THE INTRODUCTION OF TOTALITARY SOCIETY (PART II)
«In the beginning of change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot»
– Mark Twain
The vast majority of us associate truth with pain because it tends to reveal our weaknesses as human beings. The truth tends to be brutal. It is exhausting when “the lie of life” meets the truth, as in Ibsen’s famous play «The Wild Duck». We simply become unhappy with it. Most of us do not like the truth. As Winston Churchill so elegantly described our dealings with the truth: “Sometimes people stumble upon a truth. Most people hurry on as if nothing had happened. «
In my first newsletter, I wrote about the ongoing breakdown of international commodity chains for both commodities and retail, and how this affects the economy in society, which normally leads to a situation where «too much money chases after too few commodities», thus creating price inflation. I tried as best I could to put what is now happening into an historical context. As with truth, such historical contexts are a painful reminder of human failure and vulnerability; ultimately a brutal description of how individuals and groups in positions of power perform the most heinous acts to achieve further status, power and money, as well as use this position of power to exploit and abuse everyone else.
When most of us «stumble across» this painful fact, we tend to move along as if nothing has happened.» When the abuses and atrocities of those in power are not met with resistance, the abuses and atrocities tend to worsen; until even the most ardent “liar of life” is forced to deal with his own life perceptions, «his own depraved lifestyle» as Per Gynt was forced to do in Ibsen’s epic tale of the destructive nature of the liar.
In many ways it is in the life liar’s confrontation with his own depraved lifestyle that we now find ourselves. We understand that something is terribly wrong, but the vast majority of us do not, or will not, confront conventional truths fed to us for years by the «power that reigns», through an increasingly credible and false media picture. When the painful truth becomes too intrusive, when the «power that rules» has gone too far, only then do we react. It is rooted deeply inside of us and takes time. It is this awakening that is now becoming more and more visible in large parts of the western world. It represents the last stage of what is called the «Fall of the Empire», and is characterized by moral, economic and social decay. In a historical context, we have been through the same process many times before: the process associated with an extremely destructive cultural Marxist system; whether we compare it to the Roman Empire, Hitler-Germany or the former Soviet Union. Common to all communist and fascist regimes is that they always self-destroy under the weight of their own depravity and corruption, and that the people wake up and rise in protest when the moral, economic and social decay becomes so painful that even the most hard-nosed liar cannot ignore it.
When «money» becomes worthless
To understand how the banking and monetary system works, one must examine why all the thousands of «fiat monetary systems» that have been created throughout history – including the current fiat monetary system – have invariably collapsed. All of them collapsed due to «money printing», ie dilution of the currency, exactly what we are doing today; with the significant difference that technology has made it possible for the money power to keep the current monetary system alive for a while after it was technically «bankrupt». In that sense, money printing is quite similar to the drug addict who constantly has to increase the doses to keep his drug addiction alive, until he takes the last overdose and dies. When the world’s total debt has increased from USD 105 trillion in 2008 (the financial crisis) to USD 300 trillion today, and even such huge injections of liquidity (debt) are unable to keep the economy afloat, then the largest and possibly last «syringe» with trillions of dollars is injected into the financial system – before it unavoidably collapses under its own weight.
As the philosopher Voltaire once put it:
«Paper money always returns to its intrinsic value – zero»
When 100% of all the thousands of fiat monetary systems that have existed in the last thousand years have collapsed, why should it be different with today’s monetary system, especially when the world’s total debt level due to all the money printing is 3.5-4 times more than the world’s total gross domestic product, a debt obligation no country or society has ever survived.
Inflation is the same as lost purchasing power
As a result of the massive «money printing», especially in the last 10-12 years, combined with the breakdown in supply chains (see previous newsletter), we now have rising inflation, which means the same as reduced purchasing power. You get less of the goods and services you need for the money you have in your pocket. Official inflation has been around 2-3% in recent years. In reality, it has been higher, somewhere between 7-9%.
Over the last 5-6 months, official (price) inflation has risen to more than 6% and by the end of the year it is expected to reach 8-10% (12-month average).
If you believe in Bureau and Labor Statistics (BLS) in the USA or the equivalent SSB in Norway, inflation has risen from 2-3% a year ago to 5-6% today, even though SSB struggles to tell the people the truth. This means that the hundred dollars you put in the bank a year ago is worth 94-95 dollars today. In order not to get poorer, your salary must be adjusted up by 5-6% immediately, probably by 10% by the end of 2021. And that is if you believe the official figures.
However, the official figures are a hoax, because the way they measure inflation has changed since the 1980s, when the hoax was smaller. An example could be new car prices. Let’s say it goes up by 10% next year. Instead of including this price increase in calculated inflation, the government analysis agencies (BLS and SSB) say that because the car has improved in terms of quality, the price increase is offset, perhaps all the way down to 0%. This is cheating with numbers, consequently cheating with your wallet.
The following diagram shows the old (more correct) way of measuring (blue line) and the new (incorrect) way of measuring (red line):
In other words, current inflation is approx. 15%, which means that the hundred dollar bill you have in your wallet has 15% reduced purchasing power. In all probability, inflation (lost purchasing power) will soon reach levels of between 25-30%, depending on the goods in question. This means that your 100-dollar bill will soon be worth somewhere between 70-75 dollars. You are 25-30% poorer than you were «yesterday», unless you get the same in salary increase. If price inflation persists, you will become poorer with each passing day.
But you are not told this by the central bank and politicians because inflation is a hidden tax that is good for the state and to great detriment for you. Inflation rewards the spender, of which governments are the worst, and hurts the savers. That’s why they cheat with the numbers. The state cannot afford to lose revenue and of course leaves Average Joe footing the bill. As stated in the previous newsletter, it is strange that labour union economists do not protest and inform «their comrades». Maybe they are not invited to the annual meeting and Christmas parties of various political organizations (all of which live fat on our tax funds) if they tell their comrades the truth?
The seven stages of empires
All «empires» throughout history have followed the same pattern:
1. Good / proper money
2. Construction / financing of public projects and infrastructure
3. Building up / financing military power
4. Wars that must also be funded
5. Dilution of the monetary unit as a result of all financing / money printing
6. Confidence in public affairs, the state, politicians and the monetary unit fails
7. Money / currency crisis leading to moral, social and economic crisis, ie collapse
It is important to remember that absolutely all activity and interpersonal interactions depend on a functioning monetary system, and that it is this monetary system that ultimately determines the economic, social, legal and moral condition of a society.
We are in the last stage before it all collapses. In the previous newsletter, an explanation was given in terms of what happens before and in connection with a collapse. The conditions described with regard to the financial institutions’ need for ever more credit / liquidity through the 24-hour REPO system are a clear sign of a stress factor that is about to «spin out of control».
A short and simplified explanation of the problems in the banking and financial market
The banking market is large, very large, and it is completely impossible for the market to know the status within its own institutions at any given time, in fact never. At the same time, the banks follow closely the economic figures that are presented, and they know very well that the total debt in the world has increased by several hundred trillion dollars in the last 10-12 years. They also know that their own capital reserves are insufficient to handle a crisis situation, as we see strong signals of in the REPO market. The banks also know that the amounts are so large this time that the state will not be able to save them if a crisis occurs.
Just as with the Lehmann Brothers bankruptcy in 2008, the following scenario will unfold:
Let’s say you were the head of First National Bank of Wonderland Inc. Lehman Brothers owes Wonderland money, but you’ve done your homework and think you can handle your exposure to Lehman. Unfortunately, Wonderland has also lent money to Wild West Bank in Texas, and you know that Wild West Bank has also lent money to Lehman, maybe a lot of money? But it does not stop here. Wonderland has lent money to hundreds of banks, which have also lent money to Lehman and hundreds of other banks. Some or all may be in trouble? As the boss of Wonderland, you simply do not know. What will your reaction be? You close the “loan window” to protect yourself as best you can. The problem is that all the other banks do the same. Everyone acts in self-interest and in panic. The system stops and the meltdown of the banking and financial markets is a reality.
The only way to prevent a meltdown is to do more of the same: Continue printing money for a while longer – until the collapse inexorably occurs – and worse than it would be today. What do we think our central banks and politicians will do? Clean up or “kick the can down the road? Do our politicians understand the problem at all?
A brief and simplified explanation of supply chain problems and energy shortages?
Another sure sign of an ongoing collapse is the breakdown of the supply chains that I described in the previous newsletter, and the price inflation which is on its way to 10-15%, probably even higher in the retail trade.
How bad is the EU’s energy crisis?
Europe does not have a sufficient supply of natural gas and coal, ie the demand for these important energy sources is significantly greater than the supply. Therefore, the price of energy / electricity skyrockets. This is due to several factors:
- An abnormally cold winter 2020/2021
- Due to environmental activist measures from our politicians, the production of fossil fuels has fallen significantly.
As an example, the Netherlands, one of Europe’s most important producers of natural gas, has scaled down Groningen Gas production significantly from 2018 and the EU’s production of coal has been reduced by 80% since 1990.
- In addition, Russia, which supplies 1/3 of the EU’s gas needs, has significantly reduced its exports to the EU over the past year by approx. 17%, allegedly because they need the gas themselves
- Europe has been slow to replace its pipeline capacity with LNG sold in the international market. Asia / Far East has instead secured this LNG in a market that «thirsts» for sufficient energy sources.
This is the reason why the price of natural gas has exploded by almost 600%; from Euros 20 MWh to Euros 150 MWh. Coal prices are up by almost 400%. Natural gas and coal make up approx. 20% of the EU’s total energy consumption and this global shortage of natural gas and coal have blossomed into EU energy prices.
It is «meager consolation» that we can blame the climate activists for this energy crisis and increased inflation.
How bad will it get? When ongoing speculation in the market calms down, prices may fall somewhat, but the systemic problems will persist as a result of the climate policy measures our elected representatives are responsible for, and if we have a cold winter in Europe, many Europeans will freeze. Stocks can simply run out for periods, and the price of energy will skyrocket. The fact that far more people die each year as a result of cold than heat does not seem to bother the climate cult.
Just as a lack of liquidity in the banking and financial markets leads to mistrust between the banks, which leads to banks more and more «tightening their pockets» in relation to their own lending, a lack of supply of energy leads to EU countries «tightening their pockets» and ensures that one’s own country’s energy needs are taken care of ahead of all other countries’ energy needs. Distrust is high among the largest players (Spain, France, Germany and the United Kingdom) and the disagreement over how far «European solidarity» should go will not help an already difficult energy market. When people freeze, even the most ardent cultural Marxist puts survival over ideology.
However, this is the economic law of community interests versus self-interests. For a functioning market – no matter which product we choose – it will always be self-interest that leads to the greatest possible welfare for as many people as possible, simply because large-scale collective solutions – which Europe’s Marxists are so fond of – always leads to suboptimal use of limited resources. Ideology trumps common sense, to a point.
The hour of truth
As I mentioned in the introduction, the truth is often painful, and the people of the world, including the people of Europe and Norway, are in the process of finding out what it looks like when paper money returns to its inherent value – zero – as a result of the irresponsible monetary policy sanctioned and applauded by our politicians and implemented by a completely corrupt banking and finance system. Hopefully enough people wake up so that we can rebuild a sustainable welfare for as many people as possible; without corrupt politicians and without a corrupt banking and monetary system owned and controlled by a small elite. We must get out of the fantasy world of liars like Per Gynt and take a stand against «our own lifestyle», not least «the depraved lifestyle» of today’s power elite.
Covid as a diversionary maneuver for the meltdown of the banking and money market
For those who struggle to understand my claim in the previous newsletter that Covid is a diversionary maneuver from the money powers – in particular Big Pharma, and ignorant and corrupt politicians, it may be helpful to note the following:
India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Indonesia have a total of 2 billion people and have poor access to Covid «vaccines». In addition, these are relatively poor countries. Essentially, the people in these countries have to rely on «natural immunity» So, how is the development of infection in these countries:
• Covid cases in India have dropped from approx. 400,000 / day in May / June 2021 to approx. 11,000 / day in November 2021.
• Covid cases in Bangladesh have dropped from approx. 15,000 / day in May / June 2021 to approx. 210 / day in November 2021
• Covid cases in Indonesia have fallen from approx. 50,000 / day in May / June 2021 to approx. 300 / day in November 2021
How has the development of infection been in countries where «Big Pharma» and the politicians are pushing their agenda that everyone must get vaccinated?
Let’s look at the UK:
• Covid cases have increased from approx. 5000 / day in May / June 2021 to approx. 33,000 / day in November 2021
Recent figures from FHI (Norwegian health authorities) indicate that «fully vaccinated» Norway is following the same path as the United Kingdom – upwards.
In other words, the number of infected is far worse in countries that are «fully vaccinated», which means that natural immunity, as all textbooks can tell us, as well as well-functioning and tested drugs like Ivermectin, solve the flu problems better than Big Pharma. It is also cheaper, and this is perhaps where the explanation lies as to why Big Pharma, with the help of the political environment, has such a «tight grip» on us.
More and more research reports confirm the above. It is the vaccinated who are the problem – not the unvaccinated. Figures and research do not lie. In addition to a PCR (Covid) test that demonstrably gives us close to 100% false positives.
In Italy, the health authorities have downgraded the numbers of «Covid» deaths by 97% and in Portugal they have done the same. The false pandemic narrative is about to fall apart.
About the nature of psychosis – The Emperor’s new clothes retold
Mattias Desmet, with a master’s degree in statistics and a doctorate in clinical psychology from Ghent University in Belgium, and one of the foremost experts on tyranny and totalitarianism, has the following to say about how a mass hypnosis – the one about Covid – is formed (shortened/adapted for editorial purposes):
Parents who allow their children to be vaccinated so eagerly enter into an awareness called «mass formation» – this social change occurs when there is or has been a period of free-flowing anxiety – and it is a step on the road to a totalitarian state. Totalitarianism always starts with a mass formation in the population.
In a dictatorship, people obey out of basic fear of the dictator at the top, while totalitarianism is the opposite. People are hypnotized into obedience «for the good of the collective» The mass formation finds a new solidarity together as a collective – it brings the hypnotized to a solution to their anxiety. The narrative and ideology surrounding the pandemic and vaccines has become an “object of anxiety.” Where free-flowing anxiety has found a goal — an object. The critical sense disappears.
This is why we all know smart and compassionate friends who are now prejudiced and will not listen to other voices – they are intolerant and even devious or cruel. They cannot be tolerant or allow dissent or different voices and do not want to hear dissenting opinions.
Today, approx. 30% of people are deeply hypnotized. 40% is not, but follows the crowd. If these 40% stop hearing dissenting voices of reason, they will unite with the hypnotized. In totalitarianism – when the last voices of dissent give up and become silent – the masses begin to commit atrocities against the unhypnotized part of the population for the sake of solidarity and the collective. In a totalitarian state, «normal» people commit atrocities and think they are just doing what is right.
If we manage to gather the 30% who are awake in standing together, and talk every day to all the hypnotized about the dangers of the mass formation – against the false story – the mass of the hypnotized will dissolve and the crisis will end.
The state loves crises
Throughout history, the state has used every crisis, whether real or invented, to reduce freedom and expand state power, by justifying all possible custodial measures by blaming the crisis. Whether it is the «war on terror», the «war on climate change», the «war on Covid», the «war on homophobes» or the «war on motorists», the state never lets a crisis «go to waste». It is in human nature to turn to state power and cry for help whether it is an economic, social, political or military crisis. It is almost nothing stopping us from calling out to the “powers that be” for help when we perceive to be in trouble.
We «play right into the hands» of the type of people who work for the state – politicians and bureaucrats – who only have power and status to gain from taking control of us, thus depriving us more and more of our freedom. As Doug Casey justifies this phenomenon:
«As far as I’m concerned, it’s a psychological flaw in humans, stemming from the fact that we’re a pack of animals»
However, the control and degree to which our freedom erodes has a limit, and for those of us who are awake we are now far beyond this limit. We will not accept constantly being told how to behave. We understand very well that vaccine passports is a step towards a form of totalitarianism worse than the one that existed in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, where they used spies and snitches to control the population. Today, technology can easily do that job. We understand that vaccine passports are synonymous with a World passport, which in all probability will be linked to the same type of social surveillance as in China; and that it leads to complete control of our electronic wallet. We understand that a life as an independently thinking individual evaporates in such a society. We become slaves to the state and the money elite, just as Orwell warned us against Big Brother in the book «1984» almost 100 years ago.
Unfortunately, and as Dr. Mattias Desmet explains to us about the nature of mass psychology, the awakened ones among us in minority. The majority is hypnotized and wants Big Brother run our lives for us.
Some final words about truth, hypnosis and pain
For the above reasons, the facts about how natural immunity among 2 billion people in India, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan have reduced the number of infected by around 90%, while the opposite is the case in the UK and other western countries where the majority of patients with Covid are vaccinated, is painful for many to accept. It is virtually impossible for an apathetic, partly hypnotized and state-loyal population to accept the facts. They want Covid to be true. They sincerely want to believe in Big Pharma and Big Brother. Hypnosis requires it. As Dr. Desmet describes the problem, your neighbour will kill you if the fear grows big enough and you still refuse to take the vaccine.
The truth is an elusive lover. As in all love relationships, it is also painful.
As Winston Churchill put it:
“Sometimes people stumble upon a truth. Most people hurry on as if nothing had happened. «
He said one more thing:
«Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision »
Have a nice weekend!