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  1. Catherine. A frustrated lifetime Democrat shared with me Thomas Frank’s new book, “Listen, Liberal: Whatever happened to the party of the people?” and I wanted to pass this on to the Solari subscribers as we move into the final stages of this election cycle.

    (Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Listen-Liberal-Happened-Party-People/dp/1627795391/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466461713&sr=8-1&keywords=listen+liberal)

    I find his critical analysis and history of the transformation of the party to be most helpful in understanding of the imploding Democratic party and the popularity of outliers Bernie Sanders and also Donald Trump. Interestingly, he largely blames his own party for their popularity and calls for his party to do serious soul searching. A staunch Democrat, he expresses sounding alarm to the Democrats if Secretary Clinton is elected and calls for massive party reform. The Democrat party caters to the Meritocracy (the top 10%) who in turn cater to the top 1%. His point that the there is no differences in this class of people from a business and governance standpoint. It easy to understand why the line is so blurred between government and Wall Street because they are all classmates and all went to school together at the top Ivy League schools. He calls the power base of his party cultural and intellectual elitists who have abandoned their Rust Belt base. Bill Moyers provides a nice book review at:

    http://billmoyers.com/story/author-thomas-frank-talks-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-and-his-new-book-listen-liberal/

    WGBH hosted a Youtube lecture in which Frank discusses his book and his research. In his lecture he reviews the Democrat party transformation over the past 30 years and offers a scathing indictment of both Clintons and the current Obama administration. The divide between classes (economic classes) has never been greater.

    2. Thanks for posting! Unfortunately both parties are functioning on the platform of the deep state.

  2. Catherine,
    For your food series, you may want to look into biodynamic gardening/farming, if you have already not done so. I have bought products from biodynamic farms and there seems to be something special about them. For instance, the biodynamic raw milk I bought lasted several days more than non-biodynamic raw milk that I have bought. I know that is only anecdotal evidence, but I think these techniques are worthy of further examination. The book, “Biodynamic Gardening” by Monty Waldin, presents the basic concepts of biodynamics in a succinct, well-formatted way. Be well.

    Chad

    1. Great suggestion. I have had the opportunity to read Steiner and spend several weeks at the Michael Fields Institute of Biodynamic Farming in Wisconsin. They really understand soil. I know Harry has Biodynamic on his list of shows he wants to do.

    1. I was sitting in a church where approximately 50 people where discussing an issue. Someone made a statement of fact. Another person asked for a cite or documentation as to whether this was true. The first person said, “I read it in the New York Times.” The whole church cracked up laughing – it was considered a joke to cite the NY Times as source.

  6. I have several comments about the above.

    1, I never trust people like Kerry because of their Skull and Bones connections. I always remember that both Bush and Kerry refused to discuss the organization when they ran for president but did apparently agree to be asked the question while on separate Sunday news shows – which they refused to answer — an apparent very limited hangout.

    Also, Skull and Bones members appear to have divergent views from each other after college, but I suspect their real loyalties do not match those they claim.

    Also, given Skull and Bones appears to have originated from Germany it raises the whole Nazi connection. I suspect there is some truth to that but given the hollow earth, secret Nazi bases, breakaway civilization stories, aliens and etc., I am unsure what really exists and where loyalties lie.

  7. Yes, I see, thanks.
    Also, in the SR archive your friend John Rappoport uses the term “spiritual warfare” in what seems to be a very different,more secularized context, although maybe there’s some thematic overlap. That was part of my consternation.
    Last thought: you might consider going to Russia with Saker and/or other wise tour guides. To me, Russia is the contemporary, as well as age-old, global center for “putting on the armour of God”. So many times through history, Mother Russia has gone to the precipice of extinction; then, some leader has emerged who puts on the armour, catalyzing Russia’s survival.
    My suspicion is that this same story is once again repeating itself today. If so, it will bear watching for you and your subscribers as this phenomenon will impact so much of what Solari seems to be about.
    I am very much looking forward to learning more on this topic and integrating it into everything else you cover at Solari.

    1. I was approached by the Russians in 2005. An attempt to recruit me. At the time, they were the second largest holders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities. My guess is that they were working for the Americans. So I have never believed that I would be safe in Russia. Easier for American interests to attack me there. Things are never what they seem.

      1. OMG!
        That is amazing, but sounds so plausible.
        You have so many stories yet to tell.
        Hopefully, your days of being a target are over.
        I am inclined to believe Russia is a different place now in 2016.
        I spent five weeks there last year, also by invitation. Thankfully, no intrigue. Quite an eye opener in a mostly positive way.

        1. The opera and ballet in St. Petersburg is on my bucket list. Would love to spend time in Russia – but don’t yet have a way in that is productive, not political.

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