What Would Happen?

If kids in all K-12 schools , colleges , and universities went back to school .
If neither teachers nor students wore masks .
If stadiums were allowed to fill to capacity .
If football coaches and their staff ceased wearing masks .
If stores removed directional arrows from their floors .
If cities and counties reopened their parks , playgrounds , and basketball courts .
If restaurant patrons stopped wearing masks when they walked to their table and to the restroom .
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If all the bars and nightclubs reopened .
If all the gyms reopened .
If family members could visit the elderly in nursing homes .
If all the movie theatres reopened .
If no one wore masks to theatres .
If no one practiced social distancing .
If no one wore masks to amusement parks .
If family members could visit sick relatives in the hospital .
If all the churches reopened .
If everyone sang in church .
If churches stopped only seating people in every other pew .
If no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If all lockdowns were lifted .
If grocery stores quit wiping down their carts .
If no government offices did temperature checks .
If all the beaches reopened .
If no one wore face shields .
If no one wore a mask while working out at the gym .
If all curfews were ended .
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If Americans all stopped being germaphobes .
If everyone stopped bathing their hands in hand sanitizer throughout the day .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If people stopped wearing masks in their car .
What would happen ?
Knowing what we know now about the coronavirus , I can say with confidence that absolutely nothing would happen that has not happened already or will happen in the future if things continue as they are .
John Tamny was exactly right when he wrote back on March 21 : What would have happened on the city , state and national levels if politicians had quite simply done nothing in response to the spreading virus ?
If so , does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be substantially higher , and that information about this potentially lethal virus wouldn ’ t have reached a population increasingly connected to the internet all day , and every day ?
Had governments done nothing in response to the Coronavirus , individuals and businesses would have done much more , and done so without going out of business .
The cure for the coronavirus is truly much worse than the disease .
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What would happen—
If kids in all K-12 schools, colleges, and universities went back to school.
If neither teachers nor students wore masks.
If sporting events had spectators.
If stadiums were allowed to fill to capacity.
If football coaches and their staff ceased wearing masks.
If stores removed directional arrows from their floors.
If waiters and waitresses stopped wearing masks.
If cities and counties reopened their parks, playgrounds, and basketball courts.
If restaurant patrons stopped wearing masks when they walked to their table and to the restroom. Propper Men’s BA... Buy New $82.57 (as of 05:56 UTC - Details)
If every place of business removed social distancing lines and circles from their floors.
If all the bars and nightclubs reopened.
If all the gyms reopened.
If family members could visit the elderly in nursing homes.
If all the movie theatres reopened.
If no one wore masks to theatres.
If no one practiced social distancing.
If no one wore masks to amusement parks.
If family members could visit sick relatives in the hospital.
If all concerts resumed.
If people didn’t wear masks on airplanes.
If airlines didn’t block their middle seats.
If people quit wearing masks while bike riding.
If all the churches reopened.
If everyone sang in church.
If churches stopped only seating people in every other pew.
If no one wore a mask to church.
If all lockdowns were lifted.
If grocery stores quit wiping down their carts.
If people stopped washing their hands twenty times a day.
If no government offices did temperature checks.
If all the beaches reopened.
If no one wore face shields.
If no one wore a mask while working out at the gym.
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If all barber shops and nail salons reopened.
If Americans all stopped being germaphobes.
If stores removed their plexiglass shields.
If everyone stopped bathing their hands in hand sanitizer throughout the day.
If all the buffets opened back up.
If businesses opened to 100 percent capacity.
If people stopped wearing masks in their car.
If life returned to “normal.”
What would happen? Knowing what we know now about the coronavirus, I can say with confidence that absolutely nothing would happen that has not happened already or will happen in the future if things continue as they are.
John Tamny was exactly right when he wrote back on March 21:
What would have happened on the city, state and national levels if politicians had quite simply done nothing in response to the spreading virus? If so, does anyone seriously think that the death rate would be substantially higher, and that information about this potentially lethal virus wouldn’t have reached a population increasingly connected to the internet all day, and every day?
Had governments done nothing in response to the Coronavirus, individuals and businesses would have done much more, and done so without going out of business.
The cure for the coronavirus is truly much worse than the disease.
The Best of Laurence M. Vance


lewrockwell--2020-10-13--ObamaGate’s Endless Saga — None Dare Call It Obstruction

Back during the early days of the Democratic primaries I told you that the real story behind the scenes was a three-sided civil war for control of the DNC .
Not quite an equilateral triangle , the two major factions were the Clintons and the Obamas with the Soros-backed squad pushing them both farther and farther left , through the fake Progressivism of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren .
And with the ascension of Joe Biden as the candidate , triumphing over the inept Hillary-backed challenge from Mini Mike Bloomberg , it was clear that the Obamas won the internal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ O ... Buy New $ 74.00 Hillary eventually bent the knee and endorsed Biden along with everyone else .
After her failure to beat Trump in 2016 it became clear that Obama was the choice by The Davos Crowd to deliver the U.S. into their hands weak , divided , literally on fire and close to irretrievably insane .
In the words of Bush the Lesser , “ Mission Accomplished.
” But what ’ s been sticking in the back of my mind for months was Trump ’ s tweet from May : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to repurpose his base ’ s energy towards the real villain in the RussiaGate story , Obama .
And what ’ s really clear now with the latest set of releases — specifically Former CIA Director John Brennan ’ s handwritten notes on a CIA memo — that Obama directed his people to point all the fingers at Hillary for RussiaGate ’ s worst abuses while keeping Obama neatly above it all .
Just the amount of this document that has been redacted is itself an affront to the idea of government transparency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work for us and their activities in this affair , at this stage , have no need to be redacted if they exonerate the President of any wrongdoing and implicate former President in any .
What this release indicates is that Obama clearly knew what was going on and gave his blessing to it .
As Alex and Alex at The Duran put it so well in a recent video , Obama saw the opportunity to take out both Hillary and Trump .
This conclusion tracks with the speed at which Hillary switched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race ” to “ I ’ m here if you need me ” to “ I back Joe wholeheartedly ” culminating in a desperate screed that had even Bill looking for the off ramp .
She ’ s desperate for a Biden win simply to keep herself out of jail as I ’ m sure that ’ s part of the deal she made with Obama in stepping aside as the leader of the DNC .
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Since , as President , he was supposed to be the leader of the party .
But he clearly wasn ’ t and she treated him as little more than a placeholder for her eventual coronation .
Obama clearly outplayed Hillary and nearly got Trump ensnared in his game at the same time , using Hillary ’ s avarice against her .
But Trump is too disagreeable for this to have worked .
Pat Buchanan noted at the beginning of Trump ’ s presidency that he would not stand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the good of the country.
’ Trump , rightly , stood his ground against Obama ‘ for the good of the country ’ forcing Obama and his minions to grandstand and obfuscate the truth through a complicit quisling media hoping to avoid the consequences and regain control over the White House .
And for four years we have watched a systematic stonewall go up protecting Obama at every turn while grinding the efforts of the Trump administration to a halt .
How else do you explain the behavior of Judge Emmit Sullivan in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bombshell that CIA Director Gina Haspel is the one personally holding the line on connecting the dots of the FBI ’ s extracurricular activities in setting up Carter Page which formed the basis for the FISA warrants for surveillance of the Trump transition team ?
All of this was done to run out the clock in the hopes of deposing Trump and sweeping all of this malfeasance under the rug .
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We ’ re less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing of substance has happened even though it ’ s all there in the open for everyone to see .
The problem for Obama and all of his underlings is that Trump is going to cruise to re-election next month and it ’ s clear from the way the Democrats are acting they know this to be true .
Obama has been protected by the highest level of the global oligarchy , using the Coronapocalypse to accelerate their plans for The Great Reset .
The obstruction has come from all the predictable sources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have worked overtime to keep him looking weak howling about collusion while they ’ re the ones keeping the lid on the entire mess since many of them are implicated .
Moreover , the Swamp collapsed to protect its own , refusing to give Trump any real options for cabinet picks who would carry the ball forward and issue indictments .
We all wondered by clearly horrible people like Haspel , John Bolton and Mike Pompeo were put in place around him when there were dozens of better options available .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of an investigation , the illusion of policy change could take place while not actually getting anything of substance accomplished .
And now that it ’ s crunch time William Barr is showing his true colors , slow-walking the indictments that should be coming to the point where he ’ s covering his ass in case Trump loses next month .
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Translation : Even if Trump wins the pressure will be on them to remove him from office to finish the coup that began in the summer of 2016 even before the thought of Trump winning was taken seriously by all but the most politically savvy analysts .
Maybe this is all just an elaborate sting operation that Barr has in motion ?
Maybe .
Wake me when that dream comes true at this point .
We all know the saying , when you go after the king @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they ’ ve gotten multiple chances to take down Trump and he ’ s still standing .
So , he ’ s clearly not king , Obama is .
But time is short , recourse options thin and the end of this pathetic period of U.S. history rests fully on the length of Trump ’ s coattails in an election that is sure to be even more corrupt than the four years of maneuvering that preceded it .
The Best of Thomas Luongo

Back during the early days of the Democratic primaries I told you that the real story behind the scenes was a three-sided civil war for control of the DNC.
Not quite an equilateral triangle, the two major factions were the Clintons and the Obamas with the Soros-backed squad pushing them both farther and farther left, through the fake Progressivism of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
And with the ascension of Joe Biden as the candidate, triumphing over the inept Hillary-backed challenge from Mini Mike Bloomberg, it was clear that the Obamas won the internal battle.
DRI Duck Men’s O... Buy New $74.00 (as of 05:59 UTC - Details) Hillary eventually bent the knee and endorsed Biden along with everyone else.
After her failure to beat Trump in 2016 it became clear that Obama was the choice by The Davos Crowd to deliver the U.S. into their hands weak, divided, literally on fire and close to irretrievably insane.
In the words of Bush the Lesser, “Mission Accomplished.”
But what’s been sticking in the back of my mind for months was Trump’s tweet from May:
That was the rallying cry from him to repurpose his base’s energy towards the real villain in the RussiaGate story, Obama.
And what’s really clear now with the latest set of releases — specifically Former CIA Director John Brennan’s handwritten notes on a CIA memo — that Obama directed his people to point all the fingers at Hillary for RussiaGate’s worst abuses while keeping Obama neatly above it all.
Just the amount of this document that has been redacted is itself an affront to the idea of government transparency and a free society.
These people work for us and their activities in this affair, at this stage, have no need to be redacted if they exonerate the President of any wrongdoing and implicate former President in any.
What this release indicates is that Obama clearly knew what was going on and gave his blessing to it. As Alex and Alex at The Duran put it so well in a recent video, Obama saw the opportunity to take out both Hillary and Trump.
This conclusion tracks with the speed at which Hillary switched from “I’m in this race” to “I’m here if you need me” to “I back Joe wholeheartedly” culminating in a desperate screed that had even Bill looking for the off ramp.
She’s desperate for a Biden win simply to keep herself out of jail as I’m sure that’s part of the deal she made with Obama in stepping aside as the leader of the DNC. Wantdo Men’s Wat... Buy New $79.89 (as of 05:59 UTC - Details)
Remember, it never sat well with Obama that Hillary ran the DNC while he was president. Since, as President, he was supposed to be the leader of the party. But he clearly wasn’t and she treated him as little more than a placeholder for her eventual coronation.
Obama clearly outplayed Hillary and nearly got Trump ensnared in his game at the same time, using Hillary’s avarice against her. But Trump is too disagreeable for this to have worked.
Pat Buchanan noted at the beginning of Trump’s presidency that he would not stand aside like Richard Nixon did ‘for the good of the country.’ Trump, rightly, stood his ground against Obama ‘for the good of the country’ forcing Obama and his minions to grandstand and obfuscate the truth through a complicit quisling media hoping to avoid the consequences and regain control over the White House.
And for four years we have watched a systematic stonewall go up protecting Obama at every turn while grinding the efforts of the Trump administration to a halt.
How else do you explain the behavior of Judge Emmit Sullivan in the Michael Flynn case? Or the bombshell that CIA Director Gina Haspel is the one personally holding the line on connecting the dots of the FBI’s extracurricular activities in setting up Carter Page which formed the basis for the FISA warrants for surveillance of the Trump transition team?
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They’ve nearly gotten away with it. We’re less than 30 days to the election and nothing of substance has happened even though it’s all there in the open for everyone to see.
The problem for Obama and all of his underlings is that Trump is going to cruise to re-election next month and it’s clear from the way the Democrats are acting they know this to be true.
Obama has been protected by the highest level of the global oligarchy, using the Coronapocalypse to accelerate their plans for The Great Reset.
The obstruction has come from all the predictable sources — members of Trump’s cabinet who have worked overtime to keep him looking weak howling about collusion while they’re the ones keeping the lid on the entire mess since many of them are implicated.
Moreover, the Swamp collapsed to protect its own, refusing to give Trump any real options for cabinet picks who would carry the ball forward and issue indictments.
We all wondered by clearly horrible people like Haspel, John Bolton and Mike Pompeo were put in place around him when there were dozens of better options available.
It was to ensure that only the illusion of an investigation, the illusion of policy change could take place while not actually getting anything of substance accomplished.
And now that it’s crunch time William Barr is showing his true colors, slow-walking the indictments that should be coming to the point where he’s covering his ass in case Trump loses next month. Tee Hunt Trump Hoodie ... Buy New $32.95 (as of 05:59 UTC - Details)
This is why Pelosi and company are now preparing a 25th amendment committee to “help” the Cabinet and the Vice-President make the right decision about protecting the continuity of our systemically rotten government.
Translation: Even if Trump wins the pressure will be on them to remove him from office to finish the coup that began in the summer of 2016 even before the thought of Trump winning was taken seriously by all but the most politically savvy analysts.
Maybe this is all just an elaborate sting operation that Barr has in motion? Maybe. Wake me when that dream comes true at this point.
We all know the saying, when you go after the king you only get one shot. Well, they’ve gotten multiple chances to take down Trump and he’s still standing.
So, he’s clearly not king, Obama is. But time is short, recourse options thin and the end of this pathetic period of U.S. history rests fully on the length of Trump’s coattails in an election that is sure to be even more corrupt than the four years of maneuvering that preceded it.
Reprinted with permission from Gold Goats ‘n Guns.
The Best of Tom Luongo


lewrockwell--2020-10-13--Love It or Leave?

Love It or Leave?

Countries that are in the decline stages tend to lose their best and brightest .
What happens is that , as a country becomes more socialistic , it attracts thousands of new residents who are seeking free stuff .
They wish to cash in – to live off the state .
But someone has to pay for that free stuff .
And of course , that means that the more productive people in the country are handed the tab .
As a country grows more socialistic , an ever-larger number of dependent people must be paid for by those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , diminishes the retained earnings of those who have been productive .
What happens then is that a quiet exodus begins to take place .
The very people who are ordered to pay the bill for everyone else tend to look for greener pastures .
GEMYSE Women ’ s M ... Buy New $ 66.98 In most every case , the first inclination is to look for a better corner of the country in which to live .
Generally , it ’ s a location – a state , a city , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the crime is lower and the level of freedom is greater .
After all , you don ’ t really want to leave your country ; you just want to free yourself from the burdens your government is placing upon you .
Unfortunately , it ’ s that last bit that ultimately inspires expatriation .
Those who choose a partial exit – say to Florida , Texas , or even Puerto Rico – at some point discover that the government that had treated them as a cash cows , ready to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increasing entitlements , does not wish to lose its herd of cows .
Sooner or later , the temporary relief of living in a location that ’ s a partial solution becomes a lesser relief .
The trouble is : Once a government has been in the habit of treating its productive class as cash cows – and has put in place the laws that allow it to milk them – it rarely relinquishes its grip on them for long .
Essentially , this means that at some point , the light is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particular cow – the realisation that the ultimate objective is to get beyond the borders of governmental control .
I ’ ve found , over the years , that those who are planning an exit tend to do it quietly .
But why should this be so ?
Carhartt Men ’ s Q ... Buy New $ 114.71 Well first , they realise that their move will not be popular and they don ’ t wish to be explaining themselves to others .
Second , they want it to go smoothly and they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone try to get in their way .
Therefore , the early exiters tend not to be noticed .
Their numbers are small in comparison to the numbers of incoming largesse-seekers .
So , what happens to those who are now becoming aware that their government is bleeding them dry ?
Since they tend not to be aware that others have exited before them , they ’ re likely to feel quite alone , which is a great deterrent to their own inclination to leave .
Since they don ’ t know anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it ’ s understandable if they feel that leaving simply isn ’ t an option .
What , then , is the tendency in such people ?
How do they deal with the situation ?
Well , for the most part , they tend to tolerate the injustice , even though further weight continues to be added to the millstone around their necks .
But they do say , “ This isn ’ t fair .
We ’ re not going to take much more of this.
” And the key here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For the great majority of those who are oppressed by an overreaching government , the trigger never quite gets pulled .
Instead , with every new burden , they tend to say , “ Not much more.
” And governments recognise that , as long as the burden is added gradually , most people are foolish enough to tolerate the increases endlessly .
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The numbers that actually pull the trigger and leave are therefore quite low .
And in this there ’ s an advantage : Although thousands are now leaving the US every year and their numbers are growing , they are not at present in the millions or even in the hundreds of thousands .
It ’ s for this reason that those who choose to cease being milk cows may still make a fairly quiet exit .
At present , there ’ s an exit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high .
And although the government has begun to disallow travel offshore , those who are persistent can still find an opportunity to do so .
However , this possibility may cease in the near future .
As economic woes worsen in the US , more people will decide that they don ’ t wish to have their government lessen the ability to make a living and raise taxes to pay for the government ’ s loss in revenue .
Even now , the exit door is beginning to close , as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Unknown to most Americans , all of the restrictions needed to literally close the doors on the departure of both wealth and people have been passed into law , primarily under the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011 .
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They ’ re intended to be implemented automatically , should a president declare a national state of emergency for any reason .
If , for example , an economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s presently doing , it ’ s likely that a state of emergency would be declared .
Similarly , if civil unrest were to escalate for any reason , it ’ s likely that , at some point , a state of emergency would be declared .
Therefore , for any milk cow who is considering an exit to greener pastures , the window of opportunity may well close relatively soon .
Those who may love their country , but do not love what it ’ s become , may choose to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an option .

Countries that are in the decline stages tend to lose their best and brightest.
What happens is that, as a country becomes more socialistic, it attracts thousands of new residents who are seeking free stuff. They wish to cash in – to live off the state.
But someone has to pay for that free stuff. And of course, that means that the more productive people in the country are handed the tab.
As a country grows more socialistic, an ever-larger number of dependent people must be paid for by those who are productive. This, of course, diminishes the retained earnings of those who have been productive.
What happens then is that a quiet exodus begins to take place. The very people who are ordered to pay the bill for everyone else tend to look for greener pastures. GEMYSE Women’s M... Buy New $66.98 (as of 06:00 UTC - Details)
In most every case, the first inclination is to look for a better corner of the country in which to live. Generally, it’s a location – a state, a city, a town – where the taxes are less, the crime is lower and the level of freedom is greater.
After all, you don’t really want to leave your country; you just want to free yourself from the burdens your government is placing upon you.
Unfortunately, it’s that last bit that ultimately inspires expatriation.
Those who choose a partial exit – say to Florida, Texas, or even Puerto Rico – at some point discover that the government that had treated them as a cash cows, ready to be milked to pay for government’s increasing entitlements, does not wish to lose its herd of cows.
Sooner or later, the temporary relief of living in a location that’s a partial solution becomes a lesser relief. The trouble is: Once a government has been in the habit of treating its productive class as cash cows – and has put in place the laws that allow it to milk them – it rarely relinquishes its grip on them for long.
Essentially, this means that at some point, the light is switched on in the mind of a particular cow – the realisation that the ultimate objective is to get beyond the borders of governmental control.
I’ve found, over the years, that those who are planning an exit tend to do it quietly.
But why should this be so? Carhartt Men’s Q... Buy New $114.71 (as of 06:00 UTC - Details)
Well first, they realise that their move will not be popular and they don’t wish to be explaining themselves to others. Second, they want it to go smoothly and they’d rather slip away than have anyone try to get in their way.
Therefore, the early exiters tend not to be noticed. Their numbers are small in comparison to the numbers of incoming largesse-seekers.
So, what happens to those who are now becoming aware that their government is bleeding them dry? Since they tend not to be aware that others have exited before them, they’re likely to feel quite alone, which is a great deterrent to their own inclination to leave. Since they don’t know anyone else who’s made an exit, it’s understandable if they feel that leaving simply isn’t an option.
What, then, is the tendency in such people? How do they deal with the situation?
Well, for the most part, they tend to tolerate the injustice, even though further weight continues to be added to the millstone around their necks.
But they do say, “This isn’t fair. We’re not going to take much more of this.”
And the key here is in those last four words. For the great majority of those who are oppressed by an overreaching government, the trigger never quite gets pulled. Instead, with every new burden, they tend to say, “Not much more.”
And governments recognise that, as long as the burden is added gradually, most people are foolish enough to tolerate the increases endlessly.
FANCYLEO Trump Beanies... Buy New $9.99 (as of 06:00 UTC - Details) As Desmond Tutu said, “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”
Quite so. People can only be dominated if they accept domination.
The numbers that actually pull the trigger and leave are therefore quite low.
And in this there’s an advantage: Although thousands are now leaving the US every year and their numbers are growing, they are not at present in the millions or even in the hundreds of thousands.
It’s for this reason that those who choose to cease being milk cows may still make a fairly quiet exit.
At present, there’s an exit tax, but its threshold is relatively high. And although the government has begun to disallow travel offshore, those who are persistent can still find an opportunity to do so.
However, this possibility may cease in the near future.
As economic woes worsen in the US, more people will decide that they don’t wish to have their government lessen the ability to make a living and raise taxes to pay for the government’s loss in revenue.
Even now, the exit door is beginning to close, as the government realises that the trend has begun.
Unknown to most Americans, all of the restrictions needed to literally close the doors on the departure of both wealth and people have been passed into law, primarily under the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011.
ODAWA I Have Tired of ... Buy New $33.99 (as of 06:00 UTC - Details) These restrictions are not yet implemented. They’re intended to be implemented automatically, should a president declare a national state of emergency for any reason.
If, for example, an economic crisis were to unfold, as it’s presently doing, it’s likely that a state of emergency would be declared.
Similarly, if civil unrest were to escalate for any reason, it’s likely that, at some point, a state of emergency would be declared.
Therefore, for any milk cow who is considering an exit to greener pastures, the window of opportunity may well close relatively soon.
Those who may love their country, but do not love what it’s become, may choose to leave the herd whilst greener pastures remain an option.
Reprinted with permission from International Man.


lewrockwell--2020-10-13--A Couple of Items

A Couple of Items

One of the criticisms of the medieval period and the role of the Church is this relationship of science and religion – the Church supposedly placing a higher priority on voodoo than on actual scientific inquiry , blocking discoveries that threatened the established religious dogma , etc .
The most famous example , false as it is , is that of Copernicus and Galileo .
This episode is mocked by the moderns , just as other examples – regardless of the facts or lack thereof – are mocked .
“ How could such people believe such things ?
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way of science !
” “ Whenever science and religion butt heads , science is always proven right.
” TRENDOUX Winter Gloves ... Buy New $ 7.99 I wonder what people will say in a hundred years or more from now of our generation .
Haven ’ t we thrown away science and replaced it with the religion of a virus , a religion of critical theory , a religion of money growing on trees ?
Can any of these be thought of as anything other than a religion ( in the worst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look back with scorn at the book burnings , getting rid of ideas of which the establishment disapproves .
But what is it that Facebook , YouTube , and Twitter are doing that is different ?
Are these not the modern version of the same thing , today ’ s book burnings ?
What of witch hunts and burning witches at the stake ?
One looks at the career ending cancel culture and sees that little has changed .
And let ’ s not start on the issue of child sacrifice .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ancient world with horror : sacrificing a child in order to bring on a better world for the adult .
We have a modern word for the same thing : abortion .
It just that today the numbers are infinitely larger .
One of the big criticisms of God is the idea that this world can not be the product of a good God .
Now , it isn ’ t any of the above modern practices that are at issue – it isn ’ t abortion , cancel culture , or the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ printing that cause us to call into question the existence of God .
It is that we don ’ t live in some version of utopia : no child left behind , no one hungry , no one sick , no one poor , no one dying .
That sort of thing .
But I wonder : this world is not good compared to what world ?
We have water , food , oxygen , natural resources that allow for an ever-improving standard of living in the right circumstances ( private property and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given reason – a rational faculty .
We have been given everything necessary to sustain and enhance human life .
Have you tried living on Venus or Mars ?
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If there is one concrete feature of the left , it is that tradition is ignored , even mocked .
In order to progress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ progressing from and toward what one is progressing to .
Both the past ( cultural tradition ) and the future ( toward what end ) must be clearly understood and defined .
Otherwise “ progress ” means nothing more than “ every day is a new day.
” One can never go wrong under such circumstances as there is not standard – either from the past or the future .
Here again , another concrete feature of the left ; they can never be wrong .
Not learning from our past does nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past .
Sure , we enhance the past with our modern technology .
I think for this we are worse off – we are more easily found , tracked , and traced .
We are more efficiently killed .
The meaning of life is much more easily taken from us .
The Best of Bionic Mosquito

One of the criticisms of the medieval period and the role of the Church is this relationship of science and religion – the Church supposedly placing a higher priority on voodoo than on actual scientific inquiry, blocking discoveries that threatened the established religious dogma, etc.
The most famous example, false as it is, is that of Copernicus and Galileo. This episode is mocked by the moderns, just as other examples – regardless of the facts or lack thereof – are mocked.
“How could such people believe such things?”
“Look at the Church standing in the way of science!”
“Whenever science and religion butt heads, science is always proven right.”
TRENDOUX Winter Gloves... Buy New $7.99 (as of 06:01 UTC - Details) I wonder what people will say in a hundred years or more from now of our generation. Haven’t we thrown away science and replaced it with the religion of a virus, a religion of critical theory, a religion of money growing on trees? Can any of these be thought of as anything other than a religion (in the worst sense of the word)?
We look back with scorn at the book burnings, getting rid of ideas of which the establishment disapproves. But what is it that Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter are doing that is different? Are these not the modern version of the same thing, today’s book burnings?
What of witch hunts and burning witches at the stake? One looks at the career ending cancel culture and sees that little has changed.
And let’s not start on the issue of child sacrifice. We rightly look on such practices of the ancient world with horror: sacrificing a child in order to bring on a better world for the adult. We have a modern word for the same thing: abortion. It just that today the numbers are infinitely larger.
One of the big criticisms of God is the idea that this world cannot be the product of a good God. Now, it isn’t any of the above modern practices that are at issue – it isn’t abortion, cancel culture, or the hell brought on by lockdowns and money printing that cause us to call into question the existence of God. It is that we don’t live in some version of utopia: no child left behind, no one hungry, no one sick, no one poor, no one dying. That sort of thing.
But I wonder: this world is not good compared to what world? We have water, food, oxygen, natural resources that allow for an ever-improving standard of living in the right circumstances (private property and free markets). Man has been given reason – a rational faculty. We have been given everything necessary to sustain and enhance human life. Have you tried living on Venus or Mars? GliderGlove Copper Inf... Buy New $14.99 (as of 06:01 UTC - Details)
All of this leads me to wonder: the more we progress in the way that the left means that term, the more we return to the worst of humanity. If there is one concrete feature of the left, it is that tradition is ignored, even mocked.
In order to progress, one must understand what one is progressing from and toward what one is progressing to. Both the past (cultural tradition) and the future (toward what end) must be clearly understood and defined. Otherwise “progress” means nothing more than “every day is a new day.” One can never go wrong under such circumstances as there is not standard – either from the past or the future. Here again, another concrete feature of the left; they can never be wrong.
Not learning from our past does nothing but bring us back to the same past. Sure, we enhance the past with our modern technology. I think for this we are worse off – we are more easily found, tracked, and traced. We are more efficiently killed. The meaning of life is much more easily taken from us.
Reprinted with permission from Bionic Mosquito.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-13--How We Institutionalized Incompetence

How We Institutionalized Incompetence

And so we face the ultimate irony : ‘ bailing-out-everything ’ destroys the entire rotten system .
You ’ ve probably noticed things no longer work as well as they once did .
For example , the store ’ s online inventory says something is in stock and when you get to the store , it ’ s not on the shelf .
A small issue , but telling nonetheless .
Or you might call a local government agency to get an explanation of how a new fee is calculated , and nobody ’ s ever available to explain it–or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though you paid on time .
You ’ ve probably noticed services cost a lot more now , but the quality has eroded .
Sure , it ’ s easy to blame it all on the pandemic , but quality has been eroding as costs have risen for years .
You ’ ve probably noticed massive cost overruns in public projects .
That $ 1 billion bridge is now $ 3 billion–oh , sorry , make that $ 4 billion .
If we ever get it finished , better estimate $ 5 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enormous investments in infrastructure , education , reducing homelessness , etc .
don ’ t actually improve the situation or fix what ’ s broken .
Even the most basic projects take years or decades , congestion and homelessness increase , and education that ’ s not aligned with the real economy flounders on .
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are either clueless , incoherent or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boil down to one recommendation : keep the feeding trough filled to the brim , no matter how many hogs are gorging themselves .
Incompetence is now so ubiquitous , so embedded , so obvious and so intractable that we finally have to recognize that America has institutionalized incompetence .
Why ?
That ’ s an interesting question with no one answer .
Broadly speaking , self-interest is all that matters .
Every decision is made to maximize self-interest while cloaking the predation with sickly-sweet propaganda of the most transparent type .
Institutions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their self-interest and the general failure of the institution .
Insiders protect other insiders lest transparency reveal the insiders ’ skims and scams and the failure of the institution to fulfill its purpose .
Risk is to be avoided at all costs because any failure might reveal the systemic failure of the entire organization .
So as Louis-Vincent Gave recently explained , CYA Is the Guiding Principle Of Our Time .
If insiders just maintain the status quo and don ’ t rock the boat with any risky innovations or policies , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ systemic failures or the rising risks of the whole rotten mess collapsing .
The Best of Charles Hugh Smith

And so we face the ultimate irony: ‘bailing-out-everything’ destroys the entire rotten system.
You’ve probably noticed things no longer work as well as they once did. For example, the store’s online inventory says something is in stock and when you get to the store, it’s not on the shelf. A small issue, but telling nonetheless.
Or you might call a local government agency to get an explanation of how a new fee is calculated, and nobody’s ever available to explain it–or sort out your punitive late fee even though you paid on time.
You’ve probably noticed services cost a lot more now, but the quality has eroded. Sure, it’s easy to blame it all on the pandemic, but quality has been eroding as costs have risen for years.
You’ve probably noticed massive cost overruns in public projects. That $1 billion bridge is now $3 billion–oh, sorry, make that $4 billion. If we ever get it finished, better estimate $5 billion.
You’ve probably noticed that enormous investments in infrastructure, education, reducing homelessness, etc. don’t actually improve the situation or fix what’s broken. Even the most basic projects take years or decades, congestion and homelessness increase, and education that’s not aligned with the real economy flounders on. Carhartt Men’s B... Buy New $109.99 (as of 06:02 UTC - Details)
You’ve probably noticed that all the highly paid analysts, academics, think-tank gurus, private-sector hotshots, etc. are either clueless, incoherent or delusional. All their “solutions” boil down to one recommendation: keep the feeding trough filled to the brim, no matter how many hogs are gorging themselves.
Incompetence is now so ubiquitous, so embedded, so obvious and so intractable that we finally have to recognize that America has institutionalized incompetence. Why? That’s an interesting question with no one answer.
Broadly speaking, self-interest is all that matters. Every decision is made to maximize self-interest while cloaking the predation with sickly-sweet propaganda of the most transparent type.
Institutions protect insiders because every insider must mask their self-interest and the general failure of the institution. Insiders protect other insiders lest transparency reveal the insiders’ skims and scams and the failure of the institution to fulfill its purpose.
Risk is to be avoided at all costs because any failure might reveal the systemic failure of the entire organization. So as Louis-Vincent Gave recently explained, CYA Is the Guiding Principle Of Our Time. If insiders just maintain the status quo and don’t rock the boat with any risky innovations or policies, no one will look too deeply at the systemic failures or the rising risks of the whole rotten mess collapsing.
Read the Whole Article
The Best of Charles Hugh Smith


lewrockwell--2020-10-13--Western Civilization Has Surrendered to Barbarians

Last June Cambridge University college Gonville and Caius announced that it was taking down a window commemorating Sir Ronald Fisher , the creator of modern statistics .
shorturl.at/fuJPS The window allegedly “ gave offense ” because Fisher also headed up Cambridge University ’ s eugenics research program , which has , through accusation and Third Reich genetic experiments , come to be associated with racism .
The removed window says nothing about eugenics and depicts a mathematical model that Fisher devised .
Nevertheless , newspaper headlines , such as The Guardian ’ s , described the window as commemorating an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of all time .
shorturl.at/acdeO The Guardian was unable to point out that it was a Cambridge University research program , not Fisher ’ s .
The Guardian also failed to wonder how ignorant BLM thugs had ever heard of R.A. Fisher .
Have you ever heard of him ?
Most likely one of Cambridge ’ s quota hires had decided to have fun with the white university ’ s cowardice .
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The college administration said it “ is now aware of the views and actions of RA Fisher in a way that was not fully appreciated in 1989 ” ( apparently when the window was installed as one of a series celebrating the college ’ s famous members ) and was taking further steps to stamp out racism at the college .
This is the same university where in the same week a quota hire , Priyamvada Gopal , tweeted “ Abolish whiteness , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Not only did this not give offense , Cambridge University rushed to her defense and promoted her to the rare position of full professor .
shorturl.at/nvQ05 Cambridge is generally ranked as the second most prestigeous university in the world , after Oxford .
The erasure of a famous statistician and scientist while promoting an anti-white racist lecturer of postcolonial literature tells us all we need to know about the utter collapse of white confidence in the leading white universities of the world .
Statues of white people are everywhere disappearing .
Initially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ memorials , but “ systemic racism ” and “ critical race theory ” define all white people as racists .
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shorturl.at/fiAG7 The practice of universities and colleges disavowing their most illustrous members in order to pander to the ignorant thugs of Black Lives Matter But White Lives Don ’ t has spread to the California Institute of Technology , one of America ’ s top scientific research and educational institutions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research and educational education focused on science and engineering , and unemcumbered with Black Studies , Feminist studies , Queer studies , Transgender studies , postcolonial literature and the other “ studies ” in which fact plays no part , would be immune to pandering to anti-white racism .
But , sadly , this is not the case .
Caltech is about to remove the name of its venerated former president Robert A. Millikan from buildings and programs .
You guessed it , Millikan ’ s offense is that he also dabbled in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a century ago .
shorturl.at/ptBH0 How did eugenics become “ racist ” ?
It certainly wasn ’ t thought of as racist at the time .
It was a liberal movement incorporating the liberal confidence of an ever-improving humanity .
Eugenics aimed at reducing human suffering by breeding out disease , disabilities and other undesirable characteristics from the human population and increaseing the occurrence of heritable characteristics regarded as desirable .
Dickies Advance Solid ... Buy New $ 33.17 To put the “ racist ” brand on eugenics is itself racist , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ racist ” believes that blacks have no desirable characteristics that would improve the human race .
How could anyone deny black contributions to popular music and athletics , for example .
Black athletes dominate basketball , and the current world champion racing driver is Lewis Hamilton who yesterday ( October 11 , 2020 ) in the German Grand Prix tied Michael Schumacher ’ s record for the most Formula One race wins .
In a society such as ours that judges worth by money Hamilton ’ s annual salary of $ 54 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of successful people .
( Hamilton is half white , half black , but finds it advantageous to identify as black .
Obviously , Hamilton does not believe in “ white privilege.
” ) Just as the British and Americans experimented with eugenics , so did the Germans during the Third Reich , and this is where eugenics ’ bad name comes from .
Anything associated in any way with National Socialist Germany is beyond the pale , and , of course , the Third Reich has come to represent—along with the Confederate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Founding Fathers , the US Constitution , and European colonialism—racism .
The odd thing about eugenics is that it is the old form that is discredited as “ racist , ” not the new form which has the same goal .
In the original eugenics , selective breeding was the only way to engineer the genetic composition of an individual .
Watson and Crick ’ s discovery of the DNA Double Helix opened up human genetic engineering via direct intervention in genes themselves .
Instead of selectively mating people with desirable traits , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ genes .
By avoiding procreation , the “ racist ” aspect somehow disappears .
ATRISE Womens Winter J ... Buy New $ 49.99 What it boils down to is that the original eugenics is deemed racist because it lacked the technology of a later discovery .
But the goals of both are the same : to reduce human suffering by replacing undesirable characteristics with desirable ones .
One would think that there would be sufficient intelligence at Cambridge University and Caltech to comprehend that if the old eugenics is racist so is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not racist , neither is the old .
But apparently not .
Do Cambridge and Caltech and Black Lives Matter—the latter being the group that seems to have the most voice on the issue—really want to eliminate the ability of genetic engineering to repair faulty genes associated with illnesses and disabilities ?
Do Cambridge and Caltech understand that if Fisher and Millikan are racists , so are Watson and Crick as their discovery made eugenics more powerful ?
That such simple and obvious questions have not occurred to the high IQs at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of white people to think has been shattered by the long assault on white confidence that has culminated in the inability of white people to respect and defend their culture ’ s accomplishments , or in the case of Portland , Seattle , Minneapolis , New York , and elsewhere , an inability to defend their own businesses from looting and burning .
We are witnessing the surrender of Western Civilization to barbarians .
The Best of Paul Craig Roberts

Last June Cambridge University college Gonville and Caius announced that it was taking down a window commemorating Sir Ronald Fisher, the creator of modern statistics. shorturl.at/fuJPS
The window allegedly “gave offense” because Fisher also headed up Cambridge University’s eugenics research program, which has, through accusation and Third Reich genetic experiments, come to be associated with racism. The removed window says nothing about eugenics and depicts a mathematical model that Fisher devised. Nevertheless, newspaper headlines, such as The Guardian’s, described the window as commemorating an eugenicist, not the greatest statistics genius of all time. shorturl.at/acdeO
The Guardian was unable to point out that it was a Cambridge University research program, not Fisher’s. The Guardian also failed to wonder how ignorant BLM thugs had ever heard of R.A. Fisher. Have you ever heard of him? Most likely one of Cambridge’s quota hires had decided to have fun with the white university’s cowardice.
FASHION BOOMY Women&rs... Buy New $42.99 (as of 06:03 UTC - Details) The college administration, of course, fell all over itself to erase the memory of its illustrous member in order to please Black Lives Matter. The college administration said it “is now aware of the views and actions of RA Fisher in a way that was not fully appreciated in 1989” (apparently when the window was installed as one of a series celebrating the college’s famous members) and was taking further steps to stamp out racism at the college.
This is the same university where in the same week a quota hire, Priyamvada Gopal, tweeted “Abolish whiteness,” “White lives don’t matter.” Not only did this not give offense, Cambridge University rushed to her defense and promoted her to the rare position of full professor. shorturl.at/nvQ05
Cambridge is generally ranked as the second most prestigeous university in the world, after Oxford. The erasure of a famous statistician and scientist while promoting an anti-white racist lecturer of postcolonial literature tells us all we need to know about the utter collapse of white confidence in the leading white universities of the world.
Statues of white people are everywhere disappearing. Initially it was “racist” Confederate war memorials, but “systemic racism” and “critical race theory” define all white people as racists. Valuker Women’s ... Buy New $99.99 (as of 06:03 UTC - Details)
Now it is the University of Wisconsin removing the statue of Abe Lincoln. shorturl.at/fiAG7
The practice of universities and colleges disavowing their most illustrous members in order to pander to the ignorant thugs of Black Lives Matter But White Lives Don’t has spread to the California Institute of Technology, one of America’s top scientific research and educational institutions. One might have thought that a research and educational education focused on science and engineering, and unemcumbered with Black Studies, Feminist studies, Queer studies, Transgender studies, postcolonial literature and the other “studies” in which fact plays no part, would be immune to pandering to anti-white racism. But, sadly, this is not the case. Caltech is about to remove the name of its venerated former president Robert A. Millikan from buildings and programs. You guessed it, Millikan’s offense is that he also dabbled in the “racist” eugenics movement of a century ago. shorturl.at/ptBH0
How did eugenics become “racist”? It certainly wasn’t thought of as racist at the time. It was a liberal movement incorporating the liberal confidence of an ever-improving humanity. Eugenics aimed at reducing human suffering by breeding out disease, disabilities and other undesirable characteristics from the human population and increaseing the occurrence of heritable characteristics regarded as desirable. Dickies Advance Solid ... Buy New $33.17 (as of 06:03 UTC - Details)
To put the “racist” brand on eugenics is itself racist, because it implies that the person calling eugenics “racist” believes that blacks have no desirable characteristics that would improve the human race. How could anyone deny black contributions to popular music and athletics, for example. Black athletes dominate basketball, and the current world champion racing driver is Lewis Hamilton who yesterday (October 11, 2020) in the German Grand Prix tied Michael Schumacher’s record for the most Formula One race wins. In a society such as ours that judges worth by money Hamilton’s annual salary of $54 million puts him in the top ranks of successful people. (Hamilton is half white, half black, but finds it advantageous to identify as black. Obviously, Hamilton does not believe in “white privilege.”)
Just as the British and Americans experimented with eugenics, so did the Germans during the Third Reich, and this is where eugenics’ bad name comes from. Anything associated in any way with National Socialist Germany is beyond the pale, and, of course, the Third Reich has come to represent—along with the Confederate States of America, America’s Founding Fathers, the US Constitution, and European colonialism—racism.
The odd thing about eugenics is that it is the old form that is discredited as “racist,” not the new form which has the same goal. In the original eugenics, selective breeding was the only way to engineer the genetic composition of an individual. Watson and Crick’s discovery of the DNA Double Helix opened up human genetic engineering via direct intervention in genes themselves. Instead of selectively mating people with desirable traits, modern eugenics achieves the result by altering genes. By avoiding procreation, the “racist” aspect somehow disappears. ATRISE Womens Winter J... Buy New $49.99 (as of 06:03 UTC - Details)
What it boils down to is that the original eugenics is deemed racist because it lacked the technology of a later discovery. But the goals of both are the same: to reduce human suffering by replacing undesirable characteristics with desirable ones.
One would think that there would be sufficient intelligence at Cambridge University and Caltech to comprehend that if the old eugenics is racist so is the new, and if the new eugenics is not racist, neither is the old. But apparently not.
Do Cambridge and Caltech and Black Lives Matter—the latter being the group that seems to have the most voice on the issue—really want to eliminate the ability of genetic engineering to repair faulty genes associated with illnesses and disabilities? Do Cambridge and Caltech understand that if Fisher and Millikan are racists, so are Watson and Crick as their discovery made eugenics more powerful?
That such simple and obvious questions have not occurred to the high IQs at Cambridge and Caltech illustrates that the ability of white people to think has been shattered by the long assault on white confidence that has culminated in the inability of white people to respect and defend their culture’s accomplishments, or in the case of Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, New York, and elsewhere, an inability to defend their own businesses from looting and burning.
We are witnessing the surrender of Western Civilization to barbarians.
The Best of Paul Craig Roberts


lewrockwell--2020-10-13--A Quick Reminder of How Venezuela Ran Out of Food: Does This Look Familiar?

We ’ d all like to believe that the United States is on the road to economic recovery and that things are going to get better .
Everyone wants to think the store shelves are just a few cargo ships away from being refilled .
People want to believe that once 2020 is over , life will return to “ normal ” and that we ’ re just having a really bad year .
But someone pointed out an article I published four and a half years ago and when you look at the things which happened there and compare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notice some uncanny similarities .
Here ’ s how Venezuela ran out of food .
In February of 2016 , I wrote about what an economic collapse really looks like , using Venezuela as an illustration .
The article begins when prepping began to be frowned upon by the Venezuelan government .
ATRISE Womens Winter R ... Buy New $ 49.99 Early in 2020 , supplies began to be difficult to find due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the potential of a lockdown .
When folks couldn ’ t find basics like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point at “ preppers ” and “ hoarders.
” The word “ hoarding ” is being repeatedly used throughout news reports .
They ’ re already working to paint preppers as bad and selfish people .
They ’ re already vilifying those who hurry out to fill any gaps in their supplies .
They ’ re making it seem like a mental illness to get prepared for what could potentially be a long stretch of time at home with only the supplies you have on hand .
This is a frequent trick of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough and suddenly everyone begins using it .
Everyone begins to believe that the people labeled with an ugly word are terrible , selfish , and threats to decency .
( source ) This dialogue is still in place , with people being shamed for large purchases , when in fact , they ’ re simply getting necessities for a large family .
A friend of mine with a large family has said she ’ d have to shop every two days with the original limits stores posted to keep everyone in her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long until the basics were incredibly difficult to acquire .
BTFBM Women Long Sleev ... Buy New $ 28.99 Writers on this website have talked about the shelves being cleared back in March , what we may see in shortage after halting many imports from China , and the fact that in most parts of the country , the supply chain is clearly broken .
People from all over the country have reported in the comments the bare spots in their local stores , with a few exceptions who say that everything in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to normal .
Many areas still have limits on how many packages of toilet paper , cleaning supplies , and canned goods customers can purchase months after the original panic-fueled shopping sprees .
We ’ re looking at you , California , where PG & E , the largest power provider in the state has shut off the power to people in rural areas repeatedly over the past couple of years to “ prevent wildfires.
” Millions faced the hottest days of the summer without electricity .
As stores struggled to provide the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in to “ help.
” ReachMe Womens Oversiz ... Buy New $ 26.99 As the situation continued to devolve , farmers in Venezuela were forced to hand over their crops last summer .
They assumed control of essential goods like food , and began putting retail outlets out of business .
Then , once they had control of the sales outlets , they began forcing farmers and food manufacturers to sell anywhere from 30-100 % of their products to the state at the price the state opted to pay , as opposed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t enough to keep the population fed .
( Isn ’ t it astonishing how much less motivated people are to produce food and supplies when they are no longer allowed to benefit from their hard work ?
Historically , collectivism and farming have never gone successfully hand in hand . )
This January , the government told citizens that they would need to produce their own food .
The Ministry of Urban Farming was created to oversee this .
While self-reliance sounds great , it isn ’ t so great in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t get too self-reliant , a registry of the crops and livestock will be required .
( And obviously , they ’ ve already proven that they have no issue forcing farmers to hand over what they ’ ve produced . )
( source ) As our supply chain devolved , it was learned that farmers in the United States were unable to get their products to the market due to logistics issues , closed packaging plants , and a totally different marketplace .
The President signed an Executive Order to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at meat packaging plants and also tried to organize a way to get food that was just being thrown out to the people who desperately needed it .
So while nobody has insisted farmers hand over their crops without compensation , the government is clearly getting involved in the distribution of food .
Eventually , all the measures the government of Venezuela took to hide the catastrophic collapse from citizens could hold up no longer .
Venezuela is out of food .
After several years of long lines , rationing , and shortages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough food to feed its population , and the opposition government has declared a “ nutritional emergency.
” This is just the most recent nail in the beleaguered country ’ s slow , painful economic collapse .
Many people expect an economic collapse to be shocking , instant , and dramatic , but really , it ’ s far more gradual than that .
It looks like empty shelves , long lines , desperate government officials trying to cover their tushes , and hungry people .
For the past two years , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Venezuela as each shocking event has unfolded .
Americans who feel that our country would be better served by a socialist government would be wise to take note of this timeline of the collapse .
( source ) It only took 3 years from the first report ( about making “ hoarding ” illegal ) for the once oil-rich country to fall into a ruin so extreme that there wasn ’ t enough food for everyone .
While we are by no means at the point where there is no more food , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that day could come – and sooner than expected .
Many aspects of our system are crumbling , the supply chain is definitely broken , stores are already preparing for the second wave of shortages , and a simulation has predicted a 400 % increase in the price of food by 2030 .
I ’ m sure it ’ s merely a coincidence but Venezuelans lost their firearms at around the same time “ hoarding ” was deemed illegal .
Most readers of this website are well aware of concentrated efforts across the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the past 9 years it has been operating .
For more information on these efforts , check out these articles .
Reprinted with permission from The Organic Prepper .
The Best of Daisy Luther

We’d all like to believe that the United States is on the road to economic recovery and that things are going to get better. Everyone wants to think the store shelves are just a few cargo ships away from being refilled. People want to believe that once 2020 is over, life will return to “normal” and that we’re just having a really bad year.
But someone pointed out an article I published four and a half years ago and when you look at the things which happened there and compare them to our situation, you may notice some uncanny similarities.
Here’s how Venezuela ran out of food.
In February of 2016, I wrote about what an economic collapse really looks like, using Venezuela as an illustration.
Venezuela:
The article begins when prepping began to be frowned upon by the Venezuelan government. ATRISE Womens Winter R... Buy New $49.99 (as of 06:06 UTC - Details)
In 2013, many began to suspect that the outlook for Venezuela was grim when prepping became illegal. The Attorney General of Venezuela, Luisa Ortega Díaz, called on prosecutors to target people who are “hoarding” basic staples with serious sanctions. Shortly thereafter, grocery stores instituted a fingerprint registry to purchase food and supplies. Families had to register and were allotted a certain amount of supplies to prevent “hoarding.” (source)
The United States:
Early in 2020, supplies began to be difficult to find due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the potential of a lockdown. When folks couldn’t find basics like toilet paper, fingers immediately began to point at “preppers” and “hoarders.”
The word “hoarding” is being repeatedly used throughout news reports. They’re already working to paint preppers as bad and selfish people. They’re already vilifying those who hurry out to fill any gaps in their supplies. They’re making it seem like a mental illness to get prepared for what could potentially be a long stretch of time at home with only the supplies you have on hand. This is a frequent trick of propagandists everywhere. Repeat a word often enough and suddenly everyone begins using it. Everyone begins to believe that the people labeled with an ugly word are terrible, selfish, and threats to decency. (source)
This dialogue is still in place, with people being shamed for large purchases, when in fact, they’re simply getting necessities for a large family. A friend of mine with a large family has said she’d have to shop every two days with the original limits stores posted to keep everyone in her household well-fed.
Venezuela:
It wasn’t long until the basics were incredibly difficult to acquire. BTFBM Women Long Sleev... Buy New $28.99 (as of 06:06 UTC - Details)
Then, just over a year ago, it became even more apparent that the country was falling. when long lines for basic necessities such as laundry soap, diapers, and food became the norm rather than the exception. Thousands of people were standing in line for 5-6 hours in the hopes that they would be able to purchase a few much-needed items. (source)
The United States:
Writers on this website have talked about the shelves being cleared back in March, what we may see in shortage after halting many imports from China, and the fact that in most parts of the country, the supply chain is clearly broken.
People from all over the country have reported in the comments the bare spots in their local stores, with a few exceptions who say that everything in their part of the nation is back to normal. Many areas still have limits on how many packages of toilet paper, cleaning supplies, and canned goods customers can purchase months after the original panic-fueled shopping sprees.
Venezuela:
Shortly after the story broke to the rest of the world, the propaganda machine shifted into high gear. As the government began to ration electricity, it was announced that this was not due to economic reasons at all, but instead was a measure of their great concern for the environment. (source)
The United States:
We’re looking at you, California, where PG&E, the largest power provider in the state has shut off the power to people in rural areas repeatedly over the past couple of years to “prevent wildfires.” Millions faced the hottest days of the summer without electricity.
Venezuela:
As stores struggled to provide the essentials to customers, the government stepped in to “help.” ReachMe Womens Oversiz... Buy New $26.99 (as of 06:06 UTC - Details)
As the situation continued to devolve, farmers in Venezuela were forced to hand over their crops last summer. They assumed control of essential goods like food, and began putting retail outlets out of business. Then, once they had control of the sales outlets, they began forcing farmers and food manufacturers to sell anywhere from 30-100% of their products to the state at the price the state opted to pay, as opposed to stores and supermarkets. But that wasn’t enough to keep the population fed. (Isn’t it astonishing how much less motivated people are to produce food and supplies when they are no longer allowed to benefit from their hard work? Historically, collectivism and farming have never gone successfully hand in hand.) This January, the government told citizens that they would need to produce their own food. The Ministry of Urban Farming was created to oversee this. While self-reliance sounds great, it isn’t so great in Venezuela. Just so the urban farmers don’t get too self-reliant, a registry of the crops and livestock will be required. (And obviously, they’ve already proven that they have no issue forcing farmers to hand over what they’ve produced.) (source)
The United States:
As our supply chain devolved, it was learned that farmers in the United States were unable to get their products to the market due to logistics issues, closed packaging plants, and a totally different marketplace. The President signed an Executive Order to force people to go back to work at meat packaging plants and also tried to organize a way to get food that was just being thrown out to the people who desperately needed it.
So while nobody has insisted farmers hand over their crops without compensation, the government is clearly getting involved in the distribution of food.
Venezuela:
Eventually, all the measures the government of Venezuela took to hide the catastrophic collapse from citizens could hold up no longer.
Venezuela is out of food. After several years of long lines, rationing, and shortages, the socialist country does not have enough food to feed its population, and the opposition government has declared a “nutritional emergency.” This is just the most recent nail in the beleaguered country’s slow, painful economic collapse. Many people expect an economic collapse to be shocking, instant, and dramatic, but really, it’s far more gradual than that. It looks like empty shelves, long lines, desperate government officials trying to cover their tushes, and hungry people. For the past two years, I’ve been following the situation in Venezuela as each shocking event has unfolded. Americans who feel that our country would be better served by a socialist government would be wise to take note of this timeline of the collapse. (source)
It only took 3 years from the first report (about making “hoarding” illegal) for the once oil-rich country to fall into a ruin so extreme that there wasn’t enough food for everyone.
The United States:
While we are by no means at the point where there is no more food, there are all sorts of warning signs that day could come – and sooner than expected. Many aspects of our system are crumbling, the supply chain is definitely broken, stores are already preparing for the second wave of shortages, and a simulation has predicted a 400% increase in the price of food by 2030.
An important side note
I’m sure it’s merely a coincidence but Venezuelans lost their firearms at around the same time “hoarding” was deemed illegal.
Most readers of this website are well aware of concentrated efforts across the United States to undermine the Second Amendment over the past 9 years it has been operating. For more information on these efforts, check out these articles.
Reprinted with permission from The Organic Prepper.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-13--W.H.O. Condemns Coronavirus Lockdowns as ‘Doubling’ Global Poverty

The UK ’ s envoy to the World Health Organisation ( W.H.O . )
has condemned mass coronavirus lockdowns , slamming the “ ghastly global catastrophe ” caused by crashing the world economy .
Dr. David Nabarro from the W.H.O .
appealed to world leaders on Saturday , telling them to stop “ using lockdowns as your primary control method ” of the coronavirus .
He claimed that the only thing lockdowns achieved was poverty – with no mention of the potential lives saved .
This is in direct contrast to W.H.O .
chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus who as far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to lockdowns , and even warned against lifting them too soon , as Breitbart News reported .
Then in August , Tedros praised several national governments including the UK , France , South Korea and Germany for “ using all the tools at their disposal to tackle any new spikes ” which included regional lockdowns .
Speaking to Andrew Neil of the Spectator magazine , Dr. Nabarro bemoaned the collapse of the international tourism industry and claimed there would be a “ doubling ” in the levels of world poverty and child malnutrition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make “ poor people an awful lot poorer.
” “ I want to say it again : We in the World Health Organisation do not advocate lockdowns as a primary means of controlling this virus , ” Dr. Nabarro said .
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The UK’s envoy to the World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) has condemned mass coronavirus lockdowns, slamming the “ghastly global catastrophe” caused by crashing the world economy.
Dr. David Nabarro from the W.H.O. appealed to world leaders on Saturday, telling them to stop “using lockdowns as your primary control method” of the coronavirus.
He claimed that the only thing lockdowns achieved was poverty – with no mention of the potential lives saved.
This is in direct contrast to W.H.O. chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus who as far back as April gave his full support to lockdowns, and even warned against lifting them too soon, as Breitbart News reported.
Then in August, Tedros praised several national governments including the UK, France, South Korea and Germany for “using all the tools at their disposal to tackle any new spikes” which included regional lockdowns.
Speaking to Andrew Neil of the Spectator magazine, Dr. Nabarro bemoaned the collapse of the international tourism industry and claimed there would be a “doubling” in the levels of world poverty and child malnutrition by 2021 as he warned that lockdowns make “poor people an awful lot poorer.”
“I want to say it again: We in the World Health Organisation do not advocate lockdowns as a primary means of controlling this virus,” Dr. Nabarro said.
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