Here’s my current thinking. China and Russia tricked the West into believing they were on board with the global shutdown and digital reset. China already has their population on QR codes. Meanwhile they were developing an alternative global commodities-based currency to rival the almost extinct petrodollar. Something went wrong with the reset. The Western leaders look rattled to say the least.
I think we should be beyond just blaming China. This is a global effort. How those at the top will duke it out should they actually succeed in their globalist utopia is anyone's guess. But, for now, I think they are all best friends.
Well that post didn't leave anything to chance or take any prisoners, did it?
I'd argue this is what happens to any race, creed, culture, civilisation or even species when it no longer has any competion or any enemies. (Or perceives things that way.) Like a coddled child protected against everything violence, hostility, agression and base hate becomes imposible to understand. Everything not right becomes a 'problem' rather than a threat, and the problem is to be solved at the root rather than as itself: like trying to fireproof a home instead of having extinguishers, alarms and a fire department.
Important note: identifying someone as an enemy is not enough, the threat must be real, active and actual. Stuff like "war on poverty" does not work as abstractions cannot be enemies - the abstractions cannot reciprocate or be personalised, other than in the wrong way: instead of fixing abject poverty which would cost less than you believe, the poorest become the enemy as they get to personify the abstraction of poverty.
For those with money to spend and time to read I recommend Carl Schmitt's 'The Concept of the Political'. While he was a party member during the Hitler years (among millions of other germans) his thoughts on the already by then abject failure and inherent corruption which is liberal democracy are more relevant than ever, and in no way does he advocate socialism in any form, but instead debates how to combine efficient governement with the will of the demos - the people, since it is only democracy if and when it is the people who decide what goevernement actions - if any - are to be taken.
Which harkens all the way back to pre-christian germanic and nordic traditions, by the way: kings or chiefs were elected if and when as needed, and held power only as long as elected for, the people simply withdrawing from backing the leader when he wasno longer wanted. Sweden used this in various forms until after the year1000, and it still remains as a trace in our oldest laws and common feeling of just and right (much to the perpetual annoyance of liberals and socialists I might add).
May I close by saying that posts which sets the mind roiling and gets the fingers moving like above are great, love it. Anger, adoration, contrition whatever - as long as a genuine response is provoked it is a good post! The mainstreams reporting feels like eating yesterday's boiled cabbage cold without salt in comparison.
There's a lot of chatter in financial markets whether the fed is going to tank the markets to slow inflation. They seem to be studiously avoiding mention of the elections. If the dem base is perceived to not be investors (just what the elites call useless eaters) then the markets will be sacrificed and dems will brag about beating inflation. But they might lose donations from the elites, who don't really care about inflation, if they take away their cash cows. So it's hard to predict the strategy this summer. Best case, they wait too long to deal with inflation, and they trash the markets anyway, passing off everyone. The administration has been as inept as putin.
Similarly, maintaining panic allows continued fraud, which might be their best hope. But the public is fatigued with the restrictions, and Joe did promise to beat it. So we don't know yet how they'll handle that.
So it's going to come down to competing narratives, yet to be defined. You can be absolutely certain that dem wins will mean more oppression, probably worse. Less certain, but likely, pub wins will begin active inquisition and public admonishments that will accelerate need for a change in administration in 24. The chronic cynics need to be convinced that pubs suck way less than dems, and if they don't fully support, they'll lose the game. Everyone who wants the oppression to stop must actively support the best opponents of every dem. Best is the one who has a chance to win, not the odd ball third party kook they would prefer in their imaginary perfect world. That ain't our world.
Your mission, whether you want to accept it or not, is full defeat of every dem. Anything less is your fault.
Much of this whole time the show Mr. Robot has been haunting me. Obviously it’s not the same as real life right now, but there are some strands I feel. Also, living in a big Canadian city I see what I call Chinese colonialism everywhere. I mean, it’s more than that--it’s global colonialism, or something, but China is in the lead. Why oh why are we not asking more questions of it?
Share prices for companies listed as of today 4/6/22:
ROCHE HOLDING:$ 390.65
JOHNSON & JOHNSON: $182.23
GILEAD: $60.82
AMGEN: $249.93
GLAXO: $45.72
NOVARTIS: $90.65
MERCK: $84.97
SANOFI: $54.14
ABBVIE: $168.91
PFIZER: $52.87
Addendum:
Moderna on 2/12/20 was at $19.01.
By 4/20/20 a single share of Moderna had tripled from early Feb. to $51.69 a share.
3 months later up to $80.86/share. One year out from 2/12/20 Moderna was trading at $174.74/share. Just heating up. By 6/22/21 Moderna had climbed to $208.24 a share. One month later, 7/22/21 Moderna soared to $321.11/share. Still not done. Two months later on 9/23/21 Moderna peaked at $454.60/share. If only we had known.
Bit of a climb down from there as Moderna currently sits at $154.62/share.
Still not bad for a company that was only a few years ago at 19 bucks a share and has only produced one product that is an experimental poison.
As they say it's not what you know but who you know and when you know it.
I'd add one more party to a possible part 2, Commander.
The progressive left, who "let no crisis go to waste" in causing an expansion of state surveillance, persecution, and criminalizing of behavior dwarfing 9/11.
I have yet to hear an explanation as to exactly how opposing covid policy is synonymous with racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, white nationalism, or a hundred other things, but nearly every politician has paired them at every turn in villainizing dissent.
Critics of educational neglect and abuse under the aegis of safety and diversity were branded domestic terrorists.
COVID was a raging hard-on for every progressive activist eager to wield state power against their opponents while bypassing democratic and due legal process.
If there's one thing I could wish that the average American would learn it would be how to watch what the other hand is doing, especially when it comes to government, media and foreign affairs. If I could wish one more thing to pour into the skulls of the voluntarily ignorant in our society it would be "follow the money". If a majority of the public could just learn and understand those two things....
Anyone here reading this on an iPhone? OK, moving right along now...
I was shocked at the beginning of the HK democracy demonstrations by the utter global abandonment of the cause. Seemed a really bad omen. And here we are.
Here’s my current thinking. China and Russia tricked the West into believing they were on board with the global shutdown and digital reset. China already has their population on QR codes. Meanwhile they were developing an alternative global commodities-based currency to rival the almost extinct petrodollar. Something went wrong with the reset. The Western leaders look rattled to say the least.
I think we should be beyond just blaming China. This is a global effort. How those at the top will duke it out should they actually succeed in their globalist utopia is anyone's guess. But, for now, I think they are all best friends.
Excellent concise analysis. Thank you.
Well that post didn't leave anything to chance or take any prisoners, did it?
I'd argue this is what happens to any race, creed, culture, civilisation or even species when it no longer has any competion or any enemies. (Or perceives things that way.) Like a coddled child protected against everything violence, hostility, agression and base hate becomes imposible to understand. Everything not right becomes a 'problem' rather than a threat, and the problem is to be solved at the root rather than as itself: like trying to fireproof a home instead of having extinguishers, alarms and a fire department.
Important note: identifying someone as an enemy is not enough, the threat must be real, active and actual. Stuff like "war on poverty" does not work as abstractions cannot be enemies - the abstractions cannot reciprocate or be personalised, other than in the wrong way: instead of fixing abject poverty which would cost less than you believe, the poorest become the enemy as they get to personify the abstraction of poverty.
For those with money to spend and time to read I recommend Carl Schmitt's 'The Concept of the Political'. While he was a party member during the Hitler years (among millions of other germans) his thoughts on the already by then abject failure and inherent corruption which is liberal democracy are more relevant than ever, and in no way does he advocate socialism in any form, but instead debates how to combine efficient governement with the will of the demos - the people, since it is only democracy if and when it is the people who decide what goevernement actions - if any - are to be taken.
Which harkens all the way back to pre-christian germanic and nordic traditions, by the way: kings or chiefs were elected if and when as needed, and held power only as long as elected for, the people simply withdrawing from backing the leader when he wasno longer wanted. Sweden used this in various forms until after the year1000, and it still remains as a trace in our oldest laws and common feeling of just and right (much to the perpetual annoyance of liberals and socialists I might add).
May I close by saying that posts which sets the mind roiling and gets the fingers moving like above are great, love it. Anger, adoration, contrition whatever - as long as a genuine response is provoked it is a good post! The mainstreams reporting feels like eating yesterday's boiled cabbage cold without salt in comparison.
Spot on. See my https://billheath.substack.com/p/the-gulf-cooperation-council-and/comments?s=w#comment-5517604 for additional details.
There's a lot of chatter in financial markets whether the fed is going to tank the markets to slow inflation. They seem to be studiously avoiding mention of the elections. If the dem base is perceived to not be investors (just what the elites call useless eaters) then the markets will be sacrificed and dems will brag about beating inflation. But they might lose donations from the elites, who don't really care about inflation, if they take away their cash cows. So it's hard to predict the strategy this summer. Best case, they wait too long to deal with inflation, and they trash the markets anyway, passing off everyone. The administration has been as inept as putin.
Similarly, maintaining panic allows continued fraud, which might be their best hope. But the public is fatigued with the restrictions, and Joe did promise to beat it. So we don't know yet how they'll handle that.
So it's going to come down to competing narratives, yet to be defined. You can be absolutely certain that dem wins will mean more oppression, probably worse. Less certain, but likely, pub wins will begin active inquisition and public admonishments that will accelerate need for a change in administration in 24. The chronic cynics need to be convinced that pubs suck way less than dems, and if they don't fully support, they'll lose the game. Everyone who wants the oppression to stop must actively support the best opponents of every dem. Best is the one who has a chance to win, not the odd ball third party kook they would prefer in their imaginary perfect world. That ain't our world.
Your mission, whether you want to accept it or not, is full defeat of every dem. Anything less is your fault.
Much of this whole time the show Mr. Robot has been haunting me. Obviously it’s not the same as real life right now, but there are some strands I feel. Also, living in a big Canadian city I see what I call Chinese colonialism everywhere. I mean, it’s more than that--it’s global colonialism, or something, but China is in the lead. Why oh why are we not asking more questions of it?
This is a great post.
Some interesting data on the value of shares of Big Pharma before and after "pandemic."
Percentage drop and increase in share price in February-April of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies (value in dollars):
Before:
ROCHE HOLDING: 2/19/20 – $351.10; 3/12/20 – $247.40= -29%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON: 2/20/20 – $148.37; 3/12/20 – $125.41= -15.5%
GILEAD: 2/20//20 – $67.00; 3/12/20 – $68.58= +1.4%
AMGEN: 2/13/20 – $223.24; 3/12/20- $182.24= -18.3%
GLAXO: 2/10/20 – $44.61; 3/12/20 – $36.51 = -18.2%
NOVARTIS: 2/12/20 – $99.01; 3/12/20 – $74.07= -25.2%
MERCK: 2/10/20 – $81.74; 3/12/20 – $71.04= -13.1%
SANOFI: 2/10/20 – $51.22 3/12/20 – $40.87= -20.2%
ABBVIE: 2/13/20 – $95.35; 3/12/20 – $78.61= -17.6%
PFIZER: 2/11/20 – $36.14; 3/12/20 – $28.48= -21.2%
After:
ROCHE HOLDING: 3/12/20 - $274.40; 4/28/20 – $352.70= +28.5%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON: 3/12/20 – $125.41; 4/27/20 – $154.29= +23.2%
GILEAD: 3/12/20 – $68.58; 4/29/20 – $83.14= +22.2%
AMGEN: 3/12/20 – $182.24; 4/27/20 – $242.43= +32.9%
GLAXO: 3/12/20 – $36.51; 4/30/20 – $42.07= +13.21%
NOVARTIS: 3/12/20 – $74.07; 4/27/20 – $89.59= 21%
MERCK: 3/12/20 – $71.04; 4/27/20 – $80.13= +22.6%
SANOFI: 3/12/20 – $40.87; 4/27/20 – $50.63= +23.9%
ABBVIE: 3/12/20 – $78.61; 4/29/20 – $84.69= +7.7%
PFIZER: 3/12/20 – $28.48 4/29/20 – $36.17= +27%
Let's speculate on this.
Who knew what and when did they know it?
Share prices for companies listed as of today 4/6/22:
ROCHE HOLDING:$ 390.65
JOHNSON & JOHNSON: $182.23
GILEAD: $60.82
AMGEN: $249.93
GLAXO: $45.72
NOVARTIS: $90.65
MERCK: $84.97
SANOFI: $54.14
ABBVIE: $168.91
PFIZER: $52.87
Addendum:
Moderna on 2/12/20 was at $19.01.
By 4/20/20 a single share of Moderna had tripled from early Feb. to $51.69 a share.
3 months later up to $80.86/share. One year out from 2/12/20 Moderna was trading at $174.74/share. Just heating up. By 6/22/21 Moderna had climbed to $208.24 a share. One month later, 7/22/21 Moderna soared to $321.11/share. Still not done. Two months later on 9/23/21 Moderna peaked at $454.60/share. If only we had known.
Bit of a climb down from there as Moderna currently sits at $154.62/share.
Still not bad for a company that was only a few years ago at 19 bucks a share and has only produced one product that is an experimental poison.
As they say it's not what you know but who you know and when you know it.
I'd add one more party to a possible part 2, Commander.
The progressive left, who "let no crisis go to waste" in causing an expansion of state surveillance, persecution, and criminalizing of behavior dwarfing 9/11.
I have yet to hear an explanation as to exactly how opposing covid policy is synonymous with racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, white nationalism, or a hundred other things, but nearly every politician has paired them at every turn in villainizing dissent.
Critics of educational neglect and abuse under the aegis of safety and diversity were branded domestic terrorists.
COVID was a raging hard-on for every progressive activist eager to wield state power against their opponents while bypassing democratic and due legal process.
They were big winners.
If there's one thing I could wish that the average American would learn it would be how to watch what the other hand is doing, especially when it comes to government, media and foreign affairs. If I could wish one more thing to pour into the skulls of the voluntarily ignorant in our society it would be "follow the money". If a majority of the public could just learn and understand those two things....
Anyone here reading this on an iPhone? OK, moving right along now...
I was shocked at the beginning of the HK democracy demonstrations by the utter global abandonment of the cause. Seemed a really bad omen. And here we are.