5 Things To Tell You As We Close 2008

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VISITING FAMILY IN NEW YORK

Over the holiday, my brother and I have had some pretty intense discussions about my opinion of where the United States is headed.  As a Conservative Republican, he’s not only bitter about losing the election; he refuses to shift his thinking to keep up with our modern day challenges.  Essentially, my brother stands loyal beside other Republicans who wave flags & spew “free-market” capitalist rants about the ability of individual Americans to turn things around.

Sorry Brother.  Free-market, carrot dangling capitalism will not lead us out of this hole.  Dangling carrots in front of American workers is not going to lead us anywhere but to slaughter at this time in our history.  We need leadership at the top, not perpetually positive slavery from the bottom.

Over the past few days, I’ve tried to share my views of the world with my family members, and articulate the damage that the United States has inflicted on our global economy.  My entire family agrees that we’re in trouble, but recently, my Mom said to me, “Peter, why do you want to scare everyone with those thoughts? There’s nothing people can do about it, so why worry them.”

We were sitting across from each other at the dining room table, and I realized she had the same naive, glazed-over look in her eyes that most Americans have.  Most people would rather not know what danger lurks ahead of us until it gets here.  We’ve become a nation of procrastinators, living only in the moment, craving instant gratification & high, short term rewards.  Some Americans blindly believe that anything other than a positive attitude will produce a negative result, ignoring the fact that we victims never originated the problem, and therefore would find it difficult to fully understand the magnitude of the crisis.

My brother said to me, “Peter, you need to think of all the positive things in the world that far outweigh the negative.”  I believe what he said is true, but I don’t believe that should be my contribution to our society during this very difficult period.  There’s plenty of other people in the world that can be put in charge of the “positive” department.  Most of the issues we’re facing cannot be solved by closing our eyes, being positive, and sticking our fingers in our ears.

MY “BLOG ROLE” IN 2008

In 2008, I began communicating some disturbing and deceptive trends I observed the U.S. government perpetrating on our citizens.  Beginning with the fall of IndyMac, I knew that the government was fully aware of the magnitude of the financial crisis, but intentionally concealed what they knew…..as a matter of “national security”.

On July 12, 2008 I wrote a blog post titled When Is Enough Enough.  Indymac was seized by government regulators under the radar, and a 40 billion dollar mess was almost swept under the carpet.  At the time, Americans couldn’t fathom what was ahead of us, and I tried my best to get everyone’s attention.

Since then, I settled into a role of sharing reality & truth, as it is my opinion that our politicians; our government; our business community is designed to share only positive news….To keep you spending money.

If you listen closely to the people around you, they all parrot the same line that corporate America has ingrained into their personalities, “…be positive…”  “…team work will get us there!…”.

With respect to the economy, things took a turn for the worse in 2008, and I found a much more important role; that of a realist.  My blog became a vehicle for me to convey reality to my fellow Americans, because we’re all surrounded with too many “optimism zombies” selfishly programmed to keep the consumer machine working.

OPTIMISTICALLY APPROACHING REALITY IN 2009

In 2009, I want to surround myself with the most positive, inspirational individuals I can find.  Generally, I’ve always been the most positive, motivated & inspirational leader my entire life, and my association with other optimists helped me attain the success and wealth I am presently blessed with.  In my opinion, optimism is as necessary for life and survival as water and air.

Our entire society needs a leader.  A motivator.  Someone more inspirational than we’ve ever known.  Unfortunately, that can’t be me, but I hope this person emerges very soon.

As we search for a leader, I’ll escalate my commitment to educate and discuss topics that the main stream media, government, and corporate America refuse to share with you.  I will openly discuss “doom & gloom” with one specific intent:  To educate & create awareness.  People need to prepare themselves for what is now the “eventuality” of our total economic self destruction.

If circumstances are negative in 2009, I want to talk openly discuss how people need to protect themselves. For instance, it is estimated that 1 out of every 4 Americans will be out of work soon.  Why would we not want to save every penny – just in case that happens?  I want to be the one whose not afraid to help my fellow Americans prepare & pretect their families.

Corporate America wants you to be “positive” and blow all your money regardless.  That’s why I don’t want my role in 2009 to be optimist, or leader in charge of marching the masses off a cliff to to certain economic death.  We have plenty of those leaders in our society —- look where they brought us.

WE CANNOT RELY ON OUR GOVERNMENT TO SAVE US

Here’s one word to prove my point: KATRINA.

We have a very large contingent of politicians whose sole purpose is as follows: TO GET RE-ELECTED.

Their slick presentations are designed for us to maintain confidence in their bullshit.  Some of them make the fateful mistake of believing their own bullshit, and that’s why some lose elections — like John McCain did; remember: “The fundamentals of the economy are sound…”

Politicians and government officials have no idea how we got here, so how could we EVER trust them to get us ~out~ of this mess.

Trust in yourself. Trust in news information from multiple sources.  Most importantly, trust that if you ignore the sounds of a freight train and decide to continue standing on the tracks with your entire family, you will eventually get run over.

Remember:  The rich always gather the “inside” information they need to have an advantage over the poor.   Not everyone can be wealthy, and not everyone can hold onto their wealth, especially when overpowered.

MY OPINION OF WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO TURN THINGS AROUND

In my humble opinion, the options are very limited because of the enormity of the global financial crisis.  The United States will only survive and benefit from a turn around if one of two things take place:

1) World War

2) Revolutionary invention of renewable energy

If either of the two do not materialize within the first 3-6 months of 2009, our civilization, as we know it, is in deep trouble.  As you may already know, the global monetary system is collapsing and first world governments don’t know how to stop falling into the abyss.  Most governments, including ours, are merely planning for inevitable unrest if the banking system shuts down for any length of time, especially if our money is devalued by 50-60% when they re-open after a global monetary system “reset”.

Don’t discount the “doom & gloomer’s”. Listen to some of them very closely.  Especially listen to former heads of state who project dire circumstances, as they have nothing to gain by informing the populous.  They realize how much more important it is to educate, rather than conceal, in order for us to survive the impending unfettered chaos.

My so called “job” on the internet is to communicate awareness, educate the naive as much as possible, but most importantly, promote planning and preparation.  If people act on the information I provide by stocking up on emergency supplies, food, etc. and nothing happens….no harm, no foul.  We’re all better prepared for a natual disaster.

The worst thing I could do is conform to the optimists and “stay positive”, ignoring the signs of coming danger and failing to help mankind get through a very tough period ahead.

Be courageous as you read and heed my warnings in the coming months.  Take the information and use it to protect your family.  Be extremely vigilant.  Become the greatest strength and backbone for your family, because in tough times, nobody will be there to feed and comfort them but you.  There is no government in the world that can care for your family better than you can.

Look back to as recent as July 2008.  The US government knew we were in deep financial trouble.  Did they come forward and warn you about the coming economic trouble so you could minimize your 401K losses?  Absolutely not.  In my opinion, they used the information for their own personal gain, and let the rest of us us citizens hang.

The same set of circumstances exist.  Don’t think for one moment that the media and our government will come forward to tell you that they don’t know how our American civilization will survive.

They don’t want to scare you, but I do……and I believe that’s a good thing for your family.

Things will turn around. We will absolutely survive, but don’t be in the same position you are right now, surprised; somewhat stunned and bitter that you trusted a system that was actually designed to fail the people at the bottom.

Be smart and spread the word with me.  Don’t wait around for someone to feed you the information you need to make well informed decisions.  Go get it your self, and make sure you sift through the bull crap they WANT you to here (so you’ll keep spending money).

No matter how we will fair, I shall see you in 2009.