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The winds of independence are blowing throughout the world, and nothing could be better for our future. This host of secession movements is sweeping over the world, from Crimea to Venice to the US and has major implications for the future of life on earth.
WHY?
One common thread between governments is wanton printing by central banks. Part of the reason why the US has done so well since the 2008 banking nadir has everything to do with the fact other central banks are printing just as much or more of their own currencies. What does this mean? It means that these countries’ currencies are growing weaker in relation to assets like real estate, precious metals, minerals and other commodities and resources. But, since the price of these resources and commodities are tied to paper “ETF” products, their prices are fundamentally distorted anyway.
Well, effectively, the US is printing as much money as emerging economies with a currency that has worldwide circulation and can be rejected from more corners of the world than any other. So, that in many ways is the US’s biggest strength and biggest weakness, all at the same time.
And so it makes sense why people would be uneasy about such political alliances. People see money leaving their regions to fund debt of institutions headquartered often times thousands of miles away.
The secessions have arrived even in the US, as sales of bumper stickers reading “Secede” – one for $2, or three for $5 – have increased at TexasSecede.com. In East Texas, a Republican official sent out an e-mail newsletter saying it was time for Texas and Vermont to each “go her own way in peace” and sign a free-trade agreement among the states. New Hampshire has its own independence movement. California and Oregon do, also, in the form Jefferson State.
A petition calling for secession filed by a Texas man on a White House website has received tens of thousands of signatures. The Obama administration will be tasked with issuing a response. Larry Scott Kilgore plans to run for governor of Texas in 2014, with a main goal of his campaign to secede.
Basically, central governments are fragile. Why? Because they owe the debts. Central governments are the main components of taking on more debt, which benefits banks.
The bright side in all this is that secession is now sweeping Europe due to EU problems and sovereign debt crises, just like the US is experiencing. This means the possibility, albeit one that is far off, of the restoration of formerly independent countries with their own unique cultural and ethnic heritage.
Not only Crimea, but also Venice has looked to being independent of Italy, just as Catalonia has attempted to be independent of Spain. Bavaria has sought similar, and remember the German State was only established in the early 1870s. So, Ukraine, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Spain and Portugal, if they left the European Union, would have to establish their own national currencies and grow their economies.
Scotland has also cut ties with England, and a current split of Belgium into Flemish and Walloon entities only contribute to independence moving through the west. The US and Canada have also had their own flavor thereof.
It would be smart for any region looking for independence begin hedging the currency crisis that would occur in that society – namely, the lack of a widely accepted currency from the start. That is where, potentially, tangible assets like gold and silver could come into play. Nation-states like China have already moved in this direction, setting precedent.
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Before the review, lets look at what was in this week's TDV Dispatch. First up in my “Memory Hole”, I looked at Sen. Diane Feinstein and the NSA. Next, Jeff Berwick had a look back and ahead for TDV, and Ed Bugos had a look at the markets, as he does every week. Then, Jeff took us around the world of the absurd in his weekly “Other News from TEOTMSAWKI and TDV Related Tidbits”. Then we had a TDV interview with expat Charlie Bluehawk, and a look at Czech passports with Chris Martin. Then, a new feature in the newsletter: We’ll be showcasing updates from our Get Your Gold Out of Dodge publication, available in your subscriber’s area. Finally, we profiled Robert Nozick.
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On to the review…
Monday April 7
IS YOUR DOMAIN NAME SAFE FROM NEFARIOUS INTERESTS?
Mark E. Jeftovic on the illusion of Internet ownership.
“The soft underbelly of everything you do online are your domain names and DNS. (Briefly, your domain names are the labels people use to reach your website or send you email: i.e dollarvigilante.com. DNS is the mechanism computers use to map where these various connections are to take place).
Before anything can happen on the internet, at least one successful DNS lookup has to occur, and no matter how much money you spend on things like firewalls, offshore data centres, redundant network connections, penetration testing, high availability switches and routers; if your DNS stops resolving or your domain name gets yanked, none of that matters because you will simply disappear from the internet.”
Tuesday April 8
MARC FABER SAYS TO GET YOUR GOLD OUT OF THE US NOW… HERE’S HOW
Jeff Berwick on getting your gold out of dodge… now!
“If you realize that what is forthcoming will be a complete political, monetary and financial reset… as the evidence seems to indicate… and move your wealth completely into precious metals as would normally work… you could still lose everything. The key word in the last sentence was "political". If you, for example, are an American with all of your assets inside the US and you make the highly rational and logical decision to move into history's safe havens, gold and silver, you could still end up with nothing.”
Wednesday April 9
US MOVES TO RESTRICT TRAVELERS TAKING INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
Jeff Berwick with information on more restrictions on your liberty.
“The US government is using the Malaysian Airlines flight 370 to tackle the ‘widespread lack of passport screening in all countries.’ The US is stepping up their processes. Already each passport of incoming visitors to the US is screened through multiple databases. After flight 370 disappeared, the US has started this process for all outgoing passengers. making the rest of us suffer with your hideous disabilities and whining ever since.”
Thursday April 10
COMMON CORE WANTS CHILDREN TO REWRITE BILL OF RIGHTS
Wendy McElroy with more on indoctrination camps (schools).
“A new furor has erupted over Common Core – an aggressive educational agenda in America that seeks to make state standards conform to a common federal one. A mother in Arkansas sparked it. Her daughter's 6th-grade homework required her to ‘prune two and add two amendments to the Bill of Rights.’ The document was called ‘outdated’ and so “may not remain in its current form any longer.”
Friday April 11
70 MILITARIZED FEDERAL AGENCIES & A STANDOFF IN NEVADA LATER, US TYRANNY AT ALL-TIME HIGH
Jeff Berwick on the militarization of the USSA.
“It has been one of the major untold stories of the Barack Obama presidency.
The US federal government has militarized more than 70 agencies, from the post office to park rangers. Even the Social Security office and the International Revenue Service are a part of the shocking trend which should raise red flags for all Americans or anyone living in the US.”
Saturday April 12
THE WEEKEND VIGILANTE APRIL 12, 2014
Jeff Berwick checks in with his weekly address to TDVers.
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