It's All Been Done Before
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 5:09PM One of the downsides of having government education camps (the school system) "educate" most of us slaves is that most of us have no clue what occured prior to our own lifetimes. And what we think we know is incorrect or never happened.
Everything that is currently going on in the US... government "stimulus", massive deficits, pending bankruptcy and the use of the crisis to institute more government controls and blame the "free market" has already happened twice in the last century in the US. The following cartoon with the outline of the grand plan was printed in the Chicago Tribune in 1934, just after the first bankruptcy of the US Government in 1933.
Sound like a familiar plan?
The US Government, after installing the communist-fashioned Federal Reserve system in 1913, and the subsequent war it enabled, World War I, just a few months later, had already bankrupted itself by 1933. That was when the US Government had to confiscate gold and then devalue the US dollar in order to survive. That was US bankruptcy #1.
Then after bankrupting itself during World War II and the Vietnam War, the US was again bankrupt and the only way to salvage itself was to remove all gold backing from the Federal Reserve Note and go to an unbacked fiat currency on August 15, 1971. That was US bankruptcy #2.
Mostly through the use of force and the deceit of inflation, and on the backs of a population of the world's most productive people, the US Government managed to keep the latest iteration of the Government and the dollar alive until now.
With each bankruptcy, the US Government has taken more and more control of the area in which it operates and, for all intents and purposes, the US is now a dictatorship. It's just one in which you vote for a new dictator every four years, but nothing changes.
We are now all of the way through the plan. "Spend Spend Spend" occurred every year from 1971 to now. "Under the guise of recovery bust the government" has also now occurred. "Recovery" has been what they've called every major inflation after every bust since 1971... the problem now is that any further major inflation will push the Federal Reserve Note into hyperinflation. "Blame the capitalists for the failure" has been instituted thanks to control over most of the enslaved populations minds through 12-16 years of statist indoctrination and control of the media, the majority of Occupy Wall Street blames today's problems on the free market. "Junk the constitution" has also been in process for years but the final coup de grâce was instituted on New Year's Eve, 2011, with Dictator Obama declaring the Bill of Rights to be null and void with the passage of the "National Defence Authorization Act". And, as we stated, today's US democracy is a dictatorship for all intents and purposes.
So, all that is remaining is the collapse. In 1933 it ended with gold confiscation and dollar devaluation. In 1971 it ended with the gold backing being removed completely from the Federal Reserve Note.
What will it be this time? If all of the actions of the US Government and the Federal Reserve for decades is any indication, this collapse will occur with a hyperinflation of the Federal Reserve Note. It's either that or a US Government default that will have very similar results, at least in the short term. Complete obliteration of the economy and of life as we know it in the US and for much of the western world.
In either case, survival depends on disconnecting yourself as much as possible from the western world. First, disconnect yourself from the western financial system by moving most of your assets into hard assets under your own control or in foreign jurisdictions. If you buy gold & silver stocks, which very well could turn into the greatest bubble in all of human history as governments worldwide move ever closer to hyperinflation, then just make sure you register your shares properly so that you retain ownership of your gold and silver mining shares even in the event of the inevitable demise of your brokerage (you can do this by following the process denoted at TDV's BulletProof Shares).
And, if possible, live outside the western world. Many countries in Asia and Latin America are highly amenable to sitting out the next few years of chaos and turmoil. Each month in TDV we look at a different country for homesteading. And we recommend getting a second foreign passport - our current favorite jurisdiction is the Dominican Republic.
If you have to stay put in the western world, live outside of population centers and stock up on food and weapons... and even that probably isn't going to be good enough. War, false-flag terrorist attacks, violence, riots and theft will be the order of the day. Don't blame us... blame this untenable statist system of slavery and theft that so many have dutifully supported for decades.
Don't worry, it's not the end of the world and it's not the first time. It's all been done before. And it will continue to be done for perpetuity until human beings realize that government is slavery, war, theft and death. Until then, we'll be living on some tropical island or beach or out-of-the-way, self-sufficient ranch surrounded by nothing other than mountains, goats and sheep... and hope our HDTV satellite feed or high-speed internet connection stays up long enough to watch the final stages of the collapse.
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Reader Comments (10)
"if possible, live outside the western world. Many countries in Asia and Latin America are highly amenable to sitting out the next few years of chaos and turmoil."
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Many reading Jeff’s excellent advice above will be wondering where?
I will offer a suggestion.
A quick, easy, and low-cost suggestion.
The Philippines.
Why there?
The biggest barrier for most men who want to emigrate is the language barrier.
In the Philippines, English is very common.
Most everybody you will encounter in hotels, restaurants, and shops will speak enough English that you can easily get what you need.
And if you speak English, they will admire you, not look down on you as a foreigner who can’t even speak their language.
That's not the case in most other countries, where, if you don't speak their language, they will do everything possible to take advantage of you.
Second factor in favor of The Philippines is that white men still get respect there, a lot of respect.
In someplace like Brazil (I've worked there), or Caribbean Islands (I've sailed there), white men are under the same threats as they are in any inner-city slum area in North America.
You're a target.
But in The Philippines, much less so.
Not entirely safe, but much less a target than in other places.
It's the respect for white men.
Third, nobody's interested in The Philippines.
There's little danger of HARRP attacks, Muslim invasions, or "minority" riots.
None of that in The Philippines.
You can live quietly, just about anywhere, and nobody will come to attack.
The Philippines is just not an area of interest to hostile governments.
Next, women in The Philippines are still women.
The Femi-Nazi attitudes have not yet infected them.
The women there have not made a hobby of attacking white men, as is so common in most Western countries these days.
Finally, you can live well in The Philippines at modest cost.
While you are waiting for this coming calamity to blow over, you won't be blowing through a lot of your savings.
I’m talking about living well, not living cheap.
Yes, you can live "cheap" in The Philippines, but that won't be very pleasant at all.
Living cheap never is, anywhere.
But living well in The Philippines -- with a nice apartment, in a safe building, in a convenient neighborhood -- won't break your budget.
There are problems in The Philippines.
- Poverty, everywhere, and lots of it.
- Non-violent crimes of all kinds.
- In all but the nicest hotels and nicest neighborhoods, it's filthy.
- The local food is terrible, and it's filthy (but you can easily get good, Western-style meals at better hotels and restaurants.)
But, if you have some money to spend, you can avoid seeing most of the problems, most of the time.
If a close friend of mine asked my advice about where to "sit out the next few years of chaos and turmoil," I would tell him simply this:
"Get on the next flight to Manila.
From there fly to Cebu City in the central Philippines.
Find a nice hotel, near the Ayala Mall in Cebu City so you’ll be close
to restaurants and essential shopping.
Get a monthly rate on a room there.
During the day, go to the gym or go to the mall, walk around, eat lunch,
buy a good book to read.
Maybe make friends with some local people: they're friendly
to white men.
After dark, stay in your room and read books -- don’t risk the “night life”.
And then, once you are safely far away from the chaos and turmoil,
then you can plan your next move.”
So, why am I not taking my own advice?
Why did I decide to move to Thailand, after visiting The Philippines?
#1: Because I have the ability to learn the language here.
#2: Because I can afford the higher costs to live well in Thailand.
#3: Because when I fled from North America 10 years ago, there was still time to look around at various places. But now, time is short. Men who are just now preparing to leave don’t have the luxury of time to visit many different places, to chose which they prefer.
So, as a first stop, for the quickest, easiest way to get out of North America or Europe, I know no better place than The Philippines.
-- Peter
Thailand
Peter4@allmail.NET
Volcanoes: If you are worried about volcanos you should vacate Europe asap: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2081219/Is-super-volcano-Laacher-See-lake-Germany-blow.html
I spoke with iShares and they said they don't have a transfer agent, but only a trustee and a custodian. They said it isn't possible to buy shares of the ETF without going through a Broker-Dealer.
All ETF's are only as reliable as the counter parties which issue and hold their assets. I will produce some commentary on this...But I spoke with nearly all of the major natural resource ETF issuers, and was very alarmed at how intertwined the risks are.
To answer your question--No. You cannot obtain paper certificates for any ETF's as far as my research shows.
If you discover otherwise, please let me know.
Thanks,
Tekoa Da Silva
You say positive things about Argentinia. I read that they passed a new, very hostile, anti terror law.
''Critics argue that the law, which seeks to punish terrorists with up to 15 years in jail, defines "terrorism" so broadly that it could be used to prosecute anyone the government deems a threat to society.''
http://newamericamedia.org/2011/12/argentinas-new-anti-terrorism-law-ignites-terror.php
Here some snips from a blog I follow. Its from a guy who blogs about survival in an economic collapse situation since he experienced it when hyperinflation came to Argentinia.
'' ....If you combine this with the recently created “Financial Investigation Division” under the control of AFIP (local version of IRS) they can pretty much throw you in jail for anything, from buying or selling dollars or paying to anyone with them, exchanging them,''
''...Using dollars in any way other than exchanging them for a rip off in official institutions can be considered a form of financial terrorism. Yes, just for having USD dollars.''
'According to what has been said by the Minister of economy and Secretary of State numerous times on print and media, the idea isn’t to send people to jail for 15 years for touching a dollar, the idea is to simply and I quote “install a sense of fear in the population” of owning foreign currency.''
''... you can go to jail for a long time just for protesting in Argentina.''
http://ferfal.blogspot.com/2012/01/should-i-travel-to-argentina-or-not-new.html
Not that I want to own a dollar but sounds they wont be gold friendly either. I dont think I can get out of here in time with some funds so I be welcome somewhere. If somehow I manage I think Argentinia looks bad.
I wonder what you guys think about this new development.