Renaissance 2.0: Lesson 6 (part 3 of 3) - Brightening the Future

[naturesmeds]

good advice for millionaires

i do not watch tv, and i am not wealthy

so, whatever!

pffft

[conan0869]

Hard to argue with your stance. Damon Vrabel quit the game for basically the same reason. Until the big day, I'll keep doing what I can for our fellow human beings. What else can any of us do? Good luck to you.

[truthseeker1973]

man can do nothing without God.

Ephesians 6:12

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Alex Jones thinks we can do it without God too. What seems right unto man leads to death.

[conan0869]

@truthseeker1973 Good verse to include. I think God has everything to do with this mass awakening that is underway. I used to think we were all doomed to the reptillian bankers, until the Occupy movement started gaining steam. 82 countrys now and growing. As far as Alex Jones goes, just look @ his attacks on Occupy. He says the same thing as Glen Beck & Rush Limbaugh. Jones is a goverment stooge. Effective disinformation has to be 90% true to work. Damon Vrabel is the real thing.

[truthseeker1973]

@conan0869

Thanks. Unfortunately my point there was I don't see our country, or the world embracing our true God, so we are headed to exactly what has already been prophesied to happen. In short - Hell on Earth just before Christs return. What I see God has to do with is giving us the corruption the world has welcomed for so long.

[reefer75]

@conan0869 I am an Alex Jones fan and I agree with you I think he was too quick to judge the OWS movement. However, comparing him to Beck and Limbaugh is asinine, Jones is human he made a mistake. Beck and Limbaugh are paid shills bashing Ron Paul at every opportunity while Jones has done more to awaken people to the message of liberty then anyone in this country.

[conan0869]

@reefer75 I used to be a fan of his as well until I heard Limbaugh talking about the movement. The two men sounded like clones of another. Jones has done some good work , but why does he now bash the Occupy movement & support Ron Paul ? ?  I dont know myself. He has lost all credibility in my book because of it. All the other real free thinkers support Occupy, Micheal Ruppert, Max Keiser, Bill Still, Ellen Brown, David DeGraw, & the great Bill Black. Many more.

Not Alex Jones

[reefer75]

@conan0869 Personally I think Jones panicked that the movement was being co-opted by Soros funded orgs such as Moveon, therefore he began to discredit the movement. Personally, I think that was a big mistake and I will be looking for him change his tone over the coming weeks/months. I like a lot of the free thinkers you listed however I believe their ideology differs greatly from the message of liberty put forth by Paul and Jones.

[Oddragnar]

BRAVO! I'm awe struck - best regards from Sweden

[kyleklip]

Hi, do you have a download link to this series? I'd suggest putting them all up on archive.org so folks can disseminate this useful tutorial to others should it not show up on YouTube anymore.

[appumathew]

Elect Dr.RON PAUL as president... HE WILL WAKE THE NATION UP TO THIS!!

[twistedbydsign99]

Also on the spiritual side not supported usury, thats not entirely true. The israelites were allowed to lend, but #1 it was discouraged and #2 it was not perpetual. There were years of jubilee when all debts are cleared.

[twistedbydsign99]

You don't need that complex of a plan, repeal legal tender laws, the empire loses.

[stopdemockery]

Lincoln and Kennedy were murdered for printing sovereign money. Read below, learn how to ignore these monsters, how to become imune to them and their matrix of lies.

[stopdemockery]

When they've accomplished their One World Government, they'll kill off all their goons and stooges who helped them enslave Humanity, because they weve traitors to their own kind. So, if you work for government let this sink in. You will be eliminated after the fight is over. Consider working for Humanity instead.

[stopdemockery]

~"The Owners"~ are the Khazarian Zionists (non-Jewish illuminati) banksters of military industrial complex fame. It amuses them that they make us exorbitantly pay them to put rat poison in our water. They think of us as rats. On the Georgia Guide Stones it's written in granite that they plan to kill 90% of us and enslave the rest. In the 1933 Emergency Banking Relief Act they took control of our government and declared Us "enemy combatants." They're Man's only true enemy and only real threat.

[stopdemockery]

To be free, perfect your ownership of your real name & your trade name (full name in all capital letters) with a name copyright and UCC Financing Statement, to become a Secured Creditor in the Law, the People who the matrix is designed to serve. They’re Sovereigns without masters, immune to codes, statutes & jurisdiction of corporate government. Non-sovereigns are made property of government (all are corporations) by their matrix of lies. Never grant jurisdiction to government agents.

[theusrepublic]

Interesting, if the people could only take the time to listen but most do not or too busy running on the wheel.

[phonic0photon]

I prefer Renaissance 2.0

[FatReleaseSystem]

Nice videos this you tube world just gets bigger every day! When you have time come visit my channel!

[JKSuccess1]

Very great info...

Self Sufficiency

[cchessmaster]

You talk about sovereign money issued by the government. Only men can be sovereign. Governments are nothing but a piece of paper and cannot be sovereign. True money is just a medium that makes trading easier. Gold and silver works well but the elite have stolen most of it through their fiat money system. Local governments are just corporations under the USA corporation. Voting at all just gives the system power. Good series but your answer to the problem is wrong.

[IRIQUOIS227]

sounds like someone who was discovered spewing crap. your answer is don't worry be happy? sounds like reagan to me. his OMB director describes Reaganomics exactly as it happened. "the triumph of politics. i'm not prepared to throw in the towel yet. i don't know how to fix it without war. sound banking would be a good start. discontinuance of fractional reserve banking which, as you may know allows this country to print money. Hussein found out the hard way what happens refusing dollars.

[IRIQUOIS227]

sounds like someone who was discovered spewing crap.

[Seluu1]

The key to fixing the issue with sovereign money is to default on the unconstitutional debt. In order to do this it's going to mean some key figures in government stepping up and being willing to take the hit for it, and probably assassinated by the elite. Defaulting on the debt would all but crush the IMF and give power back to the people and the government back in control by the people.

[TheJoker7682]

Overpopulation is a myth, we've never had the ability to even support that many people on this planet. The monetary system and how it's run is what causes all these damn problems. Social Credit is the solution, sovereign, debt-free money. It's that simple really!

[IRIQUOIS227]

I am under no such thing. look up the Reece commission of 1954, and the nine part treatise of Norman Dodd. old paradigm my ass.

[mlmr11]

I have been reduced to tears learning from your lessons!

I have known this my entire life. I dropped out of high school because I couldn't make sense of what they were teaching. It never felt natural. Always contrary. I could never figure out why I didn't have drive to join the system. I became involved in unraveling the truth 16 years ago.

You have just validated everything that I've worked toward for the last 16 years.

[GypsyGalPatriot]

You inspire me! Thank you for putting so many of the pieces together for all of us!

[nobodymuch]

Russia will join the WTO in 2010

[bgorrell]

Thank you for all of these lessons Damon. You efforts are worthy and appreciated.

[IRIQUOIS227]

so what's YOUR plan? if you haven't got one, then shut up.

[IRIQUOIS227]

my good friend, do you ACTUALLY think that the American population can even conceive of these solutions, much less execute them. Even if this were possible, it would be many generations before any change would be seen, and the problem is world wide. You speak of an entire social paradigm shift. I beg your pardon for my absence of hope for such a shift, but history is replete with this same cycle. It suggests that all that is left for this cycle, is the collapse.

[IggyInBurnaby]

@IRIQUOIS227 so what do you do then? Give up? This is exactly what the people in power hope you will do.

[IRIQUOIS227]

@IggyInBurnaby what's your solution?

[IggyInBurnaby]

@IRIQUOIS227 pull money out of big banks, apply pressure on governments however and whenever possible to institute monetary reform, educate your friends, turn off the TV for starters.

[ace1122tw]

@IRIQUOIS227 Your under the assumption of the old paradigm. Think of how much has changed in the the last hundred years. Think of how much has changed in the last 25 years. Technology in is on an exponential growth curve. Same with information. The next 25 years will be more of a change then the last 100. Everyone knowing and educating themselves is all that we can do.

[IRIQUOIS227]

@ace1122tw just for kicks. did I somehow misspeak? what "old paradigm" are you expectorating of? There IS no old paradigm. the same people are in charge today as 150 years ago. once again, history is replete with examples of past attempts at a social order where the people were supposed to be the "government's" main focus. They're all dead and buried. I'm well aware of the growth in technology. WWI was one of the best examples. Allegedly to relieve people from mundane work for better.

[ace1122tw]

@IRIQUOIS227 More and more people are getting access to the internet and the people who have it are using it. More and more people are waking up to the face that we are slaves. They are waking up to the fact that alternate energies exist. That is just a small sample of what people are doing. But the main point is more and more people are have more access to information. You asked if people can conceive or execute this plan? Welcome to the new age, a new paradigm. The age of the internet.

[ace1122tw]

Technology has already changed our lives so much and we are just getting started.

[IRIQUOIS227]

@ace1122tw this is so. soon technology will arrange for machines to chew your food for you.

[ace1122tw]

@IRIQUOIS227 Way to dwell on the negative. Who cares what the outcome is anyway? We all die anyway.

[IRIQUOIS227]

@ace1122tw clearly history is not your forte. Nor is economics. You think i like all this? I've spent eleven years putting a book together about the REAL history of the US. Have you read Howard Zinn's book? you continue to sprinkle your fairy dust and see where it gets you., please don't write back.

[ace1122tw]

@IRIQUOIS227 Ya, I get it. You don't seem to be reading what I say.You seem to like to make alot of assumptions about someone from a line of text. How is that working out for ya? Must be,you don't seem bitter at all.

[IRIQUOIS227]

@ace1122tw sure I do. what your saying is "don't worry, be happy, technology is making things better." clearly you know nothing of history, or economics. since there is this intellectual gap that cannot be bridged, i won't be answering any more of your comments.

[ace1122tw]

@IRIQUOIS227 I can bet I know more about history and economics then you do, But what is really sad is how much you dont get life and spirituality. There is only one way we can fix this shit hole. When everything finally explodes, and most people realize how much they have been lied to, The only way things will get better is if people work together. You have already started to separate yourselves and make harsh judgments. That will come back to bite you in the ass.

[ace1122tw]

@IRIQUOIS227 And I said dont worry be happy cause there is nothing you can do about it. Whether you believe in an afterlife or not, whether you believe the world is shit(its shit) or you believe everything is perfect. It doesn't matter, mind as well be happy.

[IRIQUOIS227]

@ace1122tw jesus fucking christ!!!! you can spell whether!!! your stock went up ten points for that. sadly, you still haven't a clue about what this film is about

[ace1122tw]

@IRIQUOIS227 Not only can I recite this video verbatim because it helped me write a lot of my thesis. I can also tell you,without looking in the dictionary, whether means:to express a choice between two alternatives. What can you do? Well you can certainly say you are not going to write back, take two months to write a shitty comment, and make everyone who reads it two IQ points lower on the scale. Thanks for that douche.

[IRIQUOIS227]

@IRIQUOIS227 Amazing isn't it. the more technology increases, the more mindless american's become. for some, it's a sort of god. can't have a piddle without some gadget to do it for us. bigger bombs, lasers that can cook a tank. a burgeoning population that any reputable scientist will tell you the earth is ALREADY incapable of supporting. And it's predicted to double by 2050 or sooner. Hundreds of species enter extinction EVERY DAY, many due to the presence of mankind.

[Kozhak1]

One of the best analysis of a pyramid debt system I have ever seen. True intellectual integrity. Precious metals all the way. Greeting from Poland.

[KnightFireLT1]

Bravo! Your videos have made the puzzle much clearer to me. I've been researching these things for a couple of years now, and the information you give on a macro-level, provide many of the pieces I was missing (I admit to sometimes focusing too much on the micro-level). I felt that the macro-level pieces were out there, in my gut, but couldn't see them or articulate their meaning. Well done, I look forward to your future videos. ***subscribed***

[StandUp555]

Damon, thankyou for yet another excellent contribution.

Keep up the good work.

[poppanolan]

Well done man. Very impressive. This should be mandatory viewing in all middle schools in America. You are a patriot.

People who liked this might want to look at the Money Masters on YouTube.

[cayrick]

This needs to be shown on American Idol and/or Monday nite football so all Americans can get an education. You have done your research and presented a complex topic in a manner that all but morons can understand and relate to. I am sure that you feel the agony of what is coming as much as I do. It is like watching an out of control freight train careening towards a cliff with no way to stop it. Thank you so much for donating your time and intellect and energy to help us all. Well done!

[MYLAJOLLA1]

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[toeg1]

Very well done. Chapeau!!

[Maatdrummer1]

And as long as there's a monopoloy on money, monopoly money, the people cannot retain their power. Return sovereignty to the people by giving them back their money.

[Maatdrummer1]

I really think that private money is part of the solution. As long as one head or the other of the double headed eagle has a monopoloy on the issuance of money, there's a source of control. In Tsarist Russia and the Orthodox sytem, the heads stood for Government and the Church. In the Holy Roman Empire they were replaced by the King (later Parliament) and the Banks. Together, they monopolize money, whether it's asset money or debt money.

[krustyegg]

Very interesting break down of the economic monopoly, indeed one of the best analysis of this system ive seen. Thank you.

I think your suggestions are a good start, but there are also deep psychological issues that have brought this trapizoid pyramid into existance. The philosophy of might is right is what keeps buliding such systems.

How to counter that principal is an age old problem that has beat everyone ive ever read and may be simply beyond the abilities of most human beings to attain.

[danadlt1]

I want the brighter path! I'm going to share these lessons with everyone I know.

[BagOfEyebrows]

thank you so much for this series; well done.

[Gizziiusa]

Hence why many think a degree in philosophy is a "joke". A degree for all practical purposes is useless unless you plan to teach it. but in order to teach it you need a Masters or P.hD, b/c its almost always an above High School course. But it is a "joke" and useless b/c the system designed it to be that way [prob b/c it can be a threat to it].

[turbomango]

Wow, I can't THANK YOU enough!!!!!!!

[InfiniteRealms]

One of the best video series I've ever seen.

[Isbadd]

You need to mention regaining local control of the school systems.

[turbomango]

@Isbadd I heard ROn Paul say that we need small govt... to cut this one WAYYY down... which means, he said, Fed Education, Fed Energy, HUD, FannyMae, FreddyMac, etc etc etc.... Most of that should go to states,

[ouluvme2]

Transitionnetwork is about climate change, carbon stuff?  uh oh

[ouluvme2]

My TV has been off for 2 months now! and, I'm doing great!

[whitroc01]

@ouluvme2 Lol IQ seems to increase after you do that for sure!

[PistolPackingPatriot]

Just to clarify, my talk below is metaphorical. Violence would be stupid, and would fail. My rebellion has been financial. STOP paying your taxes. Just STOP. STOP paying your credit cards and bank loans. Just STOP. Burn your insurance company with massive, fraudulent claims. STOP paying auto license and renewal fees. No more fishing or hunting licenses. No more State Park admission stickers. Only an INSANE person would continue obeying the rules after learning the game is rigged.

[PistolPackingPatriot]

I have not the time, the patience or the inclination to wait around for political change that is obviously NEVER going to come. I have already implemented my own change. I am in active revolt against the criminal system that has enslaved, impoverished and betrayed me. We need massive, cathartic upheaval. Acting alone, I will surely go to the federal gulag. Freedom - it seems obvious - will only come when we, the masses, take up our pitchforks and storm the Bastille. I'm already at the wall.

[PistolPackingPatriot]

I haven't your education or your financial savvy, but I didn't need either to realize we were all being screwed a long time ago. Your videos summed up my fragmented knowledge quite nicely.

But, unlike you, I advocate a much harsher forward view. What about retribution? What about getting our money back from those who stole it? Desperation motivates like nothing else, and my desperation is compounded by outrage. My entire life has been stolen from me! I can't "un-see" the Medusa.

[birkhauer]

DUDE, YOU HAVE TO DO MORE VIDEOS ON MONEY!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!

[paolo365]

For those thinking about investing in gold & silver to weather the totalitarian storm the bankers have coming, should look at Adrian Maguires evidence of bullion market manipulation by Morgan. Those who hold gold certificates will find that the market is fractionally reserved at up to 100/1, worse than fiat money... Invest in land and home community farming instead. You cant eat gold or certificates and when the time comes, the elite will crash metals to impoverish that too. watch?v=D22TlYA8F2E

[leafwatch]

Despite your rather "soft" on government stance I was mostly with you until this segment. Your final answer seems to put us right back into another government-controlled fiat money scheme. Whether "sovereign" (meaning commodity-backed?) or not, governments inherently will debase currencies and manipulate markets.

Then I read the comments and you say this is a transition stage. But history shows that as soon as a financial crisis is over the people go to sleep, the control class never sleeps.

[councilonsper]

@leafwatch - there's so much banker-led disinformation out there about money. Look at the facts rather than theory...the state bank of North Dakota is probably the most responsible bank in the country vs. the mega machines we've been trained to trust because they're "private sector" like JPM Chase who destroyed our system.

I'll do more videos about it. Sovereign money is very simply money that enters the system on the asset side of the balance sheet vs. an interest-bearing debt to banks.

[reefer75]

@councilonsper I share leafwatch's concern. I have watched Bill Stil's Secret of Oz and it appears your proposed solution is identical. I have no issue with sovereign money per se however it needs to be backed be something of real value, which cannot be created out of thin air. I would be much more supportive of a sovereign currency if it was something akin to Digital Gold (i.e. Gold Money). Without real intrinsic value backing the sovereign money, it will ultimately become worthless.

[councilonsper]

@reefer75 - I'm going to do a video that explains the basic math/accounting. Austrian theory has us thoroughly lost. making a currency exchangeable for a commodity is PRECISELY what makes it worth rich people's time to invent fractional lending which guarantees the banks eventually own all the commodity and the people have nothing but debt. that's why the gold standard only lasted 1 generation. and what makes currency worthless is bank inflation, not theoretical notions of intrinsic value.

[reefer75]

@councilonsper I agree completely about fractional reserve lending, it has to go as I believe it is the primary cause for the boom/bust cycles which creates instability in society. I am open minded, I will support almost any type of "-ism" that promotes free market bottom-up horizontal forces. Looking forward to your next video. Thanks!

[dharmashooter]

@councilonsper I don't understand this argument at all. Money isn't backed by gold and yet fractional lending is still operative so I don't see the connection. Fractional lending is a legal question. Money isn't money unless it's backed by something otherwise it's only currency. Fractional lending is deception and should be outlawed.

[councilonsper]

@dharmashooter - fractional lending started with goldsmiths...the perfect ruse to collect everyone's gold in return for paper. that's what the 20th century gold standard did.

whatever the banking reserve is, it will increase and be sucked into the bank vaults over time due to the math of fractional lending. bank reserves today are public debt, so it's no surprise why public debt has grown exponentially.

[dharmashooter]

@councilonsper You miss the point. Fractional reserve lending is not a product of a gold standard it is the promising of something that you don't have in reality. As such it is fraud, pure and simple. It's wrong to blame gold itself for what is in reality a broken contract between people,

[ItsAllAroundYouFool]

@reefer75 You could back it with the real resources of the nation (food capacity, water, sunlight mineral deposits etc, all of which constantly generate value. Economy would collapse when resources run out. kinda makes sense, doesn't it?

[reefer75]

@ItsAllAroundYouFool What happens if you back a nation's money supply with real resources and there is a financial panic and the population decides to hoard money. If that happens and the money supply is backed by real resources it will be akin to hoarding food, water, minerals, etc. That is a very bad idea. Google Paradox of Value and Marginal Utility. 

[ItsAllAroundYouFool]

@reefer75 I undertsand marginal utility. However money supply would still be controlled by a democratically elected central credit bank, to control the amount in the system. Hoarded pieces of paper don't physically tie up the resources. I'm sure legislators could sort this out with the necessary tools, checks, and balances. Hoarding/speculation ought be minimised anyway. It's Usury.

[reefer75]

@ItsAllAroundYouFool Do these pieces of paper or electronic digits controlled by your central credit bank function as a store of value? If not, how do you store excess wealth in this type of system? What scares me about the system you describe is the idea of a centrally controlled money supply. Money and currency needs to be decentralized where private currency could compete with fiat currency. This would allow people to decide through the marketplace how best to exchange and store wealth.

[skept1c615]

Love the videos, but we should get rid of any form of monetary systems! We need a resource based economy! Like the venus project, new z-land, atlas initiative, and so on. We have the technology and ability and resources to provide everyone with a high class level of living that is sustainable and intelligent! Check out whats possible guys, we don't need any of this at all. look up technological reality on youtube if you don't think this is possible to begin moving toward.

[Raptoreyes]

@ Councilonsper Always keep in mind what the word "spirituality" means to most people who closely follow politics, religion, and disbeleve the proclamations of both. I assume your a Christian based on your word useage. For instance you use the word "usery" which for early Christians means charging interest and present day people means (well any interest rate that somebody thinks is too high without providing any clear definition). You should define some of your terms clearly.

[restoresoundmoney]

Thank you so much for this series. I came to this through Max Keiser's recent interview with you. Years ago, I worked in a "low level" position at a major NYC investment bank. I learned then--with just an associate's degree at the time & a lot of common sense--that something was majorly wrong this picture! I have to confess that I've been stunned with the "velocity" by which we have reached our current dire straits. I hope your message gets spread far and wide. The world needs to hear it!

[rundmcjmj14]

Your information is fantastic, well thought out, and logically presented. You nailed it as far as the reality of our current system. Don't be fooled though by the idea of "enlightenment" or a "new age" to solve the problem. You will only be led down the path of spiritual bondage. Christ is the only way, and we must follow him. He is the God of this land and we will prosper here if we worship Him.

[jacobvictory]

Fiat money is the problem. Remove laws around money and let the free market determine the currency that will level the playing field quickly.

Just to give control of currency to government will only enable more control. Especially in a situation like we have right now, the government will just turn on the printing presses and welcome to Zimbabwe or even Weimar Germany.

[whitroc01]

@jacobvictory Zimbabwe was probably collaped for banker porposes, and probably had a centeralized banking setup, or its form of governmant just sucked. england prospered for 700 years with fiat money, no centeralized banking system, and no gold or silver being accepted as taxes or backing of the currency at the time (tally sticks)

[dellbalboa]

This was very informative, Excellent series my friend.

Thank you.

[ShinobiBoiX]

Who controls the military? D:

[Steve2323ZX]

cycles of positive energy? enlightenment forces? what can someone expect from this "Renaissance 2.0" you talk about?

[councilonsper]

@Steve2323ZX - it's up to you. it's up to humanity. what would a free, enlightened people create vs. our current top-down controlled servitude?

I've seen a lot of fear-based reactions to my talking about spirituality and something like an enlightenment. wow! it's amazing how much we've been programmed to be afraid of pondering our own freedom, our own awareness, enlightenment, sense of purpose.

[Steve2323ZX]

@councilonsper what constitutes top-down controlled servitude? even hippies living in a commune have to serve others and be part of a hierarchy where some people are at the top have more authority than others.

You might have seen a lot of fear-based reactions but my skepticism is not fear-based. If you've really interested in philosophy and you're not just using it as a buzzword read a real philosopher like schopenhauer.

[Raptoreyes]

@Steve2323ZX A hippy commune is largely volintary while an entire world wide system is not. Mankind as of yet does not have space travel. (one way to solve the problem of one system predominating and pushing away all the others that we have the technology to solve in the next decade).

Until the tech is developed however we need a solution we can implement right now. This fellow's vid is a good step toward that.. though we should queston everything!!!!

[Steve2323ZX]

@Raptoreyes you think a council on spiritual, etc is what we need? if you watch the end of the video that is what he advocates.

[reefer75]

@Steve2323ZX Holy Shit!!! This guy spends literally hours discussing governmental power structure and reformation of the monetary system and briefly mentions spirituality and yet you focus in on that. It's posts like your's that remind me how fucked we are because even the 1% of the population who bothers to care about issues like this have such bias/prejudice toward politics and religion there is no chance of consensus until well after the system collapses and we all suffer a great deal.

[Steve2323ZX]

@reefer75 monkey crap!!!!!!! "briefly" mentions? do you know what the "s" in csper stands for?

[Steve2323ZX]

@reefer75 I think what most Americans watch on television is trash, my solution; lets have a council on aesthetics. Does that sound pointless to you because it should.

Having a council on spirituality is as pointless as having a council on aesthetics. The truth value of metaphysics, theology and aesthetics are completely subjective and can never be fully conveyed in words. Even if my hypothetical council on aesthetics comes to a consensus. then what? convince others? this would be pointless.

[councilonsper]

@Steve2323ZX - it seems rationalism/materialism has you well-trained to run in horror from anyone who dares speak about meaning (do you realize that's all spirituality means?)? why do you think it automatically means "nutcase cult freak?" I'd recommend thinking about your reflex and then think about your life in terms of meaning, i.e. US citizens exist on earth to earn bank credit to pay debt and taxes. that has a severely destructive impact on all of us.  meaning in life is important.

[clayvessel]

Thank you... Hopefuly there will be CSPER meetup groups coming to a neighborhood near everyone soon.

[mlovidius]

excellent presentation. I'll email a link to all on my mailing list.

[1adadada]

I would also add;- get out of debt, spend less, consume little, buy local, plant a garden, trade and barter, recycle your posessions, frequent farmer's markets/local trade fairs. Get to know your neighbours,organise street party/events, join your local community centre, volunteer,stop shopping at big corporate stores, refuse to get the latest gadgetry, don't buy into fads, keep the same car if it doesnt need to be replaced. Meditate, exercise, get healthy, simplify, engage in simplicity.

[quirkydi]

Thank you for sharing this information, it's given me a great deal to think about.

I started buying gold a few years ago but have learned in the subsequent years

that the most valuable thing I have done to survive is, creating bonds with my community. We have formed a community pea patch that has lead to relationships with people with a varieties of skills that will help us survive whatever is coming. 

[gunthaarz]

Excellent effort! I'm joining this and will spread these thoughts as long as I'm standing up! Thanks guys! All the best from Norway!

[freeandfun1]

@councilonsper For the record, I'm not looking at this as a betting opportunity. I'm looking at this from a survival perspective. I am already working on getting to where you suggest we need to be (for all intents and purposes - off the grid), it's just that I'm still a neophyte and trying to hedge as a matter of protection. I have a family to protect economically (not in terms of wants, but in terms of NEEDS) and just seeking advice where I can get it. Thanks for the reply.

[Ranger4564]

@freeandfun1 I am in the process of evaluating the same thing, and I'm stuck on the decision. My view is this: Dollars are very likely to become devalued, if the trillions of dollars the FED printed go into use in the market, and or if the foreign economies decide to move away from dollars as the world currency. In fact, in the past few weeks, many countries have voiced dislike for the dollar. Gold will gain if the dollar is worth less, but note, the US holds 8,000 tonnes of gold.

[Ranger4564]

@Ranger4564 8000 tonnes is 50% of all other top 14 gold holding countries combined. Fuck Google and their hyperlink ban, mother fuckers. Sheet.

Most other countries may not want the world to go to a gold standard because they may suffer an immediate economic downturn. But, they hate the dollar, and are not fond of the US, plus, the US has no jobs, and new jobs suck. I plan to exchange 50% of my holdings to gold and silver in 5050 split. 50% in cash + stocks, 25% gold, 25% silver.

[Ranger4564]

@Ranger4564 It's a huge risk deciding what to do. I am almost 100% convinced the economy is going to collapse any day now. I am not sure that the price of Gold will not go down with the market. But right now, I am down on stocks, and if I cash out now to switch to Gold, I may lose twice... low price per share, plus if gold underperforms stocks. This is a choice you have to make yourself. Try to get as much information as possible. But it's also possible the GOV will confiscate gold or cash.

[freeandfun1]

@Ranger4564 I've been researching and one of my favorite sites is goldsilver (dot) com. It's a good site, with good info. It appears that the site's author believes 1) regardless of inflation or deflation, gold and silver are the only safe bets (sure, he's selling something, but his fundamentals are sound), 2) that even if/when the government begins to "confiscate" gold and silver (during WWII it was a voluntary surrender for a set price), that will only drive prices up.

[freeandfun1]

@Ranger4564 3) as you say, the world has lost faith in the dollar... so where else can they turn? 4) China is buying gold and silver in copious amounts while also buying our debt. If they sell off our debt and create a panic, gold prices will increase thereby offsetting any losses they have on our bonds they own. I'm out of the market and have been sitting on the sidelines. Time to buy some gold & silver in my opinion. Before things DO collapse as we all expect.

[Ranger4564]

@freeandfun1 Well, I just decided today to start the process of transferring my money. I sent in an application for a Precious Metals IRA. I'm waiting to see if the market picks up just a little before I sell my current shares and move the cash over to buy gold / silver in the next week. I'm also still considering taking some cash out of the bank and buying some gold / silver for me to hold instead of dollars. I'm keeping 50% in stocks. Good luck with your final decision. I know these are big.

[Ranger4564]

@Ranger4564 The way I see it, there is a lot of manipulation in price of stocks and price of gold / silver... so the final outcome will depend a great deal on what everyone does. Foreign countries (not USA) would have to decide to work against the Dollar. US Banks would have to fail at controlling the market. Foreign countries start devaluing dollar. US cannot do anything because they have no international market other than COUGH "finance" COUGH. I think we're screwed and must buy gold.

[freeandfun1]

@Ranger4564 BTW: Does your ID (Ranger) have any meaning such as in the 75th Ranger Regiment?

[Ranger4564]

@freeandfun1 No. I'm sorry... I didn't even make that connection when I picked an alias. I have never served in the military. The origin of my choice came from Stranger - how everyone is divided into individuals in our society, and Ranger - like police / marshall. It's completely a conceptual connection.

[freeandfun1]

@Ranger4564 no problem... had to ask. Good luck in all you pursue.

[Ranger4564]

@freeandfun1 Best of luck to you as well. Good luck with your family.

[freeandfun1]

@Ranger4564 it's always the first move that's the hardest. Today I placed an order for some gold and silver to physically hold. My first purchase. Going to start preparing. Things are going to get MUCH worse. People need to wake up and start paying attention to what's going on or they're going to get caught in a bad position and have no place to turn but to the government. That's what those in charge want.

[freeandfun1]

Thank you for providing this series.  It was very enlightening and, in many aspects, confirming.

If I may ask a question... based on what you're saying about deflation, is it still a good idea to acquire gold/silver coins or just stock up on cash? I'm not clear on your take on that position.

Thanks!

[councilonsper]

@freeandfun1 I'm not pro or con for either. If so many millions weren't just focused on this crisis as a betting opportunity, we may be able to rally enough people to realize it's a freedom/sovereignty issue.

Having said that, it's clear in IMF/BIS writings that they don't like people having cash or gold. So deflation or inflation, a new global banking framework could render both superfluous/illegal. There's no easy way out of our predicament.

[Ranger4564]

@Koolnumber9 Because many people are merely taught everything they consequently believe they think. As some of these same people to actually argue the point from beginning to end, and all you will hear is the same diatribe - natural selection, human nature, the world is not fair... etc. Not once do any of them take responsibility and just come out and say "I'm a greedy bastard who is indifferent to the needs or suffering of others, and my only concern is MY wellbeing." That I could respect.

[Ranger4564]

@Ranger4564 Damnit. Not As some of... ASK some of...

[pclajd6]

Don't forget about distractions: like sports, shopping, gambling, vacations, etc.

[sunshw55]

Great videos but blue print on a black background is almost impossible to read.

thanks for the great series!

[remfrancis]

first class, and all in ten minutes. I took three years to write a novel about it. Many thanks.

[jonathanlippe]

@councilonsper Beat the empire by making them obsolete, not by taking their money or power or nationalizing them, but by giving humanity the tools to be self independent, to create their own surplus, create their own energy, each person to be their own country with self sovereignty, abundance, so there would be no need for any government, any pyramid. Promote the "Fabber" Fab@Home but to be totally open source so anyone can make anything, no more dependence on any system.

[councilonsper]

@jonathanlippe I completely agree with you...long-term. But we need to be realistic about the problem we're facing in the short-term...probably the most threatening economic storm in history with the cartel banks holding all the power over the system. What I discuss in this video is the transition phase. We have to fix this storm first. There's no way for us to go open source in this situation.

[jpitre100]

@jonathanlippe A most peculiar comment -- I wonder what your definition of a communist really is ? Calling names and pointing fingers doesn't do anything to further the conversation, so why not put your thinking cap on and add some worthwhile thought

[TheSilverWatch]

@jonathanlippe WOW,....that comment was really sad.

[jonathanlippe]

@TheSilverWatch I'll admit, i didnt provide any reason for saying it, so it was ignorant and deserved the backlash.

[sunergos2001]

Separateness is in illusion of a digital mind. We are collectively evolving. There cannot be an effective transformation of the body without a transformation of the head and mind. As space time happens, we flow with it. I would be very disappointed if we were at the END POINT of our collective evolution. The journey continues. I see a trend to fragmentation now (devolution). This cannot be prevented anymore than day can prevent night. Out of this cycle, the new and the old are born again.

[Ranger4564]

@sunergos2001 I agree with you that we're in a collective heap of trouble, and that we're also nowhere near an endpoint of any sort, so evolution will continue. What I don't know is whether we're headed to an agglomeration or disintegration. That depends on whether we eliminate capitalism, or we retain it. Retained, it will continue the ever onward urge to agglomerate, bigger and bigger. Eliminated, we can return to localized economies for some things, global economies for other things.

[sunergos2001]

@Ranger4564 I have read that Earth is entering its 6th mass extinction. During all the other periods of mass extinction not all species became extinct. I personally see those as periods of transformation and evolution into the next upward spiral of complexity and awareness. The present paradigm is not sustainable. I am hoping that we learn something as we evolve and that those issues of seeming contradictions will be resloved. Could Neanderthal man have predicted the present paradigm?

[dikkydoo1]

brillant videos - thanks

[StandUp555]

Excellent job .. well done !

[emmaslovechild]

Great job!

I'll be watching and acting...