Madam Jane predicts: The government shutdown will be an economic 9-11
Poor Madam Jane -- always wearing black, moping around and looking
sorrowful. "You are not your brain," I keep telling her, me being currently in the process of reading a book by that name. "You should always
be on the look-out for deceptive brain messages," I say. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9902541-you-are-not-your-brain
But Madam Jane just turns her sorrowful eyes on me and says, "Beware." Beware of what?
"Beware of the government shutdown, the hate mongers, the mess down on
our southern border. Brother against brother. An economic 9-11 is
coming. Worse than a stock-market crash. Instead of invading
Afghanistan and Iraq as a result of the Twin Towers 9-11, the Deep State
global elite will be invading American pocketbooks. I will say no
more."
Oh boy. Looks like Madam Jane has been reading too much Naomi Klein, wherein today's global neo-conservatives thrive on chaos? I would say
yes. http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine
"The government shuts down," M.J. continues. "Chaos slowly but surely
results. It will be almost like that infamous stock market crash of
1929 -- only worse. Much worse. And democracy never thrives when there
is chaos. The next thing you know there will be armored tanks driving
up and down every street and road in America. The Patriot Act will
start looking positively democratic compared to what will be coming
next. Beware."
Got it. When there is chaos, the top 001% have a fabulous excuse to
spend (more) money on guns. Madam Jane might actually be on to
something here.
https://www.thenation.com/article/what-trumps-syrian-withdrawal-really-reveals/
https://www.thenation.com/article/what-trumps-syrian-withdrawal-really-reveals/
"But Madam Jane," I finally ask her, "How come you
never predict anything good?" Perhaps she will -- when Americans start demanding their democracy back? Nah. Never happen.
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