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1. Epochal Transformation Accelerates
   As Global Financial Matrix Disintegrates

   Now that the genie is out of the bottle, economic, political and social events will proceed with the inexorable force of destiny. The forthcoming changes, shifts and breaks with the past that are delineated below do concern the unsavory business of WHAT, positively, will not be brought into the future. This is of critical importance. Why? Because those who do not know, and understand, and heed history, are always, always forced to repeat it.

   I. As we all sat back and waited for this year’s October Surprise, please know that it came a little bit early this year on September 15th which will forever be known as PITCH BLACK MONDAY. Actually, the entire month of October was set up to be a series of Black Monday’s, as well as every other day of the week shaped up to be. It’s really a good time to brace your self since this year’s election cycle, and beyond, will bring with it a whole new season of surprises. Things like the beginning of the end of FIAT money – the real root cause of all our financial problems and economic ills. This foundational flaw, together with all of the multi-layered financial/economic/accounting mechanisms and schemes that have insidiously crept into the system, are the ‘not talked about’ institutionalized culprits and structural deformities that really need to go. Without them, the perps wouldn’t be so tempted to stack the deck against us all the time.
   The only legitimate currency is that which is backed by GOLD, or some other precious commodity that is universally valued, and issued directly by the US Government, not a privately owned, organized crime syndicate like the FED. Debt driven, fractional-reserve banking – the real bane of global finance – will then be banished from the planet forever, along with the overlords of disaster capitalism, institutionalized usury & loan-sharking (e.g. World Bank & International Monetary Fund), as well as their economic hitmen. Finally, the central organizing principle of modern society, and especially Western Civilization, will no longer be: maximizing shareholders’ wealth.

   II. Another little surprise will come in the form of an announcement that goes something like this: The USA was conceived to be a CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC, not a democracy by plutocracy. The founding fathers would be absolutely horrified to see the “mob rule by the privileged elites” into which this once great nation has degenerated. Every political philosopher knows that democracy, when sufficiently dumbed down and unduly influenced by the moneyed ruling class, will always devolve into a despotic tyranny. Therefore, the wholesale exportation of our fraudulent notion of democracy, and its supposed freedoms (to buy, buy, buy after watching the boob tube hucksters), by the political and corporate classes must be reconsidered. And it will be soon, on a new channel during this “Fall” season’s new lineup! Stay tuned —

   III. Another announcement will be made, in the not too distant future, about the business entity commonly known as the CORPORATION – the main huckster of this ‘brand’ of faux democracy. Surely, if the devil were to ever choose the perfect form in which to enter in order to carry out his nefarious designs, Inc. is it. Is there any other entity on earth – person or party, organization or association, government or institution, jurisdiction or bureaucracy, club or group, fraternity or sorority, etc. that can function with such impunity, as it hides behind the shield of LIMITED LIABILITY. Those two words have given complete cover for the flagrant and wanton destruction of planet Earth.
   You name it – oil slicked coastlines, razed rainforests, beaches strewn with dead dolphins and whales. Not to mention the complete erosion of human, civil and national rights, wherever INC decides to set up shop.
   Let’s pick a country. Let’s go to India and visit Bhopal of Union Carbide fame. Close to 8000 people died within two weeks of that December day in 1984 in what is known as the worst industrial disaster of the last century. Now that Dow Chemical owns Union Carbide, you can only imagine the veritable phalanx of attorneys who are paid unconscionable fees to ensure proper responsibility and accountability will never be assumed by their master.
   Or let’s visit the Punjab and talk to the thousands of widows of farmers who committed suicide because of Monsanto’s “seedless seeds”. Or go to just about anywhere on that subcontinent where a Walmart is being protested for land theft, encroachment and despoilation. Let’s not forget about all the Coca Cola bottling plants that have become notorious for stealing the most precious commodity that every Indian cherishes and covets – WATER. Well, that takes care of land, water, air … and blood. What else in heaven’s name do these stakeholders want?!
   We all know the deal. It’s the one where the individual, and his/her environment, is always trampled in favor of the corporate interest. Isn’t it time to really take stock of what our current predicament has left us with. Perhaps it’s also time to seriously think about actually re-ordering the ORDER, instead of once again rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic. Like we’ve said, “optimizing stockholder profit” will soon be history, as the cease and desist orders are not far from being issued to Corporate America. Might as well get a head start on dissolving (or re-chartering) that corporation.

   IV. Termination of Globalization: The dominating and predatory form, that is. No other global initiative has been more unsuccessful at creating a framework for a more efficient transfer of goods and services around the planet. Truly, every aspect of this corporate inspired policy has failed miserably. Wherever it promoters trumpet its stated intention to make markets more streamlined, effective and resilient, it has done quite the opposite.
   One only needs to look at the current debacle within the European Union concerning the banking, credit, and stock market breakdowns. Never has a response from the appropriate governing bodies been more disorganized, full of mixed messages and working at cross purposes with the member states. It’s like watching The Three Stooges (France, Germany & Italy) play musical chairs blindfolded with no clothes on. What an unprecedented spectacle, and in plain view for the entire world to watch! This will undoubtedly put the brakes on the concretizing of a North American Union and their planned currency – the Amero. Praise the Lord!
   As a matter of fact, all of the financial unions and economic superstates (e.g. European Union; Southeast Asian Association for Regional Cooperation; Union of South American Nations) that have been created over the past many years will, by sheer necessity and desperation, be forced to re–organize themselves in the coming months and years. Even South America, which has two distinct camps that are constantly gummin’ up the works for each other, will abandon their current emerging model in favor of one that enjoys complete freedom from its North American taskmaster. To their credit, they have set the bar higher than it has ever been set concerning their strongly stated desire to be free of IMF and World Bank control. Only Russia has exceeded their standards, as they had already been fleeced by the Oligarchs in what may very well be the grandest larceny of national wealth/resources in history. This, of course, was preceded by a 75 year scourge of incessant rape, pillaging and plundering by the Bolsheviks and their Western financiers & handlers. Clearly Mr. Putin will not allow a repeat of any such conduct within his borders, and the international persecution that he has suffered certainly reflects their displeasure and frustration with him. No wonder Vladimir Putin is now considered a “reincarnation” of Peter the Great by his own people.
   The ruinous influence of these two globalization thugs (IMF & WB) can be instantly assessed by looking at the economic calamities they caused in Argentina (1999-2002), as well as in Thailand, South Korea & Indonesia during the 1997 Asian currency crisis. Likewise, every nation in Africa that has chosen to take on their monetary yoke has only misery and war and financial oppression to show for it. Wherever these 2 scrooges show their faces, it’s quite like Ebenezer himself showing up to make a house call. You know the patient will soon find himself in a pine box after all the gold fillings and rings have been removed.
   We have seen this globalization scam unfold in country after country, as a ruse to steal a nation’s resources, always taking from those who have, and giving to those who want it. In fact, an objective assessment of all the world’s current conflicts would reveal that the vast majority are directly the result of this geo-political/commercial dynamic. The privatization of water sources/bodies/supplies/rights is perhaps the most provocative and glaring, and can be found at the root of a number of these resource wars.
   Clearly the verdict has been delivered: Economies are much less vulnerable, the more locally they are positioned and the less centralized their decision-making process. This arrangement affords much greater resiliency when dealing with the vicissitudes of the marketplace. And it takes the power away from those who are insulated in ivory towers, and far from the plight of the common man. It is time for everyone on the planet to “think globally; act locally”.

   V. Stock market will become extinct. There is no greater tool at the disposal of those who can, and do, manipulate the various markets than the charade of “setting up” a formal system of trading, buying and selling of anything, as exemplified by the NYSE. This is where it all happens. From devastating whole national (and regional) economies, to toppling uncooperative corporate execs, to bringing 150 year old multi-billion $$$ companies to their knees within a week’s time. From triggering stockholder revolts, to propping up corporate raiders, to extorting billions from national and/or corporate treasuries. They can, and do, do it all right there on the floor.
   Really, the very best example of what occurs in these speculative market exchanges is the gambling casino. In Vegas, everyone knows that the house ALWAYS wins. It never loses. Even when there is the appearance of losing, it still wins. Go figure, but it’s true. Your stockbroker is not too unlike the blackjack dealer. And your financial planner is often a croupier in disguise. So, the question remains, do you honestly know what your hard earned retirement money is invested in? If not, this is a very good time to find out!!!
   For those of us who have been there, we know that whether you call it an oil bourse, a commodity exchange, or a bond market, you’re still playing in a game that can go against you at any time. Wipe out your earnings in a heartbeat; devour your principal in a flash. It’s often been said that when he comes, “he comes like a thief in the night”. Do you still feel you know where your entire life savings is currently residing?
   The derivatives market represents the single greatest threat to worldwide economic stability and financial security. It poses such great potential for financial abuse and economic devastation that the current institutional arrangements of this commercial realm have become completely unacceptable. The alarming proliferation of hedge funds, as well as the growing number and variety of derivative instruments, has reached a critical mass that is incompatible with living a financially sound life on planet Earth. Simply put, some of these instruments are so far from the street – economic reality – that they put into jeopardy all the hard work, which appears in the form of real goods and services, that is produced by any economy at any given time. This predicament signifies a CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER to us all.
   Remember – DERIVATIVES are the real megilla. Derivatives, by their very nature, can be highly radioactive, and can go nuclear any time circumstances conspire in just the right, or wrong, way. Those who control their destiny can, likewise, utilize their inherent threat as a means of conducting financial and economic terrorism anytime, anywhere completely under the radar screen. It’s time for them to go. And we trust it’s just a matter of execution at this point.

   VI. Mass Consumerism & Perpetual Economic Growth – the Fric & Frac of our Age – are history. One need not look any further than the inside of one’s own home to see the ravages of these adopted twins. They own the bedroom, the living room, the family room and all the closets. They’ve taken over the kitchen, the den and the garage, as well. Since their middle names are Amass and Accumulate, we can only imagine what might lay hidden in the attic, the basement and the shed.
   Ever since they became the twin pillars of Kali Yuga’s overarching philosophy of life, things started to really go to hell in a handbasket … or rather gilded cage. How so? What else could one expect from a political economy that demands growth, necessitates growth and extols the virtues of growth at every turn (and on every other commercial and newscast). Growth, at the expense of WHAT!! We’ll tell you what – Life!
   One of the most tragic parts of this ever-unfolding tragedy has been the dramatic change in the spirit of the people with whom these twins associate. The very society loses its refinement, as the culture becomes debased. Aren’t so many things associated with Americana experienced as coarse, and crude, and crass? Likewise, the nation, which was once known as the “land of the free; home of the brave”, morphs into a country reviled for its unkindness, lack of compassion and cruelty. Before anyone realizes, the citizenry is easily being herded, and then stampeded, into wars and conflict of every sort and kind.
   What else could be expected when the meme of consumerism is subliminally implanted at such a young and tender age, and relentlessly reinforced from cradle to grave? And, what does it really say about a society when all who belong to it are known as consumers. Kind of like little pac-men (and pac-women) gobbling up everything in sight. Starts out with BIG Macs and 24 oz cokes, then super-sized HUMMERS, then oil fields and gold mines and precious rainforests, and then whole countries.
   Likewise, in the corporate realm, any board director, company officer, division president, regional director, department manager, production supervisor, etc. will candidly speak to the greatest pressure in their lives. More income, more sales, more profit, more production, more revenue – anything that will show an increase in year over year growth. Always gotta GROW, even though yuv been out of puberty for 20 or 30 years!?
   Well, you can imagine that this state of affairs can only go on for so long. As a matter of fact, this party’s now over. And the hangover is about to begin. Perhaps it’s time to send these twins on a permanent vacation to the waterless region.

   VII. War, as a means of wealth creation, is now bankrupt. War, as a means of conflict resolution, is over. As a means to any end whatsoever, war is finished. You get the picture, don’t you? War has outlived its usefulness, and has become as obsolete as the derivatives hawker. There is simply no more place for it in civil society. It’s time for the curtain to fall on this show for the last time, and for all of its bad actors to hit the stage exit.
   It never was a legitimate policy for conflict resolution, as we know. Virtually all conflicts and wars were manufactured in the boardrooms of the world. And impeccably stage managed by the directors of the war studios. Isn’t the Iraq war a perfect example of this kind of terrible and awful-to-watch “B” movie?
   Any deliberate, probing and unprejudiced analysis of all the major wars going back to the French Revolution will reveal an extraordinary degree of carefully calculated and coordinated events leading up to the actual conflagrations we call war. Just read the actual history that is only now beginning to surface, and you will reach this very same conclusion.
   War has consistently served its masters in three ways which no longer have relevance in an enlightened civilization: (i) population control (ii) artificial creation of wealth for the plutocracy (iii) imposition of a tyrannical order in the wake of the chaos that always results from war. Population control in this context has different meanings. The number of people who are systematically genocided, wantonly annihilated and deliberately infected with disease agents serve the purpose of population reduction. Then there is the sheer terror of war and its effects on whole populations (see how easily controlled both the Germans and Japanese were after WWII). “Order out of chaos” is made easy when all concerned parties have been faced with the extraordinary distraction, mayhem and pandemonium that war always brings.
   Let us once again proclaim, here and now, that: WAR HAS COME TO AN END.

   VIII. There is a very profound and significant connection between 9/11/01 and 9/11/08 that may be difficult for many to fully embrace. But here it goes –
   The OMEN that 911 truly was, looks a little bit like THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
   Remember the Twin Towers? When they came down in NYC, it was a message to humankind that the reign of the Almighty Dollar was coming to an end. As a nation’s currency goes, so goes its destiny. Her financial strength and economic prowess was on the wane, and soon to be greatly diminished. Just as the WTC (financial capital of the world) was pulverized into dust, the US Dollar would be swept into the ash heap of history. Just as we see it collapsing all around us, exactly 7 years after the original 911 apocalyptic events.
   When the Ring of Power was finally destroyed, like the Pentagon (ring-shaped command center of the military-industrial complex) was mortally wounded and damaged, the message was equally clear. Her military might and superior force would be reduced to rubble in the twinkling of an eye. She would, likewise, soon see the demise of Her all-pervasive state sponsored terrorism. This, because she had lost all moral ascendancy. Besides, the empire could no longer be sustained politically, financially, practically or ethically, as the seeds of its own destruction had fully sprouted. The most fatal seed grew into that extremely corrupt and predatory form of corporate, crony capitalism which was so socially unconscious, and so environmentally unaware, it was quite doomed from the very beginning.

   The GOOD NEWS is that this nation – its people – will now be compelled to beat their “swords into plowshares” and their “spears into pruning hooks”.
   Just as the Phoenix rose from its ashes, so too will America ascend to even greater heights. As long as She ascends with the guidance of the highest of ideals, loftiest of principles and noblest of intentions. And She reforms, and transforms Herself, in good faith, in earnest and with haste.
   As a modern day prophet said in the days immediately following September 11, 2001:
   “America, Wake up ! ! ! Seize this God-given opportunity. There is no more time to dally in fear and ignorance and greed. For yours is a destiny that must serve as a beacon of Light and Hope and Peace to the world. Make haste, the time is drawing nigh!”

   T. Anthony Michael
   11/01/08

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2. The right to understand.

   Any solution is more problems in place, unless you determine and explain the rootcause for accumulating error and chaos in order to make people understand the monopolies and abuse of information and knowledge that prevent fair competition and sustainable progress.

   Change the settled P3 monopolies

   The global economic crisis due to the confidence crunch is deeply rooted in complex Public-Private Partnerships redrawing the boundaries between government and markets. History should indeed teach us the global energy-fundamentals upon which the systemic crime frame is build. National consent, law and regulation fails to explain the constriction of the national common good by world-wide special interests: just too big to comprehend.

   Top-down reeducation.

   Forcing public leaders to adjust their moral character by insisting on direct answers in a open public debate might give private lenders enough incentive to start reformed sustainable investments based on real open and free competition.

   More EU = Less US

   Responsible development, real change and sustainable innovation can only be instated world-wide if the seizure of post-war European Coal & Steel frame by American economic fundamentalism is disclosed, explained and renegotiated.

   Stingflation

   The Royal Dutch Disease is a global disease of toxic institutional behavior dating back to the early 60s and never explained. The greed-technology we now see being unravelled is grounded in private US technology advantage and public abusive conduct by the authorities: the Monster Deal of 1963 represents the foundation for future lack of overview, information terror and communication chimera. Compare http://stingflation.com

   Please comment:
   http://change-gov.ning.com

3. Hi Catherine,

   My name is Claudia C. and I live in the UK.
   Through a funny chain reaction ( triggered by an interview by project Camelot) I ended up on your website.
   Have read some articles and watched some of the videos in your website.
   I am truly inspired by your concepts and courage to wake us all up!!
   There’s something that I am taking the liberty to ask you about because I like the way you land complex subjects in simple terms.

   I came across a very outlandish idea, that comes from a lady called Mary Croft, who is talking about two Completely Different, Separate, Distinctive Forms of Accounting and that public debt and private debt should not be settled the same way and that we should not be using our dollar notes to settle private debt
   because by the mere fact that we have a birth certificate we have life-time credit with the Treasury.
   Have you heard about this?
   If so, do you agree with this philosophy and is there any way to land it in practical terms?
   Appreciate your help to understand a little bit more about this.
   In deep gratitude.
   Best regards.
   Claudia

4. Hello Catherine, ( your great! )

   CA Firewall: I have wondered if it was all accident that a lone home survivor in a devastated burnt down community in a pervious season’s wildfires, had a large steel dumpster in front of it.

   Could we actually be able to create a physical firewall, and even more? Suppose there is enough time to put ‘firewalls’ in place between a community and the path of a devasting fire. Two things I can think of could be effective, Large steel dumpsters and international cargo containers Perhaps they could be stacked or have blast deflector shield plugins that ensure the wind is directed above the structures. As an addition to this, imagine something like an oversize soccer net (fine chain link) with a waterpipe frame and nozzles spraying water down it via hookups. Imagine that these could be implaced on top of the ‘firewalls’ and daisy chained together with a high pressure water source. The ‘Thing’ could be left in plaee unattended in the face of danger. The lower flying embers could be caught and entinguished in this manner, the higher flying ones will maybe pass over the community and be dealt with by volunteer off road motorcycles and quads equipped with wearable/portable fire extinquishers and tarps. These fast and highly mobile vehicles are often already inplace in numbers in some communities, it would be the place of the fire corps to commandeer or have hearty citizens volunteer. They might be called ‘The Spot Patrol.’ (To put out spot fires) In the face of a firestorm, I’d put my money on the talented guy on a dirtbike to escape and live to tell even over the professionals on a firetruck.

   I have a commercial CAD software package and skills if anyone wanto to model and draw anything, I can help.

   Robert
   relulofs2@hotmail.com

5. As a newbie to this website, I’m assuming the spirit of this forum is to present technology that can provide income for a community and ROI for investors.

   The invention that I would like to present is a high performance heavy truck shock absorber. The benefits of the shock are that it radically reduces impact harshness and increases stability. If a 18 wheeler were equipped with this shock , a premium trucking line could also be created catering to fragile freight. It would be “Air Ride Plus”. There could be the top of the line system that ties the shock into the air ride air pressure system to enable the shocks to recalibrate according to the current load weight to minimize harshness. The economy system would sell for about $100 msrp per shock. The benefits are easy to quantify by showing proof of impact harshness reductions. The truck will last longer by not being beat as much.

   A first generation version of this technology is available and can be viewed at http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_new/mc/shocks/truck-performer.shtml

   Another example of the technology: http://www.fahrrad-linke.de/Shop/sbcBrain1.html
   Specialized uses a form of our technology to increase comfort while also maximizing the stiffness during pedaling. This was pioneered and patented in our R+D shop in the mid ’90’s. After Specialized became aware of it, they claimed to have invented it in ’99 and also claim to have a monopoly on this feature. Specialized sued our licensee out of business due lack of litigation funding. Specialized’s only defense is the willingness and capability to outspend any challengers. We are looking to find a law firm to take them on with a contingency fee arrangement.

   This technology was developed and mfg’d in California and used by Citroen Racing in the early ‘90’s to enable their race team to completely dominate the Dakar Rally. They won EVERY Dakar rally/race and championship from then on. Prior to their cars being equipped with the inertia sensitive shock absorbers, they were being humiliated by their competition. They were known for excessive roll overs and shock failures. A side effect was the cars became much more comfortable. They never rolled another race car. The technology has since progressed radically since then. Why isn’t it used in NASCAR? Rumor has it is, but not legally. We had a very successful test with Hendricks,other shock mfg’s got wind and the rules were changed immediately to eliminate the use thereof . An off road racing version looks like this: ricorshocks.com

6. I want to echo the message from Mickl on October 4th. I am interested in participating in or initiating a “grass roots” group or movement, with the intent of implimenting these regional, localizing business communitites.
   Let’s begin a dialoue and start getting some energy behind this concept on a larger scale. ( If we need to start a new church/religion…… thats OK . Catherine can be the Pope-ess) What ever it takes.

7. Paul:

   For some interesting ideas, you may want to take a look at the Transition Town website and Hopkins recent book, the Transition Handbook….

   Catherine

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