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Why the Donald Trump Haters Are Missing the Point
BY BILL BONNER, CHAIRMAN, BONNER & PARTNERS
Here’s a suggestion for the woman who has everything: Get her an oil rig.
The daily rental rate was about $500,000 in 2014. Now, you can get it for half off.
And the price could go lower. When the industry was flush and foolish, drillers put in their orders for new rigs. Those rigs are still being delivered, even though the number of idle rigs is now the highest in history.
Unfortunately, many of the companies that ordered the rigs borrowed the money to pay for them. That’s what you do when it looks like the sky is the limit.
Then, when the sky falls on your head, you don’t have any way to pay your loans. Borrowers default. If enough loans go bad… lenders go broke, too.
But we’re not going to worry about it today…
We’ve got other things to worry about. Big things. At least, that’s what the chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, Martin Wolf, tells us.
He says our great republic is in danger of being hijacked by a “narcissistic bully.” You know who he’s talking about. And he says that if Donald Trump wins the White House, it “would be a global disaster.”
How does he know that?
Would it be less of a global disaster if Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, or Hillary Clinton were elected?
Fortunately, Mr. Wolf is wrong about everything. And when he quotes Robert Kagan, a war-mongering Washington insider and Deep State mouthpiece, telling us that Trump is the “GOP’s Frankenstein monster,” we begin to feel a warm affection arising for The Donald.
We are stoics, here at the Diary. Yes, the people may vote in a monster. (What choice do they have?) Yes, Trump may be a global disaster. But at least the voters will get what they deserve.
And if it is Mr. Trump who gets the crown, we have no real reason to think he will be a more benighted and misbegotten ruler than any of the others.
Sham Elections
Besides, the election process is an exercise in solemn deceit.
The U.S. government is among the oldest in the world. It works, on paper, more or less as it was meant to do. But in practice, it is as far away from the federal government of 1789 as downtown Los Angeles is from the little Mexican village on that spot 200 years ago.
For one, government has become a much bigger business. As it added to its own wealth and power, smart people discovered how to use it to get wealth and power for themselves.
Lobbyists, insiders, and the elite figured out how to get special treatment – privileges, favors, tax breaks, contracts, sinecures.
The Pentagon got weapons it didn’t even want. The corn states produced ethanol consumers didn’t want or need. And the Deep State – a permanent government of bureaucrats, think tanks, cronies, special interests, zombies, and politicians that nobody wants – made elections merely gestures of mass mythology.
We are supposed to believe our vote can change the course of an election… and that our candidate can change the course of history.
Like most myths, it can’t be disproven. But the odds of it are extremely remote; rye whisky will accumulate in rain barrels first.
The Deep State decides important matters, not elections. It decides who gets what, for example. And its new money system – put in place by President Nixon in 1971 – makes it possible to shift money to idlers and chiselers, without even a token vote in Congress.
Unfair Deal
A rentier is someone who gets his money without providing anything in return. The game is rigged in his favor. He uses the power of the government to enforce an unfair deal.
The old rentiers of the 17th and 18th centuries held title to land – which probably dated from some ancient conquest. They “earned” their living by renting that land to tenant farmers.
The new rentier rents money. He gets it for next to nothing. And he rents it out at market rates. The system is so subtle… so clever… and so complex that even today not one person in 1,000 understands what is going on.
The common folk know something is wrong. But they don’t know what. So, they turn to Trump, who promises to “kick ass”… or to Bernie Sanders, who promises to tax and spend on their behalf.
Do Sanders or Trump have any clue as to what is really going on?
Probably not.
Have they already made peace with the Deep State?
Probably.
As for Rubio and Clinton, they were the Deep State candidates from the get-go – both promising more intervention… more wars… more programs… more this, more that…
…all of it to further the interests of the Deep State and its clients.
Tomorrow… we bring this series to a spectacular close…
Regards,
Bill
Trump: why the elite media were completely wrong about his chances
by Jon Rappoport
Because the media puffballs couldn’t imagine that a loose-talking devil-may-care-character would emerge on the scene and speak to the needs and frustrations of so many Americans—and bypass them, the media kings.
Trump—fake or real—has given the people a clue.
It doesn’t have to be the way it was.
https://jonrappoport.wordpress.com/2016/03/02/trump-why-the-elite-media-were-completely-wrong-about-his-chances/
The Graveyard of the Elites
Posted on Feb 28, 2016
By Chris Hedges
Power elites, blinded by hubris, intoxicated by absolute power, unable to set limits on their exploitation of the underclass, propelled to expand empire beyond its capacity to sustain itself, addicted to hedonism, spectacle and wealth, surrounded by half-witted courtiers—Alan Greenspan, Thomas Friedman, David Brooks and others—who tell them what they want to hear, and enveloped by a false sense of security because of their ability to employ massive state violence, are the last to know their privileged world is imploding.
“History,” the Italian sociologist Vilfredo Pareto wrote, “is the graveyard of aristocracies.”
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_graveyard_of_the_elites_20160228
I hope you're right about Trump being his own man..............
Trump: will the powers-that-be destroy him?
Feb22
by Jon Rapport
Trump. He’s for real. No he isn’t. He means what he says. No he doesn’t. He’s a joke. He’s serious. He’s a liberator. No, he’s the next Mussolini. He’s sane and lucid. He’s off his rocker. He cares about people. He’s a racist. He’ll take American back where it belongs. He’ll drive it over a cliff.
Whatever you think about the man, his campaign has just acquired a new level of reality, after his victory in South Carolina. And the people who were looking to destroy him have greater reason to pursue their goal.
I’m not just talking about the Republican Party bosses. I’m talking about the Rockefeller Globalists, who are watching Trump attack their trade treaties, as he vows to bring jobs back to America. Those treaties are the Globalists’ holy of holies. They’re portals to an emerging world of much deeper poverty and suffering—and as such they’re vital to a new grotesque Globalist planetary order.
https://jonrappoport.wordpress.com/2016/02/22/trump-will-the-powers-that-be-destroy-him/
?.....So you do or don't believe this is a "one party system of government disguised as 2 and run by crony capitalists"?
Sheesh.......I say something that I think is reasonable and you go off in a huff. I give up.
Wow....if I may, I'd like to clarify my point of view. I'm a liberal, but I have no problem taking Democrats to task when they are not acting as true liberals and clearly working against the best interests of the people of this nation........the common folk.....the majority. So, when you posted the last article about Sanders, it's something I can agree with and I responding in that way. The first article was a pure partisan attack and as such rubbed my rhubarb....and unless I'm mistaken, partisan nonsense shouldn't have a place on this board. Zorro might want to clarify that point.
Heh.....I second that.
The Neoconservatives are, of course, a tool of the international bankers. Real conservatives like Buchanan have been shown to a back seat on the bus..............
Yep......I may have posted this before..........
The Illusion of Freedom
Posted on Dec 27, 2015
By Chris Hedges
The seizure of political and economic power by corporations is unassailable. Who funds and manages our elections? Who writes our legislation and laws? Who determines our defense policies and vast military expenditures? Who is in charge of the Department of the Interior? The Department of Homeland Security? Our intelligence agencies? The Department of Agriculture? The Food and Drug Administration? The Department of Labor? The Federal Reserve? The mass media? Our systems of entertainment? Our prisons and schools? Who determines our trade and environmental policies? Who imposes austerity on the public while enabling the looting of the U.S. Treasury and the tax boycott by Wall Street? Who criminalizes dissent?
A disenfranchised white working class vents its lust for fascism at Trump campaign rallies. Naive liberals, who think they can mount effective resistance within the embrace of the Democratic Party, rally around the presidential candidacy of Bernie Sanders, who knows that the military-industrial complex is sacrosanct. Both the working class and the liberals will be sold out. Our rights and opinions do not matter. We have surrendered to our own form of wehrwirtschaft. We do not count within the political process.
This truth, emotionally difficult to accept, violates our conception of ourselves as a free, democratic people.
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_illusion_of_freedom_20151227
The US "Plan B" for Syria and the threat of world war
By Bill Van Auken
This "grand strategy" has led to unceasing US wars of aggression since and now poses the real threat of a third, nuclear, world war.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article44211.htm
You'll like this one........
Bernie Sanders’ Phantom Movement
By Chris Hedges — No “movement” or “political revolution” will ever be built within the Democratic Party. The Sanders campaign is just one more betrayal of the left.
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/bernie_sanders_phantom_movement_20160214
For a minute there you sounded like a partisan, lol.
I'll take it a step further.....he is also not Trump or Cruz. I assume most of the article to be true, but I think to some small degree it does matter who wins. Would the country have been better off if Carter had never been elected and Reagan had been elected four years earlier? I'd rather vote for Sanders and try to hold him accountable then give free rein to those who are already practicing "income redistribution".........from your/my pocketbook to the theirs. That is......the already rich and powerful.
My only question about Sanders is how effective he would be. Might turn out to be another Jimmy Carter. Still, better than someone you know is lying to you and will enthusiastically continue the endless wars and the theft of your/our hard earned money. Just, mho.
Do you really believe this?
The choice in this election is shaping up to be a very clear one. It will likely boil down to a battle between those who create and produce wealth, and those who take it and redistribute it.
Sure, Sanders may not be a hypocrite, but this is nothing to brag about
And the horseshit continues........
Serenidad05.02 09:58
As a native of Daugavpils, Latgale, I can say that this movie is an utterly stupid piece of abhorrent nonsense. Its authors have apparently never been to the region and know nothing about its people and its aspirations. What the supposed Latgalians say in the movie, how they speak, what they and the city look like has absolutely nothing to do with reality and looks worse than the Hollywood's stereotyped depiction of Russians. Those rebels can't even pronounce the name of the region correctly.
"Americans are cultivated like mushrooms, from birth to death, kept in the dark and fed horseshit" Joe Bageant
Lots of entertainment value there, lol.
Take Cover—–Now Comes The Gong Show
by David Stockman • February 10, 2016
It was a bad hair night for the Beltway. Among the roughly 515,000 votes cast in the New Hampshire primaries, about 55% or 280,000 went to Bernie, the Donald and Senator Cruz. That is, the preponderance of Republican, Democrat and independent votes alike went for the anti-establishment candidates.
Since the latter are basically campaigning against the Imperial City and all of its careerists, cronies and corruptions, the first impulse is to cheer them on. After all, nothing could be worse than the self-perpetuating gang of war mongers, welfare statists, K-Street lobbyists and pork-barreling politicians who rule the nation today from their permanent berths in Washington DC.
Unfortunately, there is something worse. When you combine the mindless raw populism of Bernie and The Donald with the rapidly advancing lunacy and desperation of Janet and her baleful band of money printers you have a combustible recipe for abrupt system failure. American capitalism and democracy as we have known it could blow sky high by the time this election cycle is complete and a new President settles into office.
http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/take-cover-now-comes-the-gong-show/
Here's a new word...........
Are Americans Too Insouciant To Survive?
By Paul Craig Roberts
The conclusion is unavoidable that the insouciant American people are being prepared for war.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article44196.htm
My attitude on boards like that is "take no prisoners"....go for the juggler. I credit the board for the blood pressure meds I'm taking, lol.
It's ordinary folk who can't defend themselves I'm speaking out for.......not the stupid things they believe. Believers are such a pain in the ass, lol. They have no proof for anything but they BELIEVE whatever it is anyway!....a psychoanalyst's dream.
And you do not respect theirs. Christianity has it's own history of extremism and violence and directives to spread the gospel or else, lol. Besides.....who has invaded who?
But, I say again.....all religions, especially the 3 ugly sisters, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam should be seen for what they are.....a distorted tale taken from old Sumerian texts and engineered to control and divide the masses.
Have you been able to watch a documentary on Netflix called "Making a Murderer"? It makes you think about the kind of people who occupy positions of power.
Well....off to watch some more episodes of "The Bates Motel", lol.
Wow......I've finally calmed down enough to reply to you. The quote came from a man who experienced "the white man demolishing their views and culture and placing them on reservations(Prisons) ?" and still was able to speak those words.
"Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about his religion. Respect others in their views and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and of service to your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place. Show respect to all people, but grovel to none. When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your
food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home." by: Tecumseh -(1768-1813) Shawnee Chief
"My mind's made up.....don't bother me with facts."........lol.
The Partisan Disease
I have come to the conclusion that partisanship is a mental illness. I first became aware of this in the early '90's while observing the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the savage wars that were fought there. I especially remember an interview with a Serbian man who was asked about the atrocities the Serbian forces had perpetrated on Bosnian Muslims in Sarajevo. The man refused to acknowledge that any such thing had been done by any Serb, and accused the Bosnians of doing all the things that the Serbs had in fact done.
I was troubled by the obvious insanity of the man. More troubling, however, is that I have since noticed the same pattern in our politicians and in their partisan supporters. Politicians have always been a slippery bunch. But the unreality that they are promoting these days has come to be something disturbing and I think, dangerous.
It is clear to me that partisanship is an unbalanced condition rooted in unreality and non-truth; a mental dis-ease characterized by self-aggrandizement and projection of all things undesirable onto the "others." And the truly disturbing thing about it is that with the steadily increasing polarization of our political process the leadership of our nation is increasingly in the hands of mentally ill people.
A person who is committed to unreality is pitiful. But such a person who is determined that everyone around them should acknowledge their unreality as truth is a menace. A group of such people banded together to force their unreality on society is a disaster.
by Michael Cuddehe
Do you still post on P & M? What's the partisan take on Obomber?......still the answer to all our problems if only the GOP wouldn't get in his way?
Only sociopaths can talk about strategy at the cost of millions of lives.............
Risking World War III in Syria
By Joe Lauria
The U.S. and its Mideast Sunni "allies" appear poised to invade Syria and force "regime change" even at the risk of fighting Russia.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article44165.htm
Please Do Not Poison My Brain With The US Elections!.....ROFL
By Andre Vltchek
Who cares? Republican or Democrat? What difference does it make?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article44170.htm
Thnx Sherman........Buchanan is special. But please don't post "The Messiah Will Come Again", again, lol.
I'll never be too far away, ol' buddy............'xcuse the cover.....it was the best version I could find.
Thnx for being a friend for all these years. Maybe we'll get the chance to meet one day. I would like that.
et tu brute, lol.
US a Shining Example unto ISIS
By Robert Barsocchini
The US illustrates to ISIS, and the world, that the path to the seat of regional and then global power is genocide, land-theft, mass enslavement, never paying reparations.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43996.htm
I don't share your seeming hatred of Muslims.......I think they're a little nuts, but all religious believers of ANY persuasion are crazy or intellectually challenged, imo. Muslim are the scapegoat in this current scenario......don't fall for it.
I guess I assume that anyone published on RP's site would know better. WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF BEATING ISIS!!!..........until they outlive their usefulness, of course......which will be when we have a bigger and better "enemy" that "hates our way of life", lol. The military monster and those that service it must be fed. People are such stupid fucks.......
“The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly - it must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over”
Joseph Goebbels quote
See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda.” comes from remarks Bush made during a Social Security Conversation at the Athena Performing Arts Center in New York on May 24, 2005.
What we already knew..........
Clinton Email Shows that Oil and Gold Were Behind Regime Change In Libya
By Washington's Blog
Qaddafi's government holds 143 tons of gold, and a similar amount in silver.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43914.htm
Before Civilisation We Were The Most Social Of Any Life
By Lionel Anet
Globalised society is controlled by dominant people using weapons, religion, and in capitalism its fiat money, which has no limits therefore give the illusion of invincibility.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43916.htm
The Great Forgetting
By Chris Hedges
Trump and Clinton, along with fellow candidate Bernie Sanders, refuse to admit what they know.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43912.htm
Ted Cruz's Stone-Age Brain and Yours
By Rick Shenkman
Why "Collateral Damage" Elicits So Little Empathy Among Americans.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43913.htm