A BIG CHANGE IN ATTITUDE

George Offerman

Over the past several months I have noticed myself pulling away from worldly concerns and finding it more difficult to get excited over matters that seem to be of great importance to the average American.  Likewise, I have also noticed that the majority of people I’ve been talking to show little interest in matters I see as important and urgent, and the disconnect is growing more noticeable with each passing day.  I guess it is getting hard to look at the current reality and take it seriously when I believe I am looking at the end of our way of life as we know it.

It isn’t an issue of grieving or of regret, but seems to be based more in the realm of action and feeling a need to be accomplishing tasks that are more focused on simplifying life and learning rudimentary skills that really matter.  The more I do this, the more I realize most of what we consider ‘productivity’ is simply a waste of time and energy, and satisfies those who control our lives and want to instill meaning in their lives by requiring the majority to conform to stupid and senseless rules and regulations that in the end do nothing to add to any quality of life.

I recently had an issue with my debit card, and received a call from a collections agency threatening me with some sort of action to be taken if I did not pay some outstanding bill from some product I didn’t order.  The funny thing is,  I didn’t get upset nor did I care that my ‘credit’ may take a hit from some agency that already knows too much about me and has delved into my personal life without my permission.  I responded by saying something like “sue me, and I don’t care what you do to the credit ratings, it’s all a joke anyway’.  It left the poor schlep on the phone speechless and dumbfounded to say the least.  Like I’m really going to worry about a credit rating when my country advocates deficit spending and counterfeits gross amounts of paper currency to pay off those unworthy of getting the money to begin with.

It’s getting more difficult by the day to take politicians, church leaders, the pro-life management, and those who claim to be ‘conservative’ when they speak of better days and good times, while the whole time spending other people’s money and advocating policies that are detrimental to our physical and spiritual wellbeing.  These groups, and I mean all of them, have rigged the game, and I am no longer in the mood to play.  I could care less if my ‘credit’ scores are low, I could care less if the political party I once belonged to sees me as a charlatan, I could care less if many of the clergy and friends consider me an extremist and want to cut off long term friendships because of this, and I could really care less if the rogue government puts me on some list of ‘domestic terrorists’ due to my beliefs and actions.

The majority of the folks I just listed seem to have no inkling or clue that our way of life is coming to a horrible conclusion very soon.  The garbage that passes as important will end up in the dump to be burned very shortly, and these same folks will be clamoring for help and assistance from the local loony tune they recently mocked and derided.  It is amazing how much attitudes can change in short order, or maybe it is more the reality of our situation took root and is now bearing fruit.  Either way, I feel very secure in my decisions and actions and it is evidenced in the fact that despite what has gone down in the past few months, I don’t seem to be ‘rocked’ by these events and continue on in action mode.

I guess this is ultimately a result of looking at the tea leaves and realizing either I am way off and missing things, or I am more of the sane one living in an insane world that seems to violate all of the natural laws known to man and seemingly getting away with it.  Given the insanity that passes for sanity, I am betting my view of things is the more accurate of the two, and I am feeling rather content and at peace with this position.  As I contemplate this Advent, I have more hope that the Lord Jesus soon makes his appearance or at least brings some semblance of peace and tranquility to this rock.  We all know that with God, all things are possible, and should have learned by now that putting man in charge of anything usually ends in disaster.  Given the choices we made in this country in the past year, we know who we put in charge of the chicken coop. 

DID THE CLOCK STRIKE MIDNIGHT FOR THE ECONOMY?

George Offerman

The internet has been abuzz with loads of information and speculation concerning this MF Global failure (Now we know what the MF stands for) and what it portends for the future.  This is juxtaposed to the MSM which is downplaying this event, and making it sound like Jon Corzine was just a disinterested CEO looking on with little to no responsibility for what occurred at his firm.  Based upon the reactions from many differing factions, it would appear that this ‘event’ may very well be the tipping point that is going to start the roller coaster on its wild ride.

The more I read and the more I think about what has happened over the past two weeks, it is seemingly clearer that we are in major trouble.  There are many who have rightfully claimed the markets have been corrupt for some time.  There are others who have proven beyond a doubt the Comex has been manipulated, at least concerning the precious metals for at least 20 + years.   However, I cannot recollect at any time, where there has been a breach in trust, in which individual customer accounts were raided to pay off bad derivative bets and at least some regulatory body coming forth and making the injured customer whole again.

This is unprecedented, and beyond a doubt, is having a very chilling effect on the market.  It is with little exaggeration that everyone who has accounts in any forms in any of these companies has now been given a warning sign in neon lights: get out of the market!  NOW!!!  It is so crystal clear that if one is in the elite group, he can expect to be bailed out, pronto by the Federal Reserve on the taxpayer’s dime, but for the rest of the 99%, we are clearly on our own.  This system as it is run currently is so brazenly corrupt that it is no longer done in the dark, but in the light of day, and with little to no consequences for the perpetrators.

So, the question is, how long can an openly corrupt system operate, when it is crystal clear the average Joe cannot trust whether he can safely grow his money in the system as it is?  If the average Joe cannot grow his money in a system that he has been told is honest and right, then where does he go to grow his money?  And what becomes of this system once the majority of the ‘Joes’ gets it and decides to abandon it?  Well, this seems to be where we are at this moment in time.  Will (or can, or should) the system survive?  There seem to be many compelling reasons to think we are seeing the ending of the current economic system as we know it.

The whole reason for why the average person participates in any of these markets is to increase his net worth in order to something that is seemingly becoming more out of reach: having a better life for himself and those he loves.  When it dawns on enough people that this whole system is rigged against them, they will decide to not play anymore, and will demand that justice be done for those who stole their money from them.  Since our government has clearly not prosecuted any of these thugs, and it is looking less likely they will go after the Obama crony Corzine, the only option left for most people is to take all their money out of this corrupt system and put it in something safe, that will offer a fair and honest return on their sweat equity.

So, we very well may have hit midnight on the economy clock, as it is very apparent we are on our own to make our own future.  The new paradigm will involve being productive and will be a cash and carry system based on real and honest money.  It is now the responsibility of the individual investor to make up their minds and to act.  Time is of the premium now, and action must commence, or it very well may result in many people’s untimely demise.