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“So now, whenever I despair, I no longer expect my end, but some bit of luck, some commonplace little miracle which, like a glittering link, will mend again the necklace of my days.” ~ Colette, The Vagabond
By Catherine Austin Fitts
This week the Saker joins me for our quarterly review of the geopolitical transition underway.
We start with pension fund reform – a political hot potato in Russia as it is in the United States. Then we turn to the latest events in the Ukraine, the cancellation of the INF Treaty and the politics of nuclear weapons and missiles. Next we discuss the Middle East and whatever is going on in Venezuela.
Finally, we turn to the big picture – the unraveling of the Bretton Woods system and the accelerating signs of an emerging multipolar world. We debate what is happening in Europe and whether the Neocons will succeed in destroying themselves in their process of unraveling the American Empire.
Although our topics are not always joyous, what a pleasure it is to map out our world with the Saker and debate the most important geopoitical questions of the day. His brilliant insights abound, wrapped with a concern for humanity that is always nourishing and inspiring. If you have not accessed the Saker’s books or website, The Vineyard of the Saker, you can do so here. Sign up to support his efforts. The Saker makes an enormous difference.
In Let’s Go to the Movies! I review the new film Colette a marvelous movie about the French author. It’s a reminder that politicians who say politically correct things, such as “there is no one French culture” – those politicians come and go, but French culture endures.
E-mail or post your questions for Ask Catherine at the Money & Markets commentary here.
Talk to you Thursday!
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Hello Catherine, I’m a new subscriber who is still learning how to navigate your website. Therfore, forgive me for what might seem obvious to anyone else.
My question is about the Emerging Multipolar World video above. In the description of the video it sounds as though more was discussed then appeared in the five-minute video. Is the rest of the interview somewhere else on your site?
Thank you kindly, Pamela
Pamela:
My apologies! When I published the commentary yesterday, I did not add the normal notice that the audio will publish on the coming Thursday.
We post an announcement of the next Solari Report on Saturday with a Just a Taste video – a brief excerpt – and then post the full interview on the following Thursday evening. The transcript is posted as soon as it is ready – which means it could post at the same time as the audio – or in the subsequent week or two.
My Money & Markets commentary then is posted late on Thursday evening in raw form and then in edited form by Friday afternoon.
I listened to the Saker/Multipolar World interview. Regarding the solution you proposed using the orgasm/erection analogy and extrapolating to the power of individual communities I found sadly naïve. I believe the Saker bested you on the solution being much more convoluted and arduous simply because we are surrounded by liars and most people and I emphasize most people have not a clue about what is going on. You spend a lot of time with scholars whereas most Americans are functionally illiterate about what is really going on.
Allen:
I was not offering a solution. I was making a point. If people want to understand and deal with the problems, the information could move quickly and virally. It is NOT moving because a high percentage of people believe that not knowing is the winning strategy. They do not want to know. We must understand that to understand what is happening. I don’t believe Saker does because I don’t think he understands the nature of control and fear at the granular level in America the way I do. I managed 11 year of extreme legal, financial and physical harrassment and surveillance that gave me extraordinary insights that many people do have the opportunity to get.
The great thing about talking with the Saker is we always learn from each other. When we disagree we dive in an try to listen and understand. That is when I certainly get some great insights.
The idea that we are trying to best each other is part of the framework that is making it impossible for so many people particularly in North America to learn to live in a multipolar world. This is about creating more powerful intelligence together.
FYI I have lived in a small farming community in Hickory Valley Tennessee since 2000. Our average income is $15,000. I live across from the Hickory Valley Cotton Gin which I am told is the longest operating small cotton gin in the country. The notion that I only talk to scholars is going to get me some really great laughs tomorrow.
The people – in my experience – who know the most about what is going on the USA are truckers and housewives – not scholars.
Catherine
Hello Catherine, I’m a new subscriber who is still learning how to navigate your website. Therfore, forgive me for what might seem obvious to anyone else.
My question is about the Emerging Multipolar World video above. In the description of the video it sounds as though more was discussed then appeared in the five-minute video. Is the rest of the interview somewhere else on your site?
Thank you kindly, Pamela
Pamela:
My apologies! When I published the commentary yesterday, I did not add the normal notice that the audio will publish on the coming Thursday.
We post an announcement of the next Solari Report on Saturday with a Just a Taste video – a brief excerpt – and then post the full interview on the following Thursday evening. The transcript is posted as soon as it is ready – which means it could post at the same time as the audio – or in the subsequent week or two.
My Money & Markets commentary then is posted late on Thursday evening in raw form and then in edited form by Friday afternoon.
I listened to the Saker/Multipolar World interview. Regarding the solution you proposed using the orgasm/erection analogy and extrapolating to the power of individual communities I found sadly naïve. I believe the Saker bested you on the solution being much more convoluted and arduous simply because we are surrounded by liars and most people and I emphasize most people have not a clue about what is going on. You spend a lot of time with scholars whereas most Americans are functionally illiterate about what is really going on.
Allen:
I was not offering a solution. I was making a point. If people want to understand and deal with the problems, the information could move quickly and virally. It is NOT moving because a high percentage of people believe that not knowing is the winning strategy. They do not want to know. We must understand that to understand what is happening. I don’t believe Saker does because I don’t think he understands the nature of control and fear at the granular level in America the way I do. I managed 11 year of extreme legal, financial and physical harrassment and surveillance that gave me extraordinary insights that many people do have the opportunity to get.
The great thing about talking with the Saker is we always learn from each other. When we disagree we dive in an try to listen and understand. That is when I certainly get some great insights.
The idea that we are trying to best each other is part of the framework that is making it impossible for so many people particularly in North America to learn to live in a multipolar world. This is about creating more powerful intelligence together.
FYI I have lived in a small farming community in Hickory Valley Tennessee since 2000. Our average income is $15,000. I live across from the Hickory Valley Cotton Gin which I am told is the longest operating small cotton gin in the country. The notion that I only talk to scholars is going to get me some really great laughs tomorrow.
The people – in my experience – who know the most about what is going on the USA are truckers and housewives – not scholars.
Catherine