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10 Harsh Realities Shaping Our Future

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In this episode, Andrew Stotz identifies and explains 10 harsh realities shaping our future.

1. Politicians created the mess we are in
2. The Fed is going to crash the market
3. Europe (esp. Germany) is destroying itself
4. It’s a US-Russia, not a Russia-Ukraine showdown
5. Gov’ts pushed 100m people into poverty and starvation
6. America openly states that China is enemy #1
7. The US, not China, is the biggest global threat
8. World leaders are not nearly as wise as they may appear
9. Mass refugee influx is being used as a political tool to cause social disruption
10. Germany is rearming 77 years after WWII

1. Politicians created the mess we are in

They kept interest rates too low for too long. They shut down global economies, destroying supply chains and reducing the supply of goods. They borrowed to finance massive spending, and they produced unparalleled money printing. They bailed out the bond market in 2020. They allowed the war in Ukraine to escalate, causing food shortages.

2. The Fed is going to crash the market

The Fed pumped up the stock market with a decade of ultra-low interest rates. This low-interest rate policy incentivized borrowing, leading to corporate malinvestment. Now the Fed is raising rates into what looks to be a recession.

3. Europe (esp. Germany) is destroying itself

Germany and Europe had no reason to stop oil and gas from Russia. They had been improving commercial relationships (Remember: Trade brings peace). Germany’s transition to green energy didn’t produce the energy needed to replace its fossil fuel and nuclear power wind-down. Rising energy prices are crippling German industry and consumers.

4. It’s a US-Russia, not a Russia-Ukraine showdown

The US sees Russia as its arch-enemy and has been closing in on it since the 1991 break up of the Soviet Union. Since 2008, the US, through its proxy, NATO, has been trying to get on Russia’s borders by bringing Georgia and Ukraine into NATO. Don’t be deceived by US concern for Ukraine. Ukraine is just a means for the US to get at Russia.

3 April 2008: Bucharest Summit Declaration, Paragraph 23:

“NATO welcomes Ukraine’s and Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership in NATO…Today we make clear that we support these countries’ applications for Membership Action Plan.”

5. Governments pushed 100 million people into poverty and starvation

Global economy lockdowns were estimated to have pushed 100 million people into poverty. As many as 70 million of them are in India. Instead of negotiating peace, experts expect that the continued war in Ukraine will push 100 million people into starvation, most of them in Africa.

All the while, the rich get richer at a faster pace. According to The Guardian,

“The 400 richest Americans added $4.5tn to their wealth last year [2020], a 40% rise….”

6. America openly states that China is enemy #1

China had considerable respect for America and US capitalism and benefits from being a friend, not an enemy of the US. The US Department of Defense now openly states that China is America’s #1 enemy, and you can expect the US to pursue this policy until it provokes a war with China.

“The Department will act urgently to sustain and strengthen deterrence, with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as our most consequential strategic competitor….” – US Department of Defense

7. The US, not China, is the biggest global threat

US gov’t recognizes...