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Monday, February 27, 2023

New Era of Scarcity Ahead

 

 

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 Turmoil Ahead As We Enter The New Era Of 'Scarcity' | Charles Hugh Smith

U.S. is being set up for a “nightmare fall.”  Train derailments and political problems are spinning out of control, but the biggest threat is war.

How do you continue to fund a government if there are no buyers for the debt?  This is on a global scale.”

So, war checks all the boxes?  Armstrong says, “Absolutely.  They get to default on all this debt which is the real objective.  That’s why (Klaus) Schwab is out there saying you’ll own nothing and be happy.  He’s trying to make it sound like they are doing this for you.  We are going to default on all debt and relive you of all your debt.

  This is because they are going to wipe out everything.  Pension funds will be all gone.  That’s why they are coming out with guaranteed basic income to replace your pension.  They’ve got this all worked out.  That’s what the end goal is here because they cannot continue to function this way.  They cannot continue to borrow whatever they need with no intention of ever paying it back.”

Many see our nation starting to fail like the Roman Empire…

Internal Strife-USA Like the Fall of Rome

In ‘The History of Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire‘, Edward Gibbon had a controversial theory.. Gibbon’s claim that Rome was subject to moral decay probably holds more water. In the 2nd Century BC, Polybius wrote of a decline in moral virtue that led to the fall of the Republic. The same affliction appeared to damage the empire. The original ideals, values, and traditions upon which Rome was founded declined and were replaced by a notion that life was cheap and depravity, gluttony, and cruelty were the norm.

 

The advent of the Gladiatorial Games is one such example. Rome developed a ‘mob’ mentality and these individuals needed to be entertained. The rise of slave labor led to a huge number of unemployed Romans who required state handouts. If they become bored, civil unrest and riots followed. The Games were a means of keeping the public in check and consisted of excessive violence and cruelty. The emperors paid for the games which of course mean the state bore the cost. At one point, setting up the Games cost one-third of the Empire’s income as rulers tried to curry favor with the people.

 

The breathtaking incompetence of many of Rome’s emperors was yet another problem. Even those with a cursory interest in Roman history will have heard of Nero and Caligula for example. In the early days of the empire, a good ruler would come around now and then to clean up the mess of the inept leaders before him. Towards the end of the empire, there was a succession of weak and clueless emperors incapable of dealing with the ever-growing number of threats.

The Senate acted as an advisory body, but corrupt and power-hungry rulers routinely ignored this advice.

 

2 – Economic Deterioration -  As is the case with all great empires, Rome was founded on a strong economic foundation. By its peak in 117 AD, the empire spanned approximately 1.5 million square kilometers and was inhabited by around 130 million people. Trade was crucial to the growth of the Roman economy and its outstanding transport system allowed a huge variety of goods to be imported across its borders. However, governing the empire was an expensive task with enormous military, administrative and logistical costs. A combination of several factors resulted in hyperinflation, heavy taxes, localization of trade and ultimately, a crippling financial crisis.

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Read more at:

https://historycollection.com/downfall-5-reasons-roman-empire-collapsed/5/


 

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6 comments:

Brad said...

It's getting mighty scary out there; everyone I know is worried.

Zoe said...

Anyone with a half a brain can see how DC is destroying the Middle Class & America [jerk Dems always blame Trump though they are the main architects of destruction]

Dennis said...

God's final judgement?

Norm said...

The average person under 30 is too challenged to comprehend what the socialist rats like Biden, AOC, etc are doing...

Will said...

Despite record inflation [watch your utility bills to leap up by 50% in March] reports say people are spending like its 1999]!

Alex said...

Journalist Alex Newman, author of the popular books “Deep State” and “Crimes of the Educators,” predicted at the beginning is this year that the Deep State demons will have one crisis after another to keep people confused and afraid