lewrockwell--2020-11-25--America’s Economy Cannot Survive Another Lockdown, and the Cult of the Reset Knows It

The U.S. economy has been on the verge of collapse for at least a decade , ever since the crash of 2008 and the subsequent explosion in fiat stimulus from the Federal Reserve .
While the mainstream media has always claimed that central bankers “ saved ” us from another Great Depression , what they actually did was set us up for a far worse scenario — a stagflationary implosion of our society .
Here is the primary problem : By injecting trillions of bailout dollars into the system , the Federal Reserve prevented the economy from going through its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been painful for many , but survivable , and it would have removed large amounts of excess debt , parasitic corporations that produce little or nothing of use , as well as numerous toxic assets with no legitimate value .
For a real free market to function , weak or corrupt elements must be allowed to fail and die .
Instead , central banks around the world and most prominently the Fed kept all of those destructive elements on life support .
This has created what amounts to a “ zombie economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside support ( stimulus ) in order to continue moving forward .
In the process of keeping zombie corporations and other parts of the body alive , healthy parts of the economy , like the small business sector , get devoured .
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The zombie economy is , however , highly fragile .
All it takes is one or two major shocks to bring it down , and the moment this happens the whole facade will disintegrate , leaving the public in panic and disarray .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2020 , and it will get much worse in 2021 .
Bailouts encourage and reward unhealthy financial behavior , and this is why national debt , corporate debt and consumer debt have recently hit historic highs .
When every pillar of the economy is encumbered with the weight of debt , any instability has the possibility of bringing all those pillars down at once .
The Federal Reserve turned the U.S. into an economic time bomb , and the Fed is itself more like a suicide bomber than some kind of fiscal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ global reset ” or “ great reset ” back in 2014/2015 .
I wrote an article about how the reset was actually a long term process in my article The Global Economic Reset Has Begun .
Christine Lagarde was the head of the IMF back then , and she mentioned it briefly in multiple interviews .
I made a mental note of it because it seemed planted into the discussion very awkwardly , as if it was scripted .
I rarely heard it mentioned for years after that .
In 2020 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chaos , I ’ m seeing the phrase used everywhere in the media and by globalists .
Over the past decade , globalist institutions have come up with numerous phrases that seem to refer to a worldwide planned and dramatic shift in human society sometime in the near future .
The “ great reset ” is just another phrase for “ the new world order.
” It is important to understand that the reset these people are talking about has actually been engineered and staged for many years .
This is not something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they have been talking about it since at least 2014 .
And before that , they talked about the new world order , and “ multilateralism , ” and the “ multi-polar world order , ” and Agenda 2030 , etc .
Exploding Kittens Card ... Buy New $ 9.99 The reset is the catalyst phase of an agenda that has been in the works for a long time now .
The goal , as they have openly admitted many times , is to centralize the entire globe into one monetary structure , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and eventually one faceless and unaccountable governing body .
One of the biggest obstacles to the finalization of the reset and the formation of the new world order has been liberty-minded populations across the planet — most of all , the liberty-minded people within America .
The U.S. has to be destabilized or eliminated ; the old world order has to be brought down before the new world order can be introduced .
The people have to be beaten down and desperate , so that when the globalists offer their “ reset ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gladly accept it without question — simply because they want the economic pain and uncertainty to stop .
A common statement made by globalists from Klaus Shwab at the World Economic Forum to the current Prime Minister of Canada , Justin Trudeau , is that the coronavirus pandemic is the “ perfect opportunity ” to trigger the “ great reset.
” As globalist Rahm Emanuel is famous for admitting , in crisis there is opportunity to do things you were not able to do before .
In other words , when people panic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become easy to manipulate .
And , if a crisis doesn ’ t happen naturally , then why not create a crisis from thin air and use that to cause panic ?
The lockdowns have not only been proven to do nothing to stop the spread of the coronavirus , but they are also a clear attack on what ’ s left of our economic system .
The small business sector in particular is being gutted as more than 60 % of those that shut down during the first lockdown were unable to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ half of all employment in the U.S..
When they collapse , the U.S. economy will have nothing left except the big-box corporations that the Fed put on life support over a decade ago .
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The speedy collapse of the U.S. economy will be assured , and the “ great reset ” can commence .
At least , that is what the globalists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election currently being contested , it is hard to say how the next few months will play out in detail .
As I have been pointing out since July , a contested election is the best possible scenario for the globalists because it creates a Catch-22 situation : • If Trump stays in office , the political left will accuse him of usurping the presidency and there will be mass riots in the streets .
Conservatives will be tempted with the idea of bringing in martial law to suppress rioters , and such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. economy , causing its fragile structure to implode .
• If Biden enters the White House , then he will attempt a Level 4 lockdown similar to the lockdowns we have seen in Australia , France , Germany and the UK ; perhaps even worse .
Our economy will crumble , conservatives will revolt , and Biden will attempt martial law measures .
Either way , the globalists get their crisis , and therein their opportunity .
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If liberty-minded Americans organize immediately for security and mutual aid , we can defuse the Catch-22 .
If we provide for our own security within our own communities , there will be no rationale for Trump to institute martial law .
Community security is an awesome deterrent against leftist rioting and looting , and basic economic trade can continue .
By extension , if we organize our own community security as well as localize our economies with barter and trade , we also act as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might have of enforcing national lockdowns .
The point is , we can ’ t allow the globalists to dictate the terms of the crisis .
We must act to change the rules of the game .
The reset is not a natural inevitability , it is a con , a trap .
No matter how bad the crisis in our nation becomes , it is the people — namely the liberty-minded people — who will determine the future , not the globalists .
Their plan relies on our panic .
Instead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a unified front and a plan of our own .
This article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group

The U.S. economy has been on the verge of collapse for at least a decade, ever since the crash of 2008 and the subsequent explosion in fiat stimulus from the Federal Reserve. While the mainstream media has always claimed that central bankers “saved” us from another Great Depression, what they actually did was set us up for a far worse scenario — a stagflationary implosion of our society.
Here is the primary problem: By injecting trillions of bailout dollars into the system, the Federal Reserve prevented the economy from going through its natural purging cycle. This cycle would have been painful for many, but survivable, and it would have removed large amounts of excess debt, parasitic corporations that produce little or nothing of use, as well as numerous toxic assets with no legitimate value. For a real free market to function, weak or corrupt elements must be allowed to fail and die. Instead, central banks around the world and most prominently the Fed kept all of those destructive elements on life support.
This has created what amounts to a “zombie economy:” a system that needs constant outside support (stimulus) in order to continue moving forward. In the process of keeping zombie corporations and other parts of the body alive, healthy parts of the economy, like the small business sector, get devoured. Jenga Classic Game Check Amazon for Pricing.
The zombie economy is, however, highly fragile. All it takes is one or two major shocks to bring it down, and the moment this happens the whole facade will disintegrate, leaving the public in panic and disarray. This is what is happening right now in 2020, and it will get much worse in 2021.
Bailouts encourage and reward unhealthy financial behavior, and this is why national debt, corporate debt and consumer debt have recently hit historic highs. When every pillar of the economy is encumbered with the weight of debt, any instability has the possibility of bringing all those pillars down at once. The Federal Reserve turned the U.S. into an economic time bomb, and the Fed is itself more like a suicide bomber than some kind of fiscal savior.
The “Great Reset”
I first heard the term “global reset” or “great reset” back in 2014/2015. I wrote an article about how the reset was actually a long term process in my article The Global Economic Reset Has Begun. Christine Lagarde was the head of the IMF back then, and she mentioned it briefly in multiple interviews.
I made a mental note of it because it seemed planted into the discussion very awkwardly, as if it was scripted. I rarely heard it mentioned for years after that. In 2020, as we descend into social and economic chaos, I’m seeing the phrase used everywhere in the media and by globalists.
Over the past decade, globalist institutions have come up with numerous phrases that seem to refer to a worldwide planned and dramatic shift in human society sometime in the near future. The “great reset” is just another phrase for “the new world order.” It is important to understand that the reset these people are talking about has actually been engineered and staged for many years. This is not something that just popped up in 2020 — they have been talking about it since at least 2014. And before that, they talked about the new world order, and “multilateralism,” and the “multi-polar world order,” and Agenda 2030, etc. Exploding Kittens Card... Buy New $9.99 (as of 06:08 UTC - Details)
The reset is the catalyst phase of an agenda that has been in the works for a long time now. The goal, as they have openly admitted many times, is to centralize the entire globe into one monetary structure, one highly interdependent and socialized economy, and eventually one faceless and unaccountable governing body.
One of the biggest obstacles to the finalization of the reset and the formation of the new world order has been liberty-minded populations across the planet — most of all, the liberty-minded people within America. The U.S. has to be destabilized or eliminated; the old world order has to be brought down before the new world order can be introduced. The people have to be beaten down and desperate, so that when the globalists offer their “reset” as the solution, the people will gladly accept it without question — simply because they want the economic pain and uncertainty to stop.
A common statement made by globalists from Klaus Shwab at the World Economic Forum to the current Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, is that the coronavirus pandemic is the “perfect opportunity” to trigger the “great reset.” As globalist Rahm Emanuel is famous for admitting, in crisis there is opportunity to do things you were not able to do before.
In other words, when people panic in the face of crisis, they become easy to manipulate. And, if a crisis doesn’t happen naturally, then why not create a crisis from thin air and use that to cause panic?
Enter the economic lockdowns…
The lockdowns have not only been proven to do nothing to stop the spread of the coronavirus, but they are also a clear attack on what’s left of our economic system. The small business sector in particular is being gutted as more than 60% of those that shut down during the first lockdown were unable to reopen. Small businesses provide more than half of all employment in the U.S.. When they collapse, the U.S. economy will have nothing left except the big-box corporations that the Fed put on life support over a decade ago. Throw Throw Burrito by... Buy New $24.99 (as of 06:08 UTC - Details)
Real unemployment, which is already at 26%, will skyrocket even further if a second national lockdown is initiated. The speedy collapse of the U.S. economy will be assured, and the “great reset” can commence. At least, that is what the globalists want to happen…
With the U.S. presidential election currently being contested, it is hard to say how the next few months will play out in detail. As I have been pointing out since July, a contested election is the best possible scenario for the globalists because it creates a Catch-22 situation:
If Trump stays in office, the political left will accuse him of usurping the presidency and there will be mass riots in the streets. Conservatives will be tempted with the idea of bringing in martial law to suppress rioters, and such measures will undermine the flow of the U.S. economy, causing its fragile structure to implode. If Biden enters the White House, then he will attempt a Level 4 lockdown similar to the lockdowns we have seen in Australia, France, Germany and the UK; perhaps even worse. Our economy will crumble, conservatives will revolt, and Biden will attempt martial law measures.
Either way, the globalists get their crisis, and therein their opportunity.
Surviving the lockdowns and deterring the globalists
Taco Cat Goat Cheese P... Buy New $9.99 (as of 06:08 UTC - Details) But here is where things get less certain for the elites. If liberty-minded Americans organize immediately for security and mutual aid, we can defuse the Catch-22. If we provide for our own security within our own communities, there will be no rationale for Trump to institute martial law. Community security is an awesome deterrent against leftist rioting and looting, and basic economic trade can continue.
By extension, if we organize our own community security as well as localize our economies with barter and trade, we also act as a deterrent to Biden and any ideas he might have of enforcing national lockdowns. The point is, we can’t allow the globalists to dictate the terms of the crisis. We must act to change the rules of the game.
The reset is not a natural inevitability, it is a con, a trap. No matter how bad the crisis in our nation becomes, it is the people — namely the liberty-minded people — who will determine the future, not the globalists. Their plan relies on our panic. Instead of panic, let’s show them a unified front and a plan of our own.
This article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group


lewrockwell--2020-11-25--Immunity Certificates and Health-Passes Are a Hoax

In this article , I once again enter the fictitious world of official science , where the virus is real , it is attacking people , the test is accurate , the case numbers are meaningful , the vaccine is necessary .
Even within that lunatic world , the experts can ’ t keep their story straight .
The contradictions are giant neon signs in the sky , for people who can see .
There are two forms of immunity certificates or health passes .
One declares the person has recently tested negative for the virus .
The other states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Untold numbers of people believe the certificates make them “ safe.
” Qantus Airlines has announced an immunity certificate , showing the passenger has taken the upcoming COVID vaccine , will be required for air travel .
The company ’ s CEO says he expects all airlines will eventually follow suit .
Amazon eGift Card - Am ... Buy New $ 50.00 The Daily Mail : “ Britons are set to be given Covid ‘ freedom passes ’ as long as they test negative for the virus twice in a week , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ details of the scheme are still being ironed out by officials in Whitehall , who hope it will allow the country to get back to normal next year.
” Later in the article , “ tested twice in one week ” is changed to “ tested regularly ” and “ tested once a month.
” So why were NBA basketball players tested EVERY DAY , throughout their whole time living inside a quarantined bubble in Orlando , Florida ?
Because , according to official science , the virus is everywhere and no one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t carry immunity certificates .
Their medical staffs and the league require constant testing .
A test once a month , or two tests during a single week , mean nothing .
A person can carry around an immunity certificate on his cell phone and flash it to enter an office building…but in truth , he ’ s infected with the virus at that very moment .
The CDC has stated that in the first 11 weeks of the pandemic , there were 30,000 cases in 99 countries .
Accepting this report ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visiting the world of official science ) , it ’ s obvious that testing once a week would be meaningless .
The virus is an infiltrator like no other ever known in human history .
The other version of a health-pass would be issued after injection with the COVID vaccine .
“ You ’ re good , you ’ re immune , you ’ re an elite member of the citizen sheep… ” $ 10 PlayStation Store ... Buy New $ 10.00 Let ’ s go to the official experts to see if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out the two biggest public health agencies in the world are talking out of both sides of their mouths .
If they were auto safety inspectors issuing reports , you ’ d opt for horse and carriage transport .
The World Health Organization makes a watered-down “ could-be , maybe , not sure ” statement : “ It ’ s too early to know if COVID-19 vaccines will provide long-term protection .
Additional research is needed to answer this question .
However , it ’ s encouraging that available data suggest that most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immune response that provides at least some protection against reinfection – although we ’ re still learning how strong this protection is , and how long it lasts.
” “ It ’ s also not yet clear how many doses of a COVID-19 vaccine will be needed .
Most COVID-19 vaccine being tested now are using two dose regimens.
” The CDC offers its own vague statement about both natural immunity and vaccine-derived immunity : “ The protection someone gains from having [ a COVID-19 ] infection ( called natural immunity ) varies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ varies from person to person .
Since this virus is new , we don ’ t know how long natural immunity might last .
Some early evidence—based on some people—seems to suggest that natural immunity may not last very long.
” “ Regarding vaccination , we won ’ t know how long immunity lasts until we have a vaccine and more data on how well it works .
Both natural immunity and vaccine-induced immunity are important aspects of COVID-19 that experts are trying to learn more about , and CDC will keep the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Playstation Plus : 3 Mo ... Buy New $ 24.99 Some scientists have suggested the vaccine will need to be administered once every two years , or once a year , like a flu shot .
They don ’ t know .
That ’ s the bottom line .
Therefore , an immunity certificate stating , “ This person is immune after receiving the vaccine , ” would be a presumption .
Or more accurately , a guess .
Better yet , a feel-good placebo and virtue signal .
“ I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shot .
I ’ m doing my part to save the world .
Look at me .
I ’ m wearing my cell phone hanging from a chain around my neck .
Notice the immunity certificate on the screen ?
I don ’ t have to wear a mask while I take a shower anymore .
I ’ m free… ” I can see the news story now : “ John Q Public has been identified as a COVID-19 super-spreader .
But John Q received the COVID vaccine just six weeks ago .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ puzzled and alarmed .
Dr. Finagle Choo-Choo , from the University of Cash and Carry , states a bad batch of vaccines could have been responsible .
‘ Stuff happens , ’ Choo-Choo told the Associated Press… ” To which a science blogger living in mommy ’ s basement will reply , “ But the vaccine is better than nothing .
We ’ re working with probabilities here… ” Indeed we are .
We ’ re working with probabilities based on guesses and money the vaccine manufacturers are raking in , and based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Furthermore , as I ’ ve reported several times in these pages , citing a devastating fact even the New York Times and the Washington Post felt obligated to admit , the major clinical trials of the vaccine are not designed to prevent serious cases of COVID .
Carnival Games Nintend ... Best Price : $ 22.95 Buy New $ 19.38 Instead , they are structured to prevent minor COVID chills and fever , or a cough .
So the whole vaccine program is a joke .
And therefore , immunity certificates based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no official scientific group is claiming the vaccine prevents transmission of the virus from person to person .
It ’ s yet one more “ we don ’ t know.
” The immunity certificates are a method of conditioning people to fall in line with medical dictators who want to steal their freedom .
And of course , anyone who receives a certificate is entered into a database .
Otherwise known as surveillance .
I say , if someone shows you an immunity certificate , shout , “ SUPER-SPREADER , ” fall down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up and stagger away .
It provides a nice balance to the propaganda circulating these days .
And with that , I exit from the lunatic world of official science , and return readers to my more than 200 articles on the pandemic hoax , and to the actual and true world in which no one has proved the SARS-CoV-2 virus exists , the diagnostic test is useless and deceptive , the case and death numbers are meaningless , and vaccines are dangerous and ineffective .
And remember , every fake problem breeds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ predict the rise of a new industry based on forging immunity certificates .
A few of these criminal groups of forgers will be sponsored by intelligence agencies .
They ’ ll help spread media stories about “ phony certificates ” as opposed to “ real ones ” —thus cementing the notion that there ARE real and meaningful ones , when in fact ALL immunity certificates , no matter their origin , are useless frauds .
The Best of Jon Rappoport

In this article, I once again enter the fictitious world of official science, where the virus is real, it is attacking people, the test is accurate, the case numbers are meaningful, the vaccine is necessary. Even within that lunatic world, the experts can’t keep their story straight. The contradictions are giant neon signs in the sky, for people who can see.
There are two forms of immunity certificates or health passes. One declares the person has recently tested negative for the virus. The other states the person has received the COVID-19 vaccine.
Untold numbers of people believe the certificates make them “safe.”
Qantus Airlines has announced an immunity certificate, showing the passenger has taken the upcoming COVID vaccine, will be required for air travel. The company’s CEO says he expects all airlines will eventually follow suit. Amazon eGift Card - Am... Buy New $50.00 (as of 11:08 UTC - Details)
The Daily Mail: “Britons are set to be given Covid ‘freedom passes’ as long as they test negative for the virus twice in a week, it has been suggested.”
“The details of the scheme are still being ironed out by officials in Whitehall, who hope it will allow the country to get back to normal next year.”
Later in the article, “tested twice in one week” is changed to “tested regularly” and “tested once a month.”
So why were NBA basketball players tested EVERY DAY, throughout their whole time living inside a quarantined bubble in Orlando, Florida? Because, according to official science, the virus is everywhere and no one is safe.
The athletes don’t carry immunity certificates. Their medical staffs and the league require constant testing.
A test once a month, or two tests during a single week, mean nothing. A person can carry around an immunity certificate on his cell phone and flash it to enter an office building…but in truth, he’s infected with the virus at that very moment.
The CDC has stated that in the first 11 weeks of the pandemic, there were 30,000 cases in 99 countries. Accepting this report (because, remember, we’re visiting the world of official science), it’s obvious that testing once a week would be meaningless. The virus is an infiltrator like no other ever known in human history.
The other version of a health-pass would be issued after injection with the COVID vaccine. “You’re good, you’re immune, you’re an elite member of the citizen sheep…” $10 PlayStation Store ... Buy New $10.00 (as of 04:53 UTC - Details)
Let’s go to the official experts to see if that’s true. It turns out the two biggest public health agencies in the world are talking out of both sides of their mouths. If they were auto safety inspectors issuing reports, you’d opt for horse and carriage transport.
The World Health Organization makes a watered-down “could-be, maybe, not sure” statement: “It’s too early to know if COVID-19 vaccines will provide long-term protection. Additional research is needed to answer this question. However, it’s encouraging that available data suggest that most people who recover from COVID-19 develop an immune response that provides at least some protection against reinfection – although we’re still learning how strong this protection is, and how long it lasts.”
“It’s also not yet clear how many doses of a COVID-19 vaccine will be needed. Most COVID-19 vaccine being tested now are using two dose regimens.”
Hmm. Not very assuring.
The CDC offers its own vague statement about both natural immunity and vaccine-derived immunity: “The protection someone gains from having [a COVID-19] infection (called natural immunity) varies depending on the disease, and it varies from person to person. Since this virus is new, we don’t know how long natural immunity might last. Some early evidence—based on some people—seems to suggest that natural immunity may not last very long.”
“Regarding vaccination, we won’t know how long immunity lasts until we have a vaccine and more data on how well it works. Both natural immunity and vaccine-induced immunity are important aspects of COVID-19 that experts are trying to learn more about, and CDC will keep the public informed as new evidence becomes available.” Playstation Plus: 3 Mo... Buy New $24.99 (as of 06:10 UTC - Details)
Again, not assuring.
Some scientists have suggested the vaccine will need to be administered once every two years, or once a year, like a flu shot.
They don’t know. That’s the bottom line.
Therefore, an immunity certificate stating, “This person is immune after receiving the vaccine,” would be a presumption. Or more accurately, a guess. Better yet, a feel-good placebo and virtue signal.
“I’m following orders. I got the shot. I’m doing my part to save the world. Look at me. I’m wearing my cell phone hanging from a chain around my neck. Notice the immunity certificate on the screen? I don’t have to wear a mask while I take a shower anymore. I’m free…”
I can see the news story now: “John Q Public has been identified as a COVID-19 super-spreader. But John Q received the COVID vaccine just six weeks ago. This extraordinary turn of events has experts puzzled and alarmed. Dr. Finagle Choo-Choo, from the University of Cash and Carry, states a bad batch of vaccines could have been responsible. ‘Stuff happens,’ Choo-Choo told the Associated Press…”
To which a science blogger living in mommy’s basement will reply, “But the vaccine is better than nothing. We’re working with probabilities here…”
Indeed we are. We’re working with probabilities based on guesses and money the vaccine manufacturers are raking in, and based on lies and maybes and tap-dancing.
Furthermore, as I’ve reported several times in these pages, citing a devastating fact even the New York Times and the Washington Post felt obligated to admit, the major clinical trials of the vaccine are not designed to prevent serious cases of COVID. Carnival Games Nintend... Best Price: $22.95 Buy New $19.38 (as of 06:10 UTC - Details)
Instead, they are structured to prevent minor COVID chills and fever, or a cough. So the whole vaccine program is a joke. And therefore, immunity certificates based on vaccination are useless.
Furthermore, no official scientific group is claiming the vaccine prevents transmission of the virus from person to person. It’s yet one more “we don’t know.”
The immunity certificates are a method of conditioning people to fall in line with medical dictators who want to steal their freedom. And of course, anyone who receives a certificate is entered into a database. Otherwise known as surveillance.
I say, if someone shows you an immunity certificate, shout, “SUPER-SPREADER,” fall down, mimic massive tremors, then stand up and stagger away.
It provides a nice balance to the propaganda circulating these days.
And with that, I exit from the lunatic world of official science, and return readers to my more than 200 articles on the pandemic hoax, and to the actual and true world in which no one has proved the SARS-CoV-2 virus exists, the diagnostic test is useless and deceptive, the case and death numbers are meaningless, and vaccines are dangerous and ineffective.
And remember, every fake problem breeds a multitude of fake solutions. I predict the rise of a new industry based on forging immunity certificates.
A few of these criminal groups of forgers will be sponsored by intelligence agencies. They’ll help spread media stories about “phony certificates” as opposed to “real ones”—thus cementing the notion that there ARE real and meaningful ones, when in fact ALL immunity certificates, no matter their origin, are useless frauds.
Reprinted with permission from Jon Rappoport’s blog.
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lewrockwell--2020-11-25--George Clooney and the New Woke Imperialism

Hollywood celebrities are increasingly serving on the frontline of the culture war .
They were out in force during the US presidential elections .
And they continually issue missives supporting a range of causes , from Black Lives Matter to the campaign to turn Greta Thunberg into a secular saint .
So I was not shocked when , in the course of an online interview with GQ magazine , George Clooney interrupted his discussion of his new film , The Midnight Sky , to talk about the problem of hatred throughout the world .
And , in line with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s condemnation of hate was naturally accompanied by an attack on Hungary .
Projecting the sci-fi vision of The Midnight Sky on to what he clearly sees as real-world dystopias in Hungary and elsewhere , Clooney concluded his commentary on hate by saying : ‘ Go to Bolsonaro in Brazil or Orban in Hungary.
’ Carhartt Men ’ s A ... Buy New $ 16.99 There is no evidence that Clooney has actually experienced any hate in Brazil or Hungary .
It would be great if Clooney followed his advice of ‘ go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then decide to alter his script of hate .
As with the imperialist storytellers of the 19th century , Clooney ’ s view of the exotic Other is really a sublimated expression of the anxieties circulating in his own world .
If you want to experience outbursts of hate , you could do worse than go to Clooney ’ s native land .
Just watch the videos of Black Lives Matter protesters yelling at diners in a restaurant in Washington , DC .
Their language of hatred is totally unrestrained , as is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have tragically erupted in many parts of the US .
So I say to George : ‘ Go to America.
’ Go there and learn about the hate that people are experiencing .
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As a fully signed-up member of the global cultural elite , he does not really go to normal places , where normal human beings live and work .
Just look at his schedule as he jets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occasionally punctuating his pursuits by going to Davos or some other global forum where he can encounter friends and colleagues – who also don ’ t really go anywhere .
Unlike George , I do go to Hungary .
On a bad day I sometimes encounter tense individuals , who lash out at one another .
In this sense Hungary is no different to any other European society .
But hate ?
In Hungary you will not find the kind of personalised venomous attacks on individuals that have become the hallmark of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And yet , despite the relatively relaxed atmosphere that prevails in a city like Budapest , I expect to see a new wave of celebrities mobilising their reputations to assist with the anti-Hungary crusade .

Hollywood celebrities are increasingly serving on the frontline of the culture war. They were out in force during the US presidential elections. And they continually issue missives supporting a range of causes, from Black Lives Matter to the campaign to turn Greta Thunberg into a secular saint.
So I was not shocked when, in the course of an online interview with GQ magazine, George Clooney interrupted his discussion of his new film, The Midnight Sky, to talk about the problem of hatred throughout the world. And, in line with the fashionable Hollywood political playbook, Clooney’s condemnation of hate was naturally accompanied by an attack on Hungary.
Projecting the sci-fi vision of The Midnight Sky on to what he clearly sees as real-world dystopias in Hungary and elsewhere, Clooney concluded his commentary on hate by saying: ‘Go to Bolsonaro in Brazil or Orban in Hungary.’ Carhartt Men’s A... Buy New $16.99 (as of 06:39 UTC - Details)
There is no evidence that Clooney has actually experienced any hate in Brazil or Hungary. It would be great if Clooney followed his advice of ‘go to Hungary’, because he might then decide to alter his script of hate.
As with the imperialist storytellers of the 19th century, Clooney’s view of the exotic Other is really a sublimated expression of the anxieties circulating in his own world. If you want to experience outbursts of hate, you could do worse than go to Clooney’s native land. Just watch the videos of Black Lives Matter protesters yelling at diners in a restaurant in Washington, DC. Their language of hatred is totally unrestrained, as is their intimidating body language. Similar scenes have tragically erupted in many parts of the US.
So I say to George: ‘Go to America.’ Go there and learn about the hate that people are experiencing. RockDove Men’s O... Buy New $18.69 (as of 06:11 UTC - Details)
As it happens, George has not been anywhere for quite some time. As a fully signed-up member of the global cultural elite, he does not really go to normal places, where normal human beings live and work. Just look at his schedule as he jets from one villa to another, only occasionally punctuating his pursuits by going to Davos or some other global forum where he can encounter friends and colleagues – who also don’t really go anywhere.
Unlike George, I do go to Hungary. On a bad day I sometimes encounter tense individuals, who lash out at one another. In this sense Hungary is no different to any other European society. But hate? In Hungary you will not find the kind of personalised venomous attacks on individuals that have become the hallmark of the weaponisation of identity politics in the US.
And yet, despite the relatively relaxed atmosphere that prevails in a city like Budapest, I expect to see a new wave of celebrities mobilising their reputations to assist with the anti-Hungary crusade.
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lewrockwell--2020-11-25--The Art of Political Lying

The Art of Political Lying

With idle tales this fills our empty ears ; The next reports what from the first he hears ; The rolling fictions grow in strength and size , Each author adding to the former lies .
Here vain credulity , with new desires , Leads us astray , and groundless joy inspires ; The dubious whispers , tumults fresh designed , And chilling fears astound the anxious mind .
TACVASEN Jackets Men W ... Buy New $ 69.98 While the foundations of the USA tremble under the force of unprecedented vote fraud , color revolutionary operations , and the danger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wall Street-Big Tech-NSA/FBI/CIA combine , certain facts must be separated from fiction .
• Despite the mainstream media announcements of Biden ’ s victory , the fact is that things are far from certain as President Trump has made the point that he will fight all cases of blatant vote fraud which have appeared across 8 states .
• Despite mainstream media assertions to the contrary , there are indeed growing mountains of evidence that vote fraud has occurred among democrat-controlled swing states which have either given tens of thousands of Trump votes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blocked republican observers , used rosters replete with dead voters , modified dates on ballots or hundreds of thousands of mystery ballots appearing out of thin air in the middle of the night tipping the scales for Biden .
• Every opposing narrative to this political lie is being surgically shut down , such as the immense censoring of the President ’ s Twitter account and cancelling of the “ Stop the Steal ” Facebook group that garnered over 350 000 members in only 24 hours .
Meanwhile MSNBC , CBS , NPR @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unprecedented action of censoring the President ’ s press conference of Nov. 5 which raised serious questions about the legitimacy of the fraudulent votes .
While more cases of fraud can be listed here , and here , and here , and here , and here , the political situation is so tumultuous that I think it is important to take another approach to the historic moment we are currently living through by reviewing a parallel moment of great potential which was squandered three centuries ago .
Jonathan Swift and the Battle for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 1710 , the Satirist and political organizer Jonathan Swift wrote a pamphlet called the Art of Political Lying providing a decisive blow against the proto-deep state of the 18th century which had only recently taken control of the Island ( Britain ) during the 1688 Glorious Revolution and 1694 creation of the Bank of England .
WenVen Men ’ s Mil ... Buy New $ 55.99 In 1702 , a young Queen Anne took the throne of England , and it was here that a clash occurred which was nearly entirely written @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Venetian Party of England orchestrated the 1688 coup : wars , speculation and usury became the driving force of Britain .
The long-hoped for peace with France organized by the great Colbert and his mentor Cardinal Jules Mazarin years earlier was lost and a new epoch of forever wars began to dominate British Foreign policy and British spending .
It was in this new war economy that the bill to charter the Bank of England was passed .
Under this bank , monetary policy became tied to the creation of ever-growing debts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off .
While many informed citizens today may be aware of this fact , and even comprehend the parallels to the takeover of the United States by international financiers during the 1913 creation of the Federal Reserve , very few people have come to realize that there was a valiant fight in opposition to this 17-18th century coup from which could teach us much of what organises today ’ s world .
In opposition to the City of London-based deep state , an anti-imperial faction had been organized around the Speaker of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) who worked closely with an influential network of collaborators who did much to resist the empire which had not yet consolidated its migration from the swamps of Venice to more secure grounds in the City of London .
Harley had worked closely with his advisor Daniel Defoe ( 1 ) and other Tories to counter the monstrous Central Bank of England with a National Land Bank in 1696 .
The Land Bank was designed to serve as a tool to generate credit for manufacturing , internal improvements and centers of education across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ projects that generated real wealth .
Harley ’ s group also worked tirelessly to establish peace treaties with France in order to create a climate of stability needed for investments into the real economic sector to occur rather than leak money into wars of death and destruction , and in many ways this form of political economy served as a precursor to the later system that arose under the guidance of Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton .
Sadly , Harley ’ s Land bank was soon taken over by speculators and run into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state continued to rise in power .
When William died in 1702 , Princess Anne became Queen and the cabal of Britain ’ s Venetian Party ( then operating under the banner of the Whig Junto ) continued to exercise vast influence over affairs of state driving the nation into ever deeper unpayable debts and war .
As the late historian Graham Lowry brilliantly demonstrated in his book How the Nation Was Won , tides began to turn against the Venetian Party Whigs by 1710 as Queen Anne had come to realize how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confidante Sarah Churchill , who together with her husband John Churchill ( aka : Lord Marlborough ) had gained full control of the British armies , siphoned millions of pounds from war profiteering , and insider trading in the City of London while gaining castles more luxurious than those owned by the royal household itself .
( 2 ) After eight years of manipulation , the Queen had decided that she had enough and on September 20 , 1710 , she dissolved the Parliament and began draining the swamp under the guidance of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minister ( then called “ First Minister ” ) , Chancellor of the Exchequer ( 1710-11 ) and Lord High Treasurer ( 1711-1714 ) .
Before the Parliament was reconvened , the majority of John Churchill ’ s Whig allies were forced to resign in disgrace while Sarah Churchill was removed from her position as “ confidante ” , having been replaced with Abigail Masham , a key figure in Harley ’ s republican network of court insiders .
Brandit Men ’ s M- ... Buy New $ 65.90 As Lowry demonstrates , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scriblerus Club led by the satirist and Irish statesman Jonathan Swift who arrived in London weeks before the humanist counter-coup was unleashed and remained Harley ’ s chief advisor and propagandist from August 1710 until 1713 .
Other members of the Scriblerus Club included Queen Anne ’ s physician John Aberthnot , poet Alexander Pope , playwright John Gay , philosopher/statesman Henry St. John and Thomas Parnell ( to name a few ) .
An important characteristic of all these figures was that they were cultural warriors of the highest level whose poetry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the intention to uplift the minds and morals of the people .
Describing Harley ’ s efforts to finally end the forever wars with France that ultimately resulted in the 1713 Treaty of Ultrecht and revive his 1696 plans for a National Land Bank ( though this time with an international colonial infrastructure development orientation under a government-run South Sea company to counteract both the Bank of England and also the British East India Company ) , Swift wrote in his 1714 Memoires : “ Mr .
Harley , to give credit to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ important points : first , to secure unprovided debts of the nation and secondly to put an end to the war.
” Much like today ’ s easily bewildered world , press agencies of 1710 were too often used by the forces of evil to make black appear white , up appear down and right appear wrong .
Slanders and mistruths were soon spread across the press of Harley ’ s corrupting influence on the Queen and the population was soon induced to riot and even burn effigies of both the Queen and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face of this battle over information , Swift wrote The Art of Political Lying which some historians have called “ the most influential pamphlet in British political history.
” In this biting essay , the satirist lays bare the techniques of mass manipulation artfully stating : “ Although the devil be the father of lies , he seems , like other great inventors , to have lost much of his reputation , by the continual improvements that have been made upon him .
Who first reduced lying into an art , and adapted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear from history , although I have made some diligent inquiries .
I shall therefore consider it only according to the modern system , as it has been cultivated these twenty years past in the southern part of our own island… the moderns have made great additions , applying this art to the gaining of power and preserving it , as well as revenging themselves after they have lost it ; as the same instruments are made use of by animals to feed themselves when they are hungry , and to bite those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kingdoms without fighting , and sometimes with the loss of a battle .
It gives and resumes employments ; can sink a mountain to a mole-hill , and raise a mole-hill to a mountain : hath presided for many years at committees of elections ; can wash a black-a-moor white ; make a saint of an atheist , and a patriot of a profligate ; can furnish foreign ministers with intelligence , and raise or let fall the credit of the nation .
This goddess flies with a huge looking-glass in her hands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make them see , according as she turns it , their ruin in their interest , and their interest in their ruin.
” EKLENTSON Army Jacket ... Buy New $ 46.98 Although weakened and bruised , the Venetian Party both in England and its French Jesuitical allies made every attempt to thwart Harley ’ s designs for peace with France from 1710-1713 beginning with a March 8 , 1711 assassination attempt on Harley .
Concerned over Harley ’ s slow recovery and doubting the loyalty of Harley ’ s physician whom many suspected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Swift published a widely read poem : “ To Mr. Harley ’ s surgeon On Britain , Europe ’ s safety lies And Britain ’ s lost if Harley dies ; Harley depends upon your skill Think what you save or what you kill.
” Luckily Harley recovered and peace negotiations recommenced after several months , but soon it became clear that the Duke of Marlborough , still controlling the British armies and working closely with Dutch mercenaries was not going to let peace win without a fight , announced that he would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vicious attack on the French town of Bouchain causing the Queen to write to Harley saying : “ the Duke of Marlborough shows plainer than ever by this new project his unwillingness for peace , but I hope our negotiations will succeed and there it will not be in his power to prevent it.
” Here Swift ’ s razor-sharp pen was again deployed to expose the military industrial complex of London when he published the immensely popular book “ Conduct of the Allies ” on November 23 , 1712 .
In this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are destroying many thousand lives , exhausting our substance , not for our own interest , which would be but common prudence ; not for a thing indifferent which would be sufficient folly ; but perhaps to our own destruction which is perfect madness.
” Swift attacked that carnage caused by “ that set of people who are called the monied men ; such as had raised vast sums by trading with stocks and funds and lending upon great interest and premiums ; whose perpetual harvest is war.
” Citing the 50 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s war with France Swift called out the “ conspiracy on all sides to go on with those measures , which must perpetuate the war.
” This immensely popular pamphlet went through three editions in only three months and invoked such indignation among the population that the heroic image of the Duke of Marlborough portrayed by the media was torn to shreds and vast support was won for the peace process .
In her December 6 speech opening of the Parliament , Queen Anne stated : “ I am glad that I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the arts of those who delight in war , both place and time are appointed for opening the treaty of a general peace ” .
Not only did peace negotiations finally move forward , but the Queen convened a House inquiry into Marlborough ’ s siphoning of funds and war profiteering resulting in his being stripped of all offices on December 29 , 1712 and replaced with Harley ’ s long time ally James Butler ( 2nd Duke of Ormonde ) as Commander of the Army .
The next 18 months were some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history with continuous battles waged to sabotage the peace process from oligarchical representatives within both England and France itself .
Much like today , these oligarchs and their upper level managers were always more interested in keeping the world at constant war , underdeveloped and stupid in order to maintain a global hegemony above nations .
While the Duke of Ormonde maintained a neutral position in France during the long drawn out peace negotiations , dark things were occurring in France .
From the first week of the treaty negotiations throughout the subsequent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the French throne died of the same mysterious symptoms leaving a Duke of Orleans and a Jesuitical cabal who controlled the ailing King Louis XIV in a strategic position of power never before seen in French history .
When Harley ’ s lead peace negotiator the Duke of Hamilton was deployed to take his new position as Ambassador to France , a duel was arranged resulting in Hamilton ’ s successful killing of one of Marlborough ’ s chief henchmen General McCartney ( 3 ) .
However , when McCartney ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death minutes later , Marlborough quickly demonstrated his guilt as he promptly packed his bags and fled to Holland , not to return until August 1 , 1714… the day Queen Anne died .
Upon the queen ’ s death ( most likely due to poisoning under the hand of her new physician Daniel Malthus – great grandfather of the misanthropic high priest of depopulation , Thomas Malthus ) , the Venetian Party took full control of Britain and never let go again .
With the ascension of George Ludwig to the throne @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rose in prominence , Marlborough was re-instated to all of his former positions , Robert Harley was imprisoned in the Tower of London and the economy was driven into a new epoch of colonial exploitation .
Wars were unleashed abroad as the South Sea Company was turned into a speculative bubble that soon burst by 1720 tearing down the British people while enriching City of London insiders in the same way that Wall Street cleaned up bankrupt assets for pennies on the dollar in 1929 .
Under the control of the British Africa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poisonous slave trade came to dominate the 18th century and a newly enforced era of divide to conquer tactics was unleashed in full force .
Writing years later of the events of 1710-1714 after he had long returned to a new base of operations in Dublin , Jonathan Swift wrote a poem reminiscing of this period of hope and tragedy : “ And oh !
How short are human schemes !
Here ended all our golden dreams .
What St John ’ s skill in state affairs What Ormonde ’ s valour , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sinking country lent , Was all destroyed by one event , Too soon that precious life was ended On which alone our weal depended.
” It may not be clear why this history lesson is important for us today .
The reason is simple : You are living in history .
And unless we come to terms with the longer waves of the past , we will forever be incapable of shaping our destiny in any meaningful way .
Donald Trump has made it clear that he will not be giving into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American election and return the republic to the status of imperial deep state war machine which the world knew over the course of the past 50 years and unless the president is successful in the coming battle in ways which Queen Anne , Robert Harley and Swift were not then there is good reason to presume that the future will be darker than you would care to imagine .
( 1 ) This is the same Defoe who famously wrote Robinson Crusoe .
In 1696 , Harley commissioned Defoe ’ s “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called for the Bank of England to be nationalized saying : “ A bank might be very beneficial to this kingdom ; and this might be so if either their own ingenuity or public authority would oblige them to take the public good into equal concern with their private interest .
To explain what I mean : Banks being established by public authority , ought also , as all public things are , to be under limitations and restrictions from that authority , and those limitations and restrictions being regulated with a proper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ general and the improvement of the stock in particular , would make a bank a useful , profitable thing indeed.
” This story is told in full by historian Phil Valenti in The American Almanac , July 7 , 1997 .
( 2 ) This is the same Churchill whose family generated the genocidal imperialist Sir Winston two centuries later .
( 3 ) General McCartney had been fired by Queen Anne during her Swamp Draining the year prior .
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With idle tales this fills our empty ears;
The next reports what from the first he hears;
The rolling fictions grow in strength and size,
Each author adding to the former lies.
Here vain credulity, with new desires,
Leads us astray, and groundless joy inspires;
The dubious whispers, tumults fresh designed,
And chilling fears astound the anxious mind.
-Ovid’s Metamorphosis
TACVASEN Jackets Men W... Buy New $69.98 (as of 06:12 UTC - Details) While the foundations of the USA tremble under the force of unprecedented vote fraud, color revolutionary operations, and the danger of a renewed fascist takeover of the Wall Street-Big Tech-NSA/FBI/CIA combine, certain facts must be separated from fiction.
Despite the mainstream media announcements of Biden’s victory, the fact is that things are far from certain as President Trump has made the point that he will fight all cases of blatant vote fraud which have appeared across 8 states.
Despite mainstream media assertions to the contrary, there are indeed growing mountains of evidence that vote fraud has occurred among democrat-controlled swing states which have either given tens of thousands of Trump votes to Biden via “glitches”, blocked republican observers, used rosters replete with dead voters, modified dates on ballots or hundreds of thousands of mystery ballots appearing out of thin air in the middle of the night tipping the scales for Biden.
Every opposing narrative to this political lie is being surgically shut down, such as the immense censoring of the President’s Twitter account and cancelling of the “Stop the Steal” Facebook group that garnered over 350 000 members in only 24 hours. Meanwhile MSNBC, CBS, NPR and NBC have decided to take the unprecedented action of censoring the President’s press conference of Nov. 5 which raised serious questions about the legitimacy of the fraudulent votes.
While more cases of fraud can be listed here, and here, and here, and here, and here, the political situation is so tumultuous that I think it is important to take another approach to the historic moment we are currently living through by reviewing a parallel moment of great potential which was squandered three centuries ago.
Jonathan Swift and the Battle for Britain’s Soul
On November 9, 1710, the Satirist and political organizer Jonathan Swift wrote a pamphlet called the Art of Political Lying providing a decisive blow against the proto-deep state of the 18th century which had only recently taken control of the Island (Britain) during the 1688 Glorious Revolution and 1694 creation of the Bank of England. WenVen Men’s Mil... Buy New $55.99 (as of 06:12 UTC - Details)
In 1702, a young Queen Anne took the throne of England, and it was here that a clash occurred which was nearly entirely written out of history. From the moment the Venetian Party of England orchestrated the 1688 coup: wars, speculation and usury became the driving force of Britain. The long-hoped for peace with France organized by the great Colbert and his mentor Cardinal Jules Mazarin years earlier was lost and a new epoch of forever wars began to dominate British Foreign policy and British spending. It was in this new war economy that the bill to charter the Bank of England was passed. Under this bank, monetary policy became tied to the creation of ever-growing debts without providing the means to pay them off.
While many informed citizens today may be aware of this fact, and even comprehend the parallels to the takeover of the United States by international financiers during the 1913 creation of the Federal Reserve, very few people have come to realize that there was a valiant fight in opposition to this 17-18th century coup from which could teach us much of what organises today’s world.
The Republican Resistance
In opposition to the City of London-based deep state, an anti-imperial faction had been organized around the Speaker of the House of Commons Robert Harley (1661-1724) who worked closely with an influential network of collaborators who did much to resist the empire which had not yet consolidated its migration from the swamps of Venice to more secure grounds in the City of London.
Harley had worked closely with his advisor Daniel Defoe (1) and other Tories to counter the monstrous Central Bank of England with a National Land Bank in 1696. The Land Bank was designed to serve as a tool to generate credit for manufacturing, internal improvements and centers of education across Britain with a focus on long term projects that generated real wealth. Harley’s group also worked tirelessly to establish peace treaties with France in order to create a climate of stability needed for investments into the real economic sector to occur rather than leak money into wars of death and destruction, and in many ways this form of political economy served as a precursor to the later system that arose under the guidance of Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton.
Sadly, Harley’s Land bank was soon taken over by speculators and run into the ground as the Venetian Party deep state continued to rise in power.
When William died in 1702, Princess Anne became Queen and the cabal of Britain’s Venetian Party (then operating under the banner of the Whig Junto) continued to exercise vast influence over affairs of state driving the nation into ever deeper unpayable debts and war.
As the late historian Graham Lowry brilliantly demonstrated in his book How the Nation Was Won, tides began to turn against the Venetian Party Whigs by 1710 as Queen Anne had come to realize how she had been deceived by her close confidante Sarah Churchill, who together with her husband John Churchill (aka: Lord Marlborough) had gained full control of the British armies, siphoned millions of pounds from war profiteering, and insider trading in the City of London while gaining castles more luxurious than those owned by the royal household itself. (2)
Queen Anne Drains the Swamp
After eight years of manipulation, the Queen had decided that she had enough and on September 20, 1710, she dissolved the Parliament and began draining the swamp under the guidance of Robert Harley whom she promptly made Prime Minister (then called “First Minister”), Chancellor of the Exchequer (1710-11) and Lord High Treasurer (1711-1714). Before the Parliament was reconvened, the majority of John Churchill’s Whig allies were forced to resign in disgrace while Sarah Churchill was removed from her position as “confidante”, having been replaced with Abigail Masham, a key figure in Harley’s republican network of court insiders. Brandit Men’s M-... Buy New $65.90 (as of 06:12 UTC - Details)
As Lowry demonstrates, Harley’s co-conspirators centered in the Scriblerus Club led by the satirist and Irish statesman Jonathan Swift who arrived in London weeks before the humanist counter-coup was unleashed and remained Harley’s chief advisor and propagandist from August 1710 until 1713. Other members of the Scriblerus Club included Queen Anne’s physician John Aberthnot, poet Alexander Pope, playwright John Gay, philosopher/statesman Henry St. John and Thomas Parnell (to name a few). An important characteristic of all these figures was that they were cultural warriors of the highest level whose poetry, plays and music was inspired by the intention to uplift the minds and morals of the people.
Describing Harley’s efforts to finally end the forever wars with France that ultimately resulted in the 1713 Treaty of Ultrecht and revive his 1696 plans for a National Land Bank (though this time with an international colonial infrastructure development orientation under a government-run South Sea company to counteract both the Bank of England and also the British East India Company), Swift wrote in his 1714 Memoires: “Mr. Harley, to give credit to his administration, resolved upon two very important points: first, to secure unprovided debts of the nation and secondly to put an end to the war.”
Much like today’s easily bewildered world, press agencies of 1710 were too often used by the forces of evil to make black appear white, up appear down and right appear wrong. Slanders and mistruths were soon spread across the press of Harley’s corrupting influence on the Queen and the population was soon induced to riot and even burn effigies of both the Queen and Harley in public squares.
In the face of this battle over information, Swift wrote The Art of Political Lying which some historians have called “the most influential pamphlet in British political history.”
The Art of Political Lying
In this biting essay, the satirist lays bare the techniques of mass manipulation artfully stating:
“Although the devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation, by the continual improvements that have been made upon him. Who first reduced lying into an art, and adapted it to politics, is not so clear from history, although I have made some diligent inquiries. I shall therefore consider it only according to the modern system, as it has been cultivated these twenty years past in the southern part of our own island… the moderns have made great additions, applying this art to the gaining of power and preserving it, as well as revenging themselves after they have lost it; as the same instruments are made use of by animals to feed themselves when they are hungry, and to bite those that tread upon them… It can conquer kingdoms without fighting, and sometimes with the loss of a battle. It gives and resumes employments; can sink a mountain to a mole-hill, and raise a mole-hill to a mountain: hath presided for many years at committees of elections; can wash a black-a-moor white; make a saint of an atheist, and a patriot of a profligate; can furnish foreign ministers with intelligence, and raise or let fall the credit of the nation. This goddess flies with a huge looking-glass in her hands, to dazzle the crowd, and make them see, according as she turns it, their ruin in their interest, and their interest in their ruin.” EKLENTSON Army Jacket ... Buy New $46.98 (as of 06:12 UTC - Details)
Although weakened and bruised, the Venetian Party both in England and its French Jesuitical allies made every attempt to thwart Harley’s designs for peace with France from 1710-1713 beginning with a March 8, 1711 assassination attempt on Harley. Concerned over Harley’s slow recovery and doubting the loyalty of Harley’s physician whom many suspected of being an asset of Marlborough, Swift published a widely read poem:
“To Mr. Harley’s surgeon
On Britain, Europe’s safety lies
And Britain’s lost if Harley dies;
Harley depends upon your skill
Think what you save or what you kill.”
Luckily Harley recovered and peace negotiations recommenced after several months, but soon it became clear that the Duke of Marlborough, still controlling the British armies and working closely with Dutch mercenaries was not going to let peace win without a fight, announced that he would soon take Paris, and commenced a vicious attack on the French town of Bouchain causing the Queen to write to Harley saying:
“the Duke of Marlborough shows plainer than ever by this new project his unwillingness for peace, but I hope our negotiations will succeed and there it will not be in his power to prevent it.”
Here Swift’s razor-sharp pen was again deployed to expose the military industrial complex of London when he published the immensely popular book “Conduct of the Allies” on November 23, 1712. In this short work Swift wrote:
“We are destroying many thousand lives, exhausting our substance, not for our own interest, which would be but common prudence; not for a thing indifferent which would be sufficient folly; but perhaps to our own destruction which is perfect madness.”
Swift attacked that carnage caused by “that set of people who are called the monied men; such as had raised vast sums by trading with stocks and funds and lending upon great interest and premiums; whose perpetual harvest is war.”
Citing the 50 million pounds of unpayable debts incurred by Marlborough’s war with France Swift called out the “conspiracy on all sides to go on with those measures, which must perpetuate the war.”
This immensely popular pamphlet went through three editions in only three months and invoked such indignation among the population that the heroic image of the Duke of Marlborough portrayed by the media was torn to shreds and vast support was won for the peace process. In her December 6 speech opening of the Parliament, Queen Anne stated: “I am glad that I can now tell you that not withstanding the arts of those who delight in war, both place and time are appointed for opening the treaty of a general peace”.
Not only did peace negotiations finally move forward, but the Queen convened a House inquiry into Marlborough’s siphoning of funds and war profiteering resulting in his being stripped of all offices on December 29, 1712 and replaced with Harley’s long time ally James Butler (2nd Duke of Ormonde) as Commander of the Army.
The next 18 months were some of the most intense in British political history with continuous battles waged to sabotage the peace process from oligarchical representatives within both England and France itself. Much like today, these oligarchs and their upper level managers were always more interested in keeping the world at constant war, underdeveloped and stupid in order to maintain a global hegemony above nations. While the Duke of Ormonde maintained a neutral position in France during the long drawn out peace negotiations, dark things were occurring in France.
The Venetian Party Strikes Back
From the first week of the treaty negotiations throughout the subsequent two months, over four consecutive heirs to the French throne died of the same mysterious symptoms leaving a Duke of Orleans and a Jesuitical cabal who controlled the ailing King Louis XIV in a strategic position of power never before seen in French history. When Harley’s lead peace negotiator the Duke of Hamilton was deployed to take his new position as Ambassador to France, a duel was arranged resulting in Hamilton’s successful killing of one of Marlborough’s chief henchmen General McCartney (3). However, when McCartney’s second then stabbed an unsuspecting Hamilton to death minutes later, Marlborough quickly demonstrated his guilt as he promptly packed his bags and fled to Holland, not to return until August 1, 1714… the day Queen Anne died.
Upon the queen’s death (most likely due to poisoning under the hand of her new physician Daniel Malthus – great grandfather of the misanthropic high priest of depopulation, Thomas Malthus), the Venetian Party took full control of Britain and never let go again.
With the ascension of George Ludwig to the throne in 1714, the satanic Hellfire Club rose in prominence, Marlborough was re-instated to all of his former positions, Robert Harley was imprisoned in the Tower of London and the economy was driven into a new epoch of colonial exploitation. Wars were unleashed abroad as the South Sea Company was turned into a speculative bubble that soon burst by 1720 tearing down the British people while enriching City of London insiders in the same way that Wall Street cleaned up bankrupt assets for pennies on the dollar in 1929. Under the control of the British Africa Company and Board of Trade, the poisonous slave trade came to dominate the 18th century and a newly enforced era of divide to conquer tactics was unleashed in full force.
Writing years later of the events of 1710-1714 after he had long returned to a new base of operations in Dublin, Jonathan Swift wrote a poem reminiscing of this period of hope and tragedy:
“And oh! How short are human schemes!
Here ended all our golden dreams.
What St John’s skill in state affairs
What Ormonde’s valour, Oxford’s cares
To save their sinking country lent,
Was all destroyed by one event,
Too soon that precious life was ended
On which alone our weal depended.”
Concluding Thoughts
It may not be clear why this history lesson is important for us today.
The reason is simple: You are living in history. And unless we come to terms with the longer waves of the past, we will forever be incapable of shaping our destiny in any meaningful way.
Donald Trump has made it clear that he will not be giving into the political liars who have conspired to steal the American election and return the republic to the status of imperial deep state war machine which the world knew over the course of the past 50 years and unless the president is successful in the coming battle in ways which Queen Anne, Robert Harley and Swift were not then there is good reason to presume that the future will be darker than you would care to imagine.
(1) This is the same Defoe who famously wrote Robinson Crusoe. In 1696, Harley commissioned Defoe’s “Essays Upon Several Projects”, which called for the Bank of England to be nationalized saying: “A bank might be very beneficial to this kingdom; and this might be so if either their own ingenuity or public authority would oblige them to take the public good into equal concern with their private interest. To explain what I mean: Banks being established by public authority, ought also, as all public things are, to be under limitations and restrictions from that authority, and those limitations and restrictions being regulated with a proper regard to the ease of trade in general and the improvement of the stock in particular, would make a bank a useful, profitable thing indeed.” This story is told in full by historian Phil Valenti in The American Almanac, July 7, 1997.
(2) This is the same Churchill whose family generated the genocidal imperialist Sir Winston two centuries later.
(3) General McCartney had been fired by Queen Anne during her Swamp Draining the year prior.
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