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(s)Elections See other (s)Elections Articles Title: Death Of A Presidency, An Empire, And A Monetary System I’m 46 years old, and grew up in New York; and thus, know a lot about Donald Trump. Consequently, if at any time before last summer, you told me he’d one day be President, I would have laughed until I cried. After all, a man famous for bad marriages; a big, insulting mouth; and massively overleveraged investments in some of the worst imaginable businesses – from Atlantic City casinos, to the United States Football League – was as far from what I’d consider “Presidential material” as I could imagine. Frankly, if it weren’t for the acting chops he developed on the Apprentice; a show in which he became famous for insulting people each week – from teenagers to washed-up celebrities – before ceremoniously firing them, he would have ever come to the political forefront. As it turns out, an historically angry populace was looking for someone – anyone – to unseat the monsters that have destroyed our nation – and who better than a “no-nonsense” guy unafraid to challenge anyone? That said, if you told me in May 2002 – when I made my first Precious Metal investment, under the premise of an “overvalued dollar” – that 15 years later, America would be a flat-broke geopolitical pariah with more enemies than friends, run more like a Banana Republic than the world’s leading superpower, I would have laughed equally hard. Unfortunately, here in 2017, America is no longer a “superpower,” but a rapidly declining empire; with a President so far over his head, that in less than three months, it couldn’t be more obvious that his first term will be his last. And whether one personally likes him or not; which I suspect, very few did until he started competing with some of the worst people America has ever produced, from Jeb Bush to Hillary Clinton; the fact is, that his unprecedented lack of diplomacy; inability to grasp simple economics; and most importantly, his status as an “outsider” seeking to overthrow an evil, self-interested political boys club; has made him the worst possible candidate to be America’s leader, at its time of greatest need. Not that I can think of anyone suitable for the job – as aside from the retired Ron Paul, American politics today, like those of the entire Western world – are populated by a cast of characters so unsavory, I feel like taking a bath anytime I hear them speak. Let’s face it, there were only two reasons I voted for Trump in the first place. For one, I despised Hillary Clinton so much, I would have done anything – and voted for anyone – to make sure the Wicked Witch of the Western Hemisphere wasn’t elected. Let alone, putting one of the worst people on the planet back in the White House, as “First Husband.” And secondly, a potential Trump Presidency was viewed by what’s left of “markets” as anathema to history’s largest financial bubbles – and conversely, history’s most egregious Precious Metal suppression. Thus, when the powers that be doubled down their manipulative efforts on Election Night – after being “surprised” by Trump’s victory – my rancor against “the system” grew exponentially; leading us to today; when, just five months later, the catastrophe America – and the world – faces, is as terrifying; and potentially, imminent; as anything I can remember in my lifetime. As I write, America is two weeks from a potentially devastating government shutdown – which “Congress” responded to by taking a two-week vacation; and one month from an explosive, unprecedented debt ceiling crisis. Moreover, its economy has NEVER been weaker; whilst its debt – and deficits – are rising parabolically. Meanwhile, Europe is one vote away – in France, less than a month hence – from being torn into pieces; whilst the Middle East is on the verge of a potentially devastating war; as dozens of global currencies serially collapse – either of their own Ponzi-esque weight, or due to the vicious currency wars its lunatic Central bankers have engaged them in. And nowhere is this threat larger than in the U.S. – where four decades of money printing, market manipulation, and propaganda are rapidly collapsing on the “leader” of history’s largest, most destructive fiat Ponzi scheme. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 5.
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I don't know if you read the entire article, but the following strikes a chord with me. Trump is a warmonger despite his rhetoric on the campaign trail. He is the ultimate deceiver, in my opinion. "As for Trump’s campaign promises, I can forgive the aforementioned failures to deliver the three he spoke of most vehemently – as from day one, I knew replacing Obamacare, enacting material tax cuts, or launching a major fiscal stimulus program were politically (and economically) unviable. And frankly, the alternative of Hillary’s desired single payer healthcare system – which inevitably, will arrive anyway – was so horrible, I would have done anything to prevent her from enacting it. However, like Barack Obama before him, Trump campaigned on a stance of reduced military intervention; which, like Obama, has been reneged upon in the grossest imaginable manner, in an incomprehensibly short amount of time. Heck, Trump took mere days to decide Syria’s (likely fraudulent) chemical weapons usage was a cause for invasion (and potentially, a bloody confrontation with the likes of Russia and Iran – like Bush and Obama before him, without Congressional consent (as if they’d ever say no to an invasion). I mean, at least Bush had the sense to spend months concocting lies about Iraq’s “weapons of mass destruction” and connections to 9/11 before launching America’s bloodiest, most destructive war since Vietnam. Moreover, Trump has threatened China’s sovereignty in the South China Sea; and yesterday, dispatched a “powerful armada” to North Korea; setting the stage, potentially, for a three-front war against imaginary evils – clearly, in an attempt to drive through the one campaign promise he’ll likely get his way on; i.e., the biggest military budget increase in U.S. history, atop the largest military budget the world has ever known. And by the way, if North Korea’s “major announcement” this afternoon relates to an advancement, or convincing test, of its nuclear arsenal, Donald Trump’s aggressive threats toward it – and China, which he demanded to “solve” the North Korea problem – are a major reason why."
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