Zombie Nation…”A collapsing macro, the prospect of revolution (against the police state), and the collapse in rule of law – one would think these are all reasons not to be bullish on future prospects in America.”

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
By Paul Martin

By: CAPTAINHOOK
GoldSeek.com
Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Has America turned into a mindless mob incapable of thought independent of the status quo – a zombie nation as it were? In watching how the masses still embrace corporate and political sycophants aimed squarely at exploiting the them, continuing to embrace mindless consumption and never ending false promises, the answer to this question undoubtedly remains in the affirmative, given things are changing as the disenfranchisement process picks up speed. That is to say, for those who think they are still living the American dream, the big house, cars, and endless distraction, there’s no reason for these folks to think outside of the box. But for those who have already hit the skids, where every day is a struggle for survival, the world is a very different place, as evidenced in rising tensions witnessed in response to the Freddie Gray incident.

Because despite what corporate America’s bought and paid for mainstream media would like you to believe, the unemployment rate in the United States (US) is not 5.5%. And while some would have you believe it’s really closer to 13%, if you were to include all those who have stopped looking and fallen from participation rates, which are at multi-decade lows, the real rate is likely closer to Depression levels, at 23% plus. So it should not be surprising to anybody, except the zombies perhaps, working night and day to maintain ‘the dream’, that growing ranks of these downtrodden souls will likely continue to be unhappy, especially watching spoiled Wall Streeters and oligarchs continuing to eat their lunch. As a good Austrian economist would point out however, there’s ‘no free lunch’, and that eventually all the shenanigans being employed to maintain the dream will fail, along with the status quo.

Because central planners may have altered the business cycle with all the money printing and financial engineering, but they can’t eliminate the human emotion cycle from the formula. The financial repression, in the forms of stock buybacks, stock futures propping, negative interest rates, and suppressed gold prices could continue for longer than speculators can remain solvent (which is the case for bears); however, sooner or later the status quo boys will be unable to stay ahead of the curve and this will become an issue, with bullish zombie speculators buying the dips right to the bottom in a mindless and indiscriminate lust for blood. A collapsing macro, the prospect of revolution (against the police state), and the collapse in rule of law – one would think these are all reasons not to be bullish on future prospects in America.

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