For
the last three years, I have spent almost all of my time trying to get
a handle on the "big picture." The "little
pictures" are made up of effects, and sometimes causes, but
rarely motives. It's funny how all the "little pictures"
don't always coalesce into a greater understanding until, all at once,
the truth becomes blatantly obvious and undeniable.
In
my attempt to determine "motives" I needed to ascertain the
true meaning of "real wealth." I have come to the conclusion
that besides hard assets, (real estate, factories, machinery,
equipment, infrastructure, base metals, precious metals, natural
resources, etc.), the only other source of "Real Wealth"
comes as a result of human toil.
"Soft
assets" are paper, and are the products of contrivances. These
instruments have no intrinsic value and are therefore inferior to
"hard assets." Whoever has the power to print the money
ultimately has control over the value of all "soft assets."
My
research has led me to three major issues. First, the nature of
America's money supply. Second, the importance and availability of
hydrocarbon resources. And thirdly, the importance and availability of
fresh water.
How
these three issues interrelate exposes the motives and the true nature
of "the Game."
"The
Game"
Let's
say we have two "teams." The first team, (we'll call this
team "the Dark Side"), is very well funded, managed, and
extremely well trained. The coaching staff is privy to the best
analysis and intelligence, has adopted a time tested strategy and is
relentless in its desire to win. The second team, (we'll call this one
"the Force"), does not even realize its a team. I'm talking,
of course, of the "the Dark Side" as made up of the
Elitists, (i.e.., New World Order, Collectivists, Globalists, Banking
Cartel, Fabians, the Illuminati, etc.). Everybody else is on "the
Force." If you are not positive you are a member of the former,
then you are undoubtedly playing for the latter.
The
presence of two teams would suggest a game is in progress. The game
started many years ago, and this one's for all "the
marbles". I believe that the game plan provides that "the
Force" will work itself to death.
"The
Marbles"
All
new money is loaned into circulation as an interest bearing debt.
Since this system only creates the principal and never the interest,
the debt is always greater than the money supply.
This
fraudulently created debt forces American citizens to borrow
constantly so the system can function. Eventually, the process becomes
unworkable as society, mortgaged to the hilt, can no longer afford to
borrow. This debt creates extreme stress for us as we struggle to meet
impossible money obligations. The results are: a constantly rising
cost-of-living, layoffs, bankruptcies, family breakdown, increased
drug and alcohol use, an increase in crime and a general moral
breakdown.
This
system is part of the "Grand Strategy" that has allowed
"the Dark Side" to gain a choke hold on the very survival of
"the Force."
How
did we let "the Dark Side" put themselves in a position of
control over everything that lends to human survival? The indebtedness
of "the Force" has insured a placated opponent.
What
do I mean by everything? It seems that all the marbles fall into three
categories. Hard Assets, Energy and Water. In order to gain control
over all the marbles, part one of the "Grand Strategy" had
to be implemented.
After
the initial forming of "the Dark Side",
the coaching staff had to insure the winning of the coin toss. They
did this by the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913.
"We
will receive"
"History
reveals nations can be conquered by the use of one or more of three
methods.
"The
most common is conquest by war. In time, though, this method usually
fails, because the captives hate the captors and rise up and drive
them out if they can. Much force is needed to maintain control, making
it expensive for the conquering nation."
"A
second method is by religion, where men are convinced they must give
their captors part of their earnings as "obedience to God."
Such a captivity is vulnerable to philosophical exposure or by
overthrow by armed force, since religion by its nature lacks military
force to regain control, once its captives become disillusioned."
"The
third method can be called economic conquest. It takes place when
nations are placed under "tribute" without the use of
visible force or coercion, so that the victims do not realize they
have been conquered. "Tribute" is collected from them in the
form of "legal" debts and taxes, and they believe they are
paying it for their own good, for the good of others, or to protect
all from some enemy. Their captors become their
"benefactors" and "protectors".
"Although
this is the slowest to impose. It is often quite long lasting, as the
captives do not see any military force arrayed against them, their
religion is left more or less intact, they have freedom to speak and
travel, and they participate in "elections" for their
rulers. Without realizing it, they are conquered, and the instruments
of their own society are used to transfer their wealth to their
captors and make the conquest complete."
"Today,
as we stand before the dawn of a New World Order run by
internationalist financiers, most of the revenue collected by the
Federal government in the form of individual income taxes will go
straight to paying the interest on the debt alone. At the rate the
debt is increasing, eventually we'll reach a point where, even if the
government takes every penny of its citizens' income via taxation, it
will still not collect enough to keep up with the interest payments.
The government will own nothing, the people will own nothing, and the
banks will own everything. The New World Order will foreclose on
America."
- Taken from Sheldon Emery's "Billions for the Bankers, Debts
for the People.
Because
"the Dark Side" can create money out of thin air, they
obviously do not consider it valuable. What is valuable to them is the
human toil required to service the debt.
An
example of the fraudulent nature of the "Grand Strategy" is
the U.S. Government's bailout of Brazil a couple of years ago. The U.
S. Government loaned the Brazilian Government $30 billion, with the
condition that loan and the interest on the loan be paid by the people
of Brazil via taxation. The U.S. Government borrowed the money to loan
to Brazil from the Federal Reserve for which the loan and the interest
are guaranteed by the American people. Neither of the two afore
mentioned loans, for the exact same $30 billion, will ever be paid,
but the double debt service will go on forever. Two country's
citizenry are being forced to pay interest on the same funny money!
This
is equally true for all of our foreign aid to other countries,
bailouts of criminally operated corporations, and all of the $billions
spent in pursuit of imperial hegemony.
This
is not, however, a localized game. The stakes are huge and it is being
played out all over the world. "the Dark Side" is financing
the sale of "guns to the Arabs and dynamite to the Jews", as
they have been on both sides of every war for hundreds of years.
The
Second Quarter; Field Position
The
probability that oil production on our planet has already peaked
carries with it a death sentence for millions, maybe even billions of
people within a single generation from now.
When
we explore the economic effects of ever rising oil costs on
transportation, electricity, economic growth and contraction,
political power, civilization and – perhaps most importantly –
food production. The picture is horrific, the ramifications being the
end of the industrial age.
The
"Dark Side" already controls the remaining hydrocarbon
deposits of the earth.
In
1859, upon the introduction of petrol extraction technology, the world
started running out of oil. There is only so much of it, and we have
now reached a point where more than half of it has been used up.
What
most people do not realize is that 60% of all hydrocarbon resources
have be applied to food production. Through the use of petrochemical
fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, diesel fuel for tractors and
harvesters, gasoline for farm-to-market transport, gas generated
electricity for refrigeration, plastics for packaging and storage, the
lion's share of this resource has been used for food production.
Here's
the rub. Through the application of the world's petro-resources in
this manner, "the Dark Side" has enriched itself by
artificially creating a market to sell to.
Oil
based agriculture is primarily responsible for the world's population
exploding from 1 billion at the middle of the 19th century to 6.3
billion at the turn of the 21st. As oil production went up, so did
food production. As food production went up, so did the population.
As the population went up, the demand for food went up, which
increased the demand for oil. The price of food will now skyrocket
because of the cost of fertilizer will soar. The cost of storing
(electricity) and transporting (gasoline) the food that is produced
will also soar.
In
order for the planet to continue to support humanity, it's numbers
will have to be reduced dramatically. Because of the misinformation
campaign that was launched in the first quarter of the game, "the
Force" is way out of position. As I stated earlier, most don't
even know there's a game going on, much less that they're playing.
I
foresee many lives being snuffed out within the next two decades as a
result of the inability to afford food, (starvation), or through the
involvement in the dozens of disputes that will arise over allocation
of the world's remaining hydrocarbon resources, (war). Remember,
"the Dark Side" is on both sides of all wars. Population
contraction is absolutely essential to the planet's ability to support
human life.
The
Third Quarter; a Battle of Attrition
In
1998, the World Bank refused to guarantee a $25 million loan to
refinance water services in Cochabamba, Bolivia, unless the government
sold the public water system to the private sector and passed the
costs on to consumers. Bolivia, one of the poorest countries in the
world, finally acquiesced. Only one bid was considered, and the
company was turned over to Aguas del Tunari, a subsidiary of a
conglomerate led by Bechtel, the giant San Francisco engineering and
construction company.
In
December 1999, before making any infrastructure investments, the
private water company, Aguas del Tunari, announced the doubling of
water prices. For most Bolivians, this meant that water would now cost
more than food; for those on minimum wage or unemployed, water bills
suddenly accounted for close to half their monthly budgets, and for
many, water was shut off completely.
To
add to the problem, the Bolivian government, prompted by the World
Bank, granted absolute monopolies to private water concessionaires,
announced its support for full-cost water pricing, pegged the cost of
water to the American dollar and declared that none of the World Bank
loan could be used to subsidize water services for the poor. All
water, even from community wells, required permits to access, and even
peasants and small farmers had to buy permits to gather rainwater on
their property.
The
selling-off of public enterprises such as transportation, electrical
utilities and education to foreign corporations has been a heated
economic debate in Bolivia. But this was different; polls showed that
90 percent of the public wanted Bechtel out. Debate turned to protest
and one of the world's first "water wars" was launched.
The
people of Bolivia revolted against the government over the
privatization of water. A broad-based movement of workers, peasants,
farmers and others created the Coalition in Defense of Water and Life
to "de-privatize" the local water system. Between January
and early February, 2000, hundreds of thousands of Bolivians marched
to Cochabamba in a showdown with the government, and a general strike
and transportation stoppage brought the city to a standstill. Police
reacted with violence and arrests and the army killed six people and
injured more than 100 when it opened fire on demonstrators. In early
April 2000, the government declared martial law.
Could
this happen here? Is it possible that you could someday be charged for
collecting rainwater off your roof? You would be surprised at how many
trans-national companies already have stakes in water delivery in this
country.
Globally,
we have already entered water scarcity. The Middle East will run out
of fresh water within the next ten years. Sub-Saharan Africa will run
out in the next 5 years. China is considering moving the capital to
another location because there is no more water in Beijing.
Closer
to home, the mighty Colorado river no longer makes it to the Sea of
Cortez. It trickles out somewhere in the Mexican desert south of the
Arizona border. The Rio Grand, which use to flow into the Gulf of
Mexico now stops some 20 miles short of Brownsville, Texas. Aquifers
all over the country are being depleted far more rapidly than they can
recharge themselves. We are on the verge of a national water crisis
right here in America.
In
the next two decades, the struggle for water will tear apart
communities, exacerbate differences between social classes, and
challenge governments and private organizations to change how they
perceive their roles.
The
Forth Quarter; an End Run
According
to the World Trade Organization, "human needs can be supplied by
private entrepreneurs for a profit, unlike a human right which accrues
equally to everyone." National and international trade
associations like the WTO and NAFTA define water as a
"commodity" and have agreements requiring governments to
permit water exports under specified conditions.
Commodification
and privatization go hand in hand. Even though the evidence for water
scarcity is overwhelming, governments and global bureaucracies,
influenced by lobbyists, and, in many documented cases, outright
bribery, are disposed to call water a commodity, to transfer what
remains to private corporations, and to let the market determine who
gets water and the price they pay for it.
The
commodification of water, internationally, is on the horizon. The day
will come when no one will be able to collect it without a permit.
Many persons throughout the world will be prosecuted for its illegal
possession.
It
will happen here.
End
Game
I
guess it all boils down to human nature. There are and always will be
the haves and the have nots. In their insatiable quest for profits,
"the Dark Side", using their agents in trans-national
corporations, the World Trade Organization and the World Bank, have
successfully brought us to the brink of the abyss. Knowing full well
the gravity of the situation and the only solution, they are now
poised to solve the problem. There are far too many people on the
planet. The time has come for contraction.
The
world is no longer capable of economic expansion. We are entering a
period of civilization where the keyword is sustainability, not
growth.
Sustainability
is job one. In order to incite the massive contraction that is
desperately needed, economics will be used as a weapon. It is the
weapon of choice when it comes to survival. The possession of Hard
Assets, Energy and Fresh Water will rule the day.
What
purpose would a revolution serve. Who among us has a solution?
In
a world of $100/barrel oil, the weak die and the strong survive. In a
world of $100/barrel water, there will not be 6.5 billion people on
the earth. Actually I expect the number to be more in the 500 million
range.
Very
soon, as early as next year, a lot of people here will be glad they
held gold and silver.
Get
some control over some fresh water immediately.
It's
not what you don't know that will screw you up, it's what you know
that is wrong. The spin you hear from the mainstream media is intended
to mislead you. Open your eyes and face the future. If you leave your
head in the sand and ignore it, you are only leaving your butt exposed
for the world to kick. This all may sound like gloom and doom, but
when you get a handle on what is going to happen, you will have a
future filled with opportunity. Fortune favors the Informed.
