Cracking Under Pressure
The West is in dire straits. The EU is imploding. The US is disintegrating. Canada is facing an inflation rate of 10%. Western Liberal Democracy is in tatters. Riots and demonstrations are commonplace on the streets of Europe. The far-right has risen and obtained political power and representation in most countries. Visible minorities are getting shot on the streets of Sweden. Germany has announced the failure of multiculturalism. The authoritarian police state apparatus has been or is on standby to be implemented.
There is a global currency war raging currently as each country tries to devalue their currencies to boost trade. Countries that are formally allies and "friends" are bickering and sniping at one another. The international order set up after the Second World War has unravelled. Even the Maastricht and Lisbon Treaties are dead letters. The UN is a dinosaur fast on the way to extinction.
Read more »There is a global currency war raging currently as each country tries to devalue their currencies to boost trade. Countries that are formally allies and "friends" are bickering and sniping at one another. The international order set up after the Second World War has unravelled. Even the Maastricht and Lisbon Treaties are dead letters. The UN is a dinosaur fast on the way to extinction.
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