We Just Don’t Get It « The Burning Platform

If it was enough to win the day with sound reasoning, perhaps we wouldn't be in the pickle we're in.



There are sinister and nefarious conflagrations under foot which threaten to undo the liberty upon which this country is founded. The same entrenched special interests will do everything within their power to maintain status quo, even to the point of imposing martial law. They will try to ride out this depression the same way they've done so since the Federal Reserve Act was enacted in 1913, by inflating away the problem.



The problem isn't with our country, our economy, our society, or any aspect of it. The problem is the bankers are running it, and money is their god.



Now, to eat my own dog food, how do we resolve it? Electing Ron Paul would have been a good start, but the American people don't won't change, they want status quo. Status quo, however, is unsustainable by any means, short of dominating the world and enforce the status of the dollar as the world's reserve currency at the point of a sword, which is what the feds have been doing. Since it isn't possible to establish an authoritarian world government, one which the US dominates, even though this is their desire, the crash will be swift and severe. And why? Because it's all in the name of the almighty dollar.



Supposedly, the world is about to dump the dollar, at least as much as possible, and for the same reason, so should, too, the American people, and renegotiate the social contract, meaning gold plated retirement public pensions and underfunded government guaranteed private pensions will need to be reformed, and perhaps replace them with a generous social security plan. Anything to cut the long term unfunded obligations of the US federal govt. It's a start.



Bowles and Simpson had a plan, but no one liked it. Ron Paul had a plan, but not enough people recognized it. The American people cannot claim ignorance, and that no one warned them. They just haven't listened. I don't hold out hope that they every will, and we can't count on our elected officials, so were does that leave us? Right where we are.



Perhaps it's enough to fight for what is right, since that is the only course available to us. And to fight against what is wrong. The internet provides a means which hasn't been available to previous generations. We see how the NSA will use that power against us. We need to burn up our elected representatives phone lines and inboxes to hold them accountable to fiscal responsibility.



It's too late for the boomers, but it may not be too late to preserve liberty for future generations, by dismantling the nanny state and decentralizing the bureaucracy. It's not going to be easy, but the alternative is a totalitarian police state, in place of the individual freedom upon which this country was founded.



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WHEN THE EBT CARDS STOP WORKING « The Burning Platform

Those riots weren't contained to four city blocks in south LA, they spread up and down the west coast from San Diego in the south to Portland, OR in the north.



The rioters were basically malcontents looking for any excuse to cause mayhem.



Your best protection, have at least 2-3 weeks of provisions, and a means to defend ones self and loved ones against random acts of violence. 2-3 months of provisions, including a supply of water would be even better, depending on how severe the unrest becomes. If you can survive the initial civil unrest, your chances of survival go up considerably.



If 2-3 months go by, and thugs are still controlling the local centers, one will have to make the decision, fight or flight. Flight carries it's own risk, and raises the risk of ending up in a relocation camp.



Local communities that band together to provide for common security needs will be best off, but there still needs to be a means of food production, and as a society, we're so far removed from local food production, it's a real concern. Not all of us are as level headed as HF, and I question the ability of local farms to provide for even a modest community, which also shows my ignorance in this area. I can tell you from my experience growing up hunting and fishing, it's a good thing our survival didn't depend on eating what we caught.



At the end of the day, one can put their faith in God,



“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."



(Matthew 6:34 ESV)





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Into Darwin’s Dark Night « The Burning Platform

Interesting discussion last night, sorry I missed it. LL, Billy, and El Shishkabob, oh my!



I've been reading about some wave of new immigration from the South. First, they came north, then came the global financial crisis, then they went south, now they're coming north, again?



LL, put down your bourbon, it's not cheap labor, this time it's cheap votes. Aw, snap!



http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/shock-government-contract-homeland-security-solicited-bids-for-escort-services-for-unaccompanied-alien-children-in-january_06232014



It would be hilarious, if it wasn't so serious. Since apparently, blacks weren't breeding fast enough in the sixties, throw in hispanics, and you've got quite the voting block, and you can always import more.



Not that Europeans weren't breeding like rabbits in frontier America, I suppose the oligarchy why grow organically, when you can astro-turf.



One has to give them points for originality, though, it never ceases to amaze what lengths the Devil will  go to manipulate the unsuspecting.



I'll keep my guns, thank you very much.



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The Emperor is Naked « The Burning Platform

OK, I'll accept the best preparation possible. We won't know when or where the "Clustefuck of Biblical Proportion" is going to occur, simply that it might. Which also means it might possibly not, however, it would be reckless not to accept the possibility it might.



That being a given, let's consider the spiritual reality, that neither does the Adversary know when the gathering together of God's people to himself might occur, and he must be continually on guard.



It is a stalemate, and the most interesting aspect of it all, in my opinion, is that we also know the outcome. I'll leave it at that for this edition of the Doomstead Diner. Cheers, RE!





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AT LEAST ISIS HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR « The Burning Platform

One unmitigated disaster after another by this administration. I do believe he is that stupid, and I think he's doing that in which he believes is right. Too bad it's to the detriment of the nation.



George Bush was also doing what he believed was right, and we now know who are the bad actors, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Tenet. Clinton, Rubin, Gore from the Clinton administration.



These ideologues aren't interested in fairness or righteousness, they run from their own playbook, which changes to suit their whim. This is why they hate the constitution, because it holds them to a set of rules.



The mid-term elections should determine the course of the nation for the next two years, and may be sufficient to counter the status quo. They will have two years to garner the sentiment of the populace, with the ultimate goal of disarming the people, in order to finalize the establishment of a global order.



The Tea Party and the Occupy movement, have both been usurped by national organizations. If you recall, the initial movement would not establish a chain of command. Likewise, the Bundy militia would not allow un-vetted personnel on the compound, which saved them from a potential disaster when the Millers showed up.



Agent provocateurs, false flag attacks, and useful idiots, oh, my! I would be ashamed of my government, if there wasn't a glimmer of hope that in spite of all odds, freedom will reign at the end of the day.



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Ex-NSA Chief Keith Alexander is Now Pimping Advice to Wall Street Banks for $1 Million a Month « The Burning Platform

Power mad Napoleon's of the neo-feudal age do not go quietly into that dark night. That this general might follow the example of General Douglas McArthur may be asking too much.



There have been a succession of administrations going back to the origins of the country which together form a pattern of deceit against the people of this country, in favor of industry and businesses which corrupt the political process.



Knowing this, why the SCOTUS would legitimize unlimited corporate political contributions is itself a telling fact. It takes a lot of money to deliver public sentiment for the puppet masters.



I'm sure Alexander is on the bleeding edge of detecting social media events and future crimes. After all, if one controls cyber space, how far are we from the matrix?



Bots be damned!



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LITTLE BROTHER IS NOT HAPPY « The Burning Platform

This topic is so much bullshit, it would take a front end loader and even then you couldn’t make a dent in it.



If your anti-Israel, you’re anti-God. All the god-haters line up on one side, and you’re the same ones hating Israel. You’re no different from the Nazis. They were some fucked up people, spiritually, and you’re no different.



Now, a significant portion of you also hate cops, not all, but there’s a significant overlap. And here’s why, if you can put a label on someone or something, then it’s easier to dismiss it, to ignore it, to pretend it doesn’t exist, or objectify them, to the point they’re no longer human.



Now, we’re all adults here, so who gives a shit. Know this, though, it’s just about as juvenile as it gets, and none of it amounts to anything, except whether you love god, or love the world. In the end, that’s all that matters. So, enjoy your freedom while it lasts. Spit on the name of Jesus, go ahead, but there will be a day when we will all give an account of ourselves to the almighty, and you will not be able to claim ignorance.



“For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,



“‘The Lord said to my Lord,

“Sit at my right hand,

until I make your enemies your footstool.”’



(Acts 2:34-35 ESV)



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