#156 The term mass formation psychosis was first popularized by Dr. Mattias Desmet. He has a book on the subject soon to be published titled The Origins of Totalitarianism. Mass psychosis occurs when people lose contact with reality. Mass formation psychosis is when a large part of society focuses its attention on an issue orContinue reading “MASS FORMATION PSYCHOSIS 2”
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MASS FORMATION PSYCHOSIS
#155 Psychosis is when people lose contact with reality. Mass formation psychosis occurs when society focuses on a leader(s) or a series of events and becomes preoccupied with a singular issue. People with this psychosis can be hypnotized and easily controlled when their knowledge of world events is limited. People react to what they know,Continue reading “MASS FORMATION PSYCHOSIS”
ALDI RAISES PRICES 20-50%
#154 Aldi Food Chain has increased prices by 20 to 50 percent in one day! The German Retail Federation (HDE) has warned that the price hikes are likely to continue in the coming days, not just at Aldi but in all supermarkets, due to Russia’s war on Ukraine and the increase in energy costs. Meanwhile,Continue reading “ALDI RAISES PRICES 20-50%”
END OF THE EMPIRE
#153 Two aspects of the modern world support the American empire. First, the neoliberal economic policies have created a global casino economy where the upper one percent controls the house, and everyone else is the subject of predatory looting. Second, the empire utilizes a geopolitical operation, attacking any nation that does not submit. As theContinue reading “END OF THE EMPIRE”
THEY WILL CRIMINALIZE CASH, GOLD, SILVER, AND CRYPTOCURRENCY
#152 Germany has limited its energy source by refusing to use the Russian gas in the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to impose further sanctions on Moscow. The German Defense minister has called for a complete embargo on Russian gas. Forty percent of the European Union’s gasContinue reading “THEY WILL CRIMINALIZE CASH, GOLD, SILVER, AND CRYPTOCURRENCY”
PUTIN CONFRONTS THE NEOCONSERVATIVES
#151 The war between Russia and Ukraine started in 2014 after the neoconservatives, with the help of NATO, organized a coup d’état in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. This coup d’état is called the Maidan Revolution. A coup d’état is a small group’s violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government. The Maidan Revolution tookContinue reading “PUTIN CONFRONTS THE NEOCONSERVATIVES”
HUBRIS
Hubris will be the neocon’s downfall because Russia is a mighty nation and because much of the world is tired of America’s regime-change wars and its hubris.
THE FOG OF WAR
#149 There are five reasons Russia invaded Ukraine. The first reason is Russia’s attempt to avoid a world war that could turn nuclear because of the eastward expansion of NATO and the neocons in Washington. Russia cannot tolerate nuclear weapons close to its border, especially since the neocons are pro-war. A second reason was to aid the Dunbass regions of LuhanskContinue reading “THE FOG OF WAR”
IF THEY CAN MAKE YOU BELIEVE ABSURDITIES THEY CAN MAKE YOU COMMIT ATROCITIES
#148 Jeff Farrenkopf asked concerning blog #147 BLOWBACK: So can Nationalists request and expect their government not to use their money to purchase the goods of a warring nation? That would be the intent of sanctions. Cause immediate pain on the warring party and not long-term pain to change the behavior back to a decentContinue reading “IF THEY CAN MAKE YOU BELIEVE ABSURDITIES THEY CAN MAKE YOU COMMIT ATROCITIES”
BLOWBACK
#147 Whatever the outcomes in Ukraine the reverberations will be felt by everyone as the world divides between the West and the rapidly reshaping Eurasia. As the United States sanctions the whole world, affected countries are finding alternative markets. Cambridge Dictionary defines sanction as “a strong action taken in order to make people obey aContinue reading “BLOWBACK”