Bitcoin Segwit Activation-The Gold Cartels Worst Nightmare
By: Andrew Hoffman
GoldSeek.com
Monday, 24 July 2017
Not that its experience is any different from the countless “empires” that destroyed themselves from within; but let’s face it, America is rapidly morphing into a Banana Republic.
And not just in terms of its monetary policy – as the leader, in the “race to the bottom,” of the terminal phase of history’s largest; most destructive; and for the first time, global; fiat Ponzi scheme. Unfortunately, the symptoms of the disease are widespread, affecting the political, economic, and social landscape – all by-products of the complacency, self-indulgence, and arrogance created by the false sense of superiority the “reserve currency” issuer temporarily enjoys, in ephemerally living far above its means. Unfortunately, aside from the inexorable secular headwinds pounding against America’s rapidly waning dominance – like the global population explosion, unfavorable demographic trends, and synchronous worldwide information dissemination – America’s exposure to the gargantuan, historic cyclical downturn its own policies caused, is as broad, and systematically dangerous, as any nation’s. And not just absolutely; but more importantly, relative to the sky-high, “sixth sigma” standard of living its fleeting stint as reserve currency issuer has enabled.
I’m not going to turn this into a social commentary – of the bread-and-circuses nature of modern entertainment whilst Washington burns; nor the welfare state the inevitable shift toward socialism has engendered; or even the monetary destruction wrought by what was once the all-powerful, gold-backed dollar; in lieu of a brief comment on the political chaos caused by the coalescing of these hideous; destructive; and unquestionably, integrally linked trends. Not with a partisan bias, mind you – as, like Gerald Celente, I’m a “political atheist.” But instead, to simply observe how dumbed-down; compromised; out of touch; and frankly, infantile; the once great, once Constitutionally-guided institution of Congress has become.
Watching America’s “leadership” destroy itself; aided and abetted by a vicious, yet self-immolating mainstream media that has, for all intents and purposes, been re-branded the “fake news,” it’s difficult to have hope for the future. Not that the Miles Franklin Blog is here to commentate on such trends, of course. However, when my job – as well as my “life’s work” – is to protect people’s money from the ramifications, it’s unquestionably relevant. And sadly, what I see today, from the “Russia-Gate” lies; the “Election-rigging” fraud (except from the Clinton camp, where it isn’t just alleged, but proven); the hopeless attempts to pass any legislation – let alone, the meaningful type; the unfathomable conflicts of interest, nepotism, and self-dealing; and the patently obvious attempts to destroy the Trump presidency, I see a nation whose ability to remain a global leader – of any type – in grave danger. Let alone, to continue issuing the most widely used fiat toilet paper, now that America has become the world’s largest debtor; permanently lost its once dominant manufacturing base; and with each passing day, acts more and more like a geopolitical bully and economic isolationist. Which, when considered cumulatively, is the reason I recently “coined” the equation, “reserve currency issuer plus global pariah equals historic monetary reset.”
Today, I’m going to largely ignore the “PiMBEEB” headlines – other than to note the dollar’s accelerating plunge, despite yesterday’s historically; and in both cases, unexpectedly; dovish ECB and BOJ policy statements. Not to mention, the equally dramatic collapse in interest rates, just one week after Janet Yellen’s equally unexpected “ding dong, the Fed – and with it, the Precious Metal ‘bear market’ – is dead” speech, that just happened to coincide with the COMEX “commercials” reducing their (naked) short positions to their lowest level since Precious Metals’ ultimate bottom in December 2015, at $1,070/oz gold and $13.75/oz silver. To that end, does anyone dare challenge my early January prediction that the 10-year Treasury yield would NEVER rise above 2.5% (until the bond vigilantes inevitably arrive, that is)? As, per today’s title, I believe something very significant occurred in the war against “fake money” – and the gold Cartel – yesterday; to the point that I could very easily have called this “the most important day in monetary history.”
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