Staged Revenge
But let’s
turn to our familiar beat—the world of money. Or, more particularly, the world
of deceit and delusion known as “economics.” Unromantic. Tawdry. But
fascinating.
Last week, we were
looking at fake wars. As you know, these are wars that no one wants to win,
since their real purpose is to shift wealth from the public to the war-fighting
industries.
Our point
was that even fake wars sometimes spin out of control—when people forget what
kind of war they’re fighting, for example.
Early
last week, U.S. President Donald J. Trump was taking the trade war far too
seriously. Then, his Deep State handlers must have straightened him out on
that; before the week was over, he declared that he wanted to get back into the
Trans-Pacific Partnership!
Then, he
went off message again… this time, on the war on terrorism. A gas attack
against civilians in Syria had been alleged; the president wanted to retaliate.
As you
know, no sparrow can fall anywhere on the planet without inviting a U.S.
counterattack against the starlings. Observers wondered why the president
didn’t wait to find out who had actually perpetrated the attack… if anyone. But
they failed to understand the nature of fake war.
It didn’t
really matter whether any atrocities had been committed… or who had committed
them. As it turned out, the gas attack was most likely fake. Perfect; the U.S.
could stage a fake revenge attack, too!
Russia
was notified in advance of where and when the U.S. would attack, allowing time
for the “enemy”—whoever they are—to make themselves scarce.
The
Donald had an opportunity to show what a tough, decisive leader he is without
doing any real harm. It was all for the benefit of the fans… and, of course,
the Deep State.
So far,
so good.
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Deep State War
Then, no
sooner had we all relaxed when, on Sunday, a new war flared up—the war between
Donald J. Trump and the Deep State itself.
Many
people think this war is real. Donald J. Trump, they believe, is fighting for
“the people”… and the Deep State is trying to stop him. He really wants to
drain the swamp, they say; it’s not his fault the water is getting deeper.
Anything
is possible.
Mr.
Trump’s instincts are clearly “populist”—he certainly understands the showbiz
side much better than most politicians. But he is no fool.
Hardly
had the sun set on the polling stations in November 2016 when he invited the
Wall Street insiders from Goldman Sachs… and a trio of retired generals… to
join him in the White House.
But there
are many different factions in the Deep State. Like sows at a feeding trough,
they bump into each other trying to get at the swill. And the winners are
usually those that are most heavily armed.
Leaping
ahead, we notice that whenever there is a “populist” movement in politics, it
almost always leads to the military wing of the Deep State taking control.
Caesar,
Lenin, Mao, Mussolini, Hitler, Perón, Castro—revolutions begun in the name of
the “people” tend to degrade into military dictatorships.
Why?
Because government is always a way for the few to take advantage of the many…
and the fraud is easier to pull off when you can invoke those atavistic “us
versus them” emotions.
The
lumpen naturally rally ‘round the flag and support the military—no matter how
absurd the situation.
And if
they don’t, you shoot them.
Regards,
Bill
Bonner