are even worse when the target audience is older, and especially in the elderly [or really stubborn or curmudgeonous people]. They have had time for the propaganda and the system to become deeply ingrained into their belief system, and even their personality. This is why it is so important for the 'system' to get to our youngsters as early as possible, and maintain control of our "education" throughout the formative years. Once ingrained, they feel safe and secure with their beliefs, and often will doggedly resist any challenge to them. Maybe it isn't even possible to get through to them, like trying to convert an atheist to Christianity. They might hem and haw, or even show passive-aggressive 'acceptance' of some things you might propose to expound upon. They may simply 'go along' with your ramblings, while privately ignoring or doubting you, or even thinking you have gone quite insane. But it's worth a try, if they are really important to you. Perhaps just one seed of truth will find fertile ground, to be nourished by a more 'trusted' source; one which has already made some impact on their integral belief system. Take heart, because, just as you resisted at first, the process is beginning. Bear in mind that the psychic trauma of change is tolerated at different rates, for different people...

It’s all about resistance; resistance to change. Although we all [apparently, or on the surface] claim to want ‘change’ [yeah, the 'fav' slogan of many politicians], the truth is that people are highly resistant to change of any kind. We get set in our ways, and are secure in our little bubbles of existence, and in our system of beliefs. Continuity, security and stability is what we really want and need—not change. Psychologically, one tends to cling tightly to one’s beliefs, and belief systems, so I see this as normal. One must be overwhelmed by facts, over time, in order to come to accept the antithetical as being veridical. This does indeed take time. The process involves discovery and research, and then evaluations, which may or may not lead to acceptance. There have been times when I, myself, simply could not believe some aspect of the truth, but then, after gathering all the facts and inputs, over time, reluctantly surrendered. It may be likened to a form of the 'snowball effect'.

Yes, it is a truly painful process,  but it is a process. One doesn’t simply [literally] wake up one day realizing that one has been totally deceived—duped—and that nearly everything one believes about the way things are, is simply a pile of total bullshit—all lies. It’s not like having an epiphany (‘poof!’ “…OOooh!, now I see it all so clearly…what a fool I was…” ). On the contrary, it seems more like a ladder, or a staircase; each step taking one closer and closer to the truth, as one gradually comes to accept it, incrementally. This means there are different levels of truth and acceptance, as well. 

Resistance is the friend of the oppressors, because it delays or prevents absorption and/or acceptance of new truths [‘the’ truth?], or concepts which challenge one’s current beliefs. ‘They’ count on it as one of their main security features. It is a huge advantage, and one that they actively seek to maintain through the various propaganda sources that they control, including all educational institutions, and all the media. We are taught that which they wish us to believe from day one, and few other alternate sources even existed, before the internet. 

However, how does one ‘wake up’ if one is inundated  and saturated with all their lies and deception, over the entire course of a lifetime? I can only relate my own experiences—my process. I must add that I was totally unprepared, and that it would have been much less painful, and much faster, if I had the benefit of tutelage from a trusted family member, or even a friend or colleague; however, that was not the case.  

Looking back, I am now convinced that my process began while researching the genetic contamination of our food supply (ie., GMOs).  I’m not sure exactly how or when this was initiated, but let me tell you that I was horrified to discover that vital staples produced here in the USA had, in fact, been corrupted since the mid-1990s. Not only that, but the system, our government, the multinational corporations, and all the politicians involved, must have either had a hand in it, or had knowledge of this fact, and were benefitting from it in one way or another (can you say “corrupt”?). These so-called ‘foods’ had infiltrated fully into our food supply, seemingly (to me) without anyone’s awareness; a silent ‘coup’.

Moreover, in the course of my research, I discovered copious quantities of reliable, peer-reviewed evidence showing these ‘foods’ were harmful to the public consumer, and could be implicated in the majority of the recent ‘epidemics’ of disease, both acute and chronic; obesity, diabetes, food allergies, gut problems, autism, and even cancer. I was dumbfounded when confronted with the fact that these poisonous ‘foods’ were silently introduced into our systems of agriculture and food distribution, without ever being tested for safety [except by the purveyors themselves]. WTF? Then, the shock that our food ‘czar’ had previously been the vice president of Monsanto, the very corporation most responsible for the corruption. I soon learned that the 'alphabet' agencies I had previously trusted to protect me were simply revolving doors for corporate elites to overtake government agencies and secure profit--its all about the money, and the power that it wields...

The realizations soon led, inevitably, to the conclusion that a huge conspiracy must be in our midst, and seemingly, nobody was the wiser. Of course, the latter assertion is false—there was a small, but vocal, minority of folks out there who were armed with both awareness and facts. One simply had to do some research to discover the depth of the evil scheme (“…seek, and ye shall find…”). Yes, evil; what else can one conclude? A willful poisoning and corruption of our entire food supply, for profit. (Unfortunately, I eventually came to realize the total takeover of every system has already been implemented, not just our food)

Even worse was the discovery of the general plan to dominate and corrupt all of our seeds, as well, in addition to the genetic pollution of nearly all domestic crops. If the reader is incredulous about the former assertions (above), it may be best to stop reading this now, and take it up again after verifying the veracity of same [see also the Kissinger memorandum re: food supply, circa 1974, and Holdren’s (science czar in ‘bama regime) book suggestions re: chems/sterilants to be added to food/water, etc.]. Else, one may begin to doubt the source—not my goal. I’m attempting to aid the reader’s quest for knowledge, and the truth, not shut you down This might require BABY steps for some...

Without expounding further upon the whole GMO situation, suffice it to say that its impact was deep, and believe me, painful. I basically had to alter my whole world-view; my whole belief in the USA, truth, justice, government, and, basically, Mankind. Furthermore, opening my eyes, and my mind, to these newfound truths was like opening a door leading from a cellar, into full view of a sunny landscape—it was blinding, but also beautiful. What followed, however, were more painful bouts with my own belief systems, as my knowledge on various related topics expanded. It’s not for the faint-of-heart. If you are in the ranks of the awakened, take some comfort in the fact that you are, in some ways, one of the 'chosen', but also realize that with knowledge comes responsibility. This is not a treasure to be secreted away in a vault, or to be sold; it must be given freely.

If the reader is already awake, I’ll wager you shared some of these same challenges. If not, or to the unawakened, then I imagine there’s quite  bit of glazing-eye syndrome occurring. Do your own research, and don’t just believe me, or any one source; you will find more than you want to know, in time. But do look, and do question—your thirst for the truth will not be in vain. Try to maintain an open mind about the challenges to your current belief system[s]. It isn't easy. If you do not seek, and are not willing to honestly evaluate that which you find, then you are simply one of the many zombie ‘sheeple’, to be led to the slaughter, willingly. If that is the case, I don’t even pity you. It's your own fault, and your loss when 'they' confiscate your wealth, your property (your food, etc., too) or your business, if you end up in a resettlement and re-education camp [see leaked official military training documents for domestic camps], or worse. It will soon come to this.

The various potential 'doomsday' scenarios of the near future are indeed ominous, and not as far-fetched as one might imagine. Preparation is the key, after a diligent search for the truth about the world around you. The truly scary part about the journey is that the ‘rabbit hole’ seems to be infinitely deep—more and more truths are discovered, the deeper one peers in. The breadth and scope of the deception and lies is truly shocking--unbelievable and unacceptable at first, for sure. The levels of evil and corruption is simply unfathomable, to the initiate. I am still having trouble absorbing it, and likely, there is so much more to learn.  The total corruption of everything you thought you knew about, or believed in. It just gets deeper and deeper, the more you look. A word of warning, however: Once you take the ‘red’ pill, you can never go back into the matrix. Your process of discovery and resistance now makes you a part of ‘The Resistance’. Welcome, brother or sister, and may peace and love and power be with you in your journey…

Drones from the Hive

What Busy Little Bees We Are…

Buzzing to and fro, in our day-to-day lives, going about our assigned tasks, thereafter settling down for the evening with a relaxing bout of mindless recreation; TV shows and movies, browsing the internet and checking emails or social sites, or perhaps engaging in a mindless episode of video gaming. Throughout the day and night, the majority engage in a pattern of activities that are fairly consistent—and predictably routine. Drones in a collective, content in our existences. Every move monitored, and every act profiled for predictability, by some AI algorithm. After all, we are all simply an insignificant part of the collective, or cog in the machine.

Somehow, we all got lost in the hive mentality, in the collective of expectations and programmed behaviors. The hive-masters trained us how to think and act in nascent training operations; we know that bucking authority is simply not tolerated. We understand that thinking ‘outside the box’ is simply not tolerated; after all, we all need to think, act,  and feel the same to maintain the collective. It is for the good of all that we must sacrifice our selfish—even whimsical— individualisms. 

Instructions from the collective polls say that xx% of us feel this way or that, about any given topic or issue, so one should certainly consider altering one’s thoughts and behaviors to align with the hive. Constant, omnipresent  hive suggestions—programming instructions—the overt and covert advertisements, direct us regarding to what we should be wanting, and the goal-directed activities that will result in our rewards. Working hard and striving towards these ends will make us happy; we all understand this to be veridical. We hear, and we adjust, and we adapt, and obey. We are the Borg; resistance is futile.

Sometimes the collective needs us to abruptly change thoughts and behaviors it deems to be important. The best way to do so is to implement radical enforcements of seemingly bizarre, and unbeknownst, rules  related to undesirable thoughts and behaviors. These top-down directives are meant to rapidly quash any and all  antithetical thoughts and behaviors. 

For example, to convey that we should have no expectation of rights to privacy, or to freely move about, we are openly and randomly stopped and searched, even cavity searched, as a matter of principle, whilst going about our day-to-day. It’s almost like a ‘reward’ to get through it rapidly—like, “…man, I got through to the gate in under an hour”. Amazing.  Similarly, it is ‘leaked’ that we are all under constant surveillance whenever we do anything, in our homes, online, on the phone, or simply going about our assigned day-to-day. We are video-monitored on the street, and surveilled from satelites, balloon airships and drones. Omniscient and omnipresent, our hive-god is. We are powerless and defenseless against the greater will of the hive; we get it. 

Likewise, a child playing in his own backyard, with his own plastic  toy weapon, or anyone with the audacity to form a gun-shape out of a toaster pastry (or even gesturing with a finger-point) should be immediately detained, even arrested, and suspended from school (regardless of the fact the child was at home during said  ‘infraction’). OK; guns are horrible, and to be feared, and we will not even think about them, much less own or use them. This, despite our hive rulers being the wielder of armies and weapons of mass destruction—and the most prevalent purveyor of arms sales, worldwide. Hmph. Hard to get a handle on such hypocrisy, I know. But, we should accept it as the will of the hive, and know that it is all for the best, for us all.

Yes, The young and the elder alike, we all assimilate our collective directives. At first, these ‘adjustments’ may just seem to be insane; later we get it, and conformity becomes uniform, as we all know it should be. We adapt and accept, without criticism or question.

It’s all about the collective. Independent, individual thoughts and actions cannot be tolerated. Take your typical ‘whistleblower’; probably the lowest form of life on the planet. Such a person would challenge the hive with alternate versions of reality, to the detriment of us all. We must strive to demonize exposing the collective to information that is not hive-sponsored, and track down, prosecute, or eliminate any infractions. If truth infects the hive, the only result is chaos and rebellion—the hive would collapse—the system would fail. Call in a drone strike...

Besides, what can a single person do to impact anything? What good would it do to think or act differently? All it could do would ultimately lead to change, that which we say that we want or need, but to which we, in reality, are  truly resistant. We crave the mundane, the everyday, the status quo—the routine! The hive. The school. The herd. It is so safe being a part of the collective, regardless of the predations, both foreign and domestic. 

As an individual, one might stick out, only to be struck down. Like the notorious ‘whistleblower’.  We can’t have anything exposed about the hive that could disrupt the administration of power. We need consistency and order. After all, one might willfully expose a new idea, or invent a device that could cause unnecessary change or progression, resulting in utter chaos. Electric light bulbs, telephones, and televisions, the internet—we have all this. We need no new input to the collective. Be still, and be safe; do your work, and pay your dues, and think and act as you are told—be a good slave—umm, I mean, drone, and no harm will befall you.

Update: New-found Insights on Being a Cheap-Ass Bastard...

I gotta say, being a Cheap-Ass Bastard (CAB) is becoming really difficult, especially when it comes to food. My 'wake-up' over the last couple years has brought me to new insights, and an appreciation for both health and 'health foods'--nearly a 180-degree shift!. No longer will I settle for the toxic, preservative- and chemical-laden foods I used to savor (well, eat, anyways)--and NO GMOs. Yeah, the shit is cheap in terms of $$ cost, but, in the long run, can be quite expensive, when one considers the effects upon one's heath and well-being. Yup, I woke up…what I thought I could never afford I now cannot afford not to purchase.

Wiping the sleep from my eyes has resulted in a different view on what I can claim as being 'cheap'. Now, what is cheap is that which is non-toxic (or least-toxic), is NOT genetically engineered, but also provides good nutrition at a fair price. Yes, one will feel the bite and tug at the purse strings when considering what to choose, especially if considering organic vs processed crap I used to scarf up.

A lot of the attitude changes were pressed into service when I discovered that we were/are [basically] under chemical and biological attack by the multi-national corporate purveyors of poisons, and their gubment minions in the 'alphabet agencies' (once understood to be our protectors). When looking down the aisles at the local *mart or supamaaket, I now see the vast majority of the so-called 'foods' residing there are really food-like products, with no clear link to natural food's nutritional value, and most hardly fit for consumption (not even to my dog). So, yeah, that shit is no bargain, regardless of cost.

I now cringe at the thought of having to eat out of boxes and cans, especially after previewing their ingredient lists. OK, I confess that I still eat some of that, and use it for prepping (hey, its got preservatives), but I minimize my exposure AMAP. I go in there looking for fresh or fresh-frozen greens, fruit, and produce, and locally baked breads. I'm much more finicky about processed junk and 'meats'. The thing is, one must strive to prepare and process one's own food, rather than leaving that to the corporate whores--they will simply 'soft-kill' you, without hesitation, if it makes them a hefty profit. "Chemicals and additives that are carcinogens/excitotoxins/toxins/genetically spliced-in? or poisonous? ...no problem". ON TOP OF THAT? BPA-laden canned and bottled stuff; why NOT make them all fat, diabetic, and infertile? Pfft. Go for the glass, man--THE GLASS...

One thing that sets these [$$-costly] less-processed foods apart is that they require more TIME & EFFORT to prepare and cook. This inconvenience is probably the main factor that keeps people buying the poisonous crap they KNOW they shouldn't. I'll put it this way; if you don't make it from 'scratch', you're likely poisoning yourself with a host of crap you cannot pronounce, and likely has never been tested for adverse fx (eg., many chemicals & all GMO products and BYPRODUCTS) One usually can't simply rip open a box or can and slop it into the microwave, if we are talking 'real' food. Now, I do have time in my day to cook, but I'll admit to being lazy on occasion, and succumbing to the siren wail of the Bean and Bacon Soup or some chili w/ beans and a hotdog--or even a sandwich on white bread. Hey, I'm only human--but I really put an effort out to minimize that.

Anyways, Now my CAB mission is to locate foods that are actually good for me, at the best price. For example,  it is much cheaper to get frozen veggies instead of fresh, and usually one can save some prep-time because they are often chopped and washed already. Pesticide residue is pernicious and I often question my ability to get it off a lot of produce, especially on, like, kale. Therefore, sometimes it may not be best going the 'farm-fresh' route. Getting any fresh meat that isn't hormone/antibiotic-laden is nearly impossible, but I don't have a work-around yet, really. Thinking about raising some poultry in the back yard, and fish/veggies in an aquaculture setup…

MORE LATER, FOLKS…

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