With various background shades of brown, black and grey, with graffiti thrown in for good measure, the scene was set. Two men, underground in some kind of tunnel with broken, rusted metal slats overhead that let in light between their cracks were seen breaking a box, and getting out some large pieces of metal. The scene quickly cuts to another man pulling down the remains of what used to be an overhead sprinkler system, and walking away with a foot or two of ¾” lead pipe. Another man is seen smashing a bottle, before the leader of the group takes center stage, standing before the entrance, staring pensively out towards the street, with strange electronic music playing in the background, adding that classic 70’s dissonance feel. Slowly a car pulls up, and a strange clanking sound can be heard. After some time, a man in the car begins to sing — “Warriors, come out to play”, again and again. That’s right. This is the classic late 70s movie that was inspired by the chaos that reigned in New York City in the late 70s. The flick began with the idea that the gangs of New York could come together and form a truce, as they had a 5:1 advantage over the police and being united, they would rule the streets. Now, although this movie took place long ago, the gang situation might once again be relevant in the near future.
According to a startling Pentagon video obtained by The Intercept — “…the future of global cities will be an amalgam of the settings of “Escape from New York” and “Robocop” — with dashes of the “Warriors” and “Divergent” thrown in. It will be a world of Robert Kaplan-esque urban hellscapes — brutal and anarchic supercities filled with gangs of youth-gone-wild, a restive underclass, criminal syndicates, and bands of malicious hackers.” That’s right. The video, which is almost 5 minutes long, leads one to the conclusion that the only thing standing between chaos and calm in the year 2030 is the US military. In response to the video, one pundit was quoted as saying —“It’s ironic, isn’t it. An organization paid to deal with certain types of problems found more problems with which only it can deal.”
Now, you may be asking yourself, why should I care? Since, as the globe and mail just reported — ”The September jobs report released last week served as an important milestone for the U.S. economy. We have now had 72 consecutive months where the U.S. economy has added jobs. In this time, more than 14 million jobs have been added – the equivalent of 200,000 jobs a month for six years. By all accounts, this suggests that the U.S. economy should be firing on all cylinders.” Surely, everything is going to be good, right? And hey, just like the TV told me, today really is better than yesterday! But, is that really so?
Well, a recent article at Time noted that — “In 2015, we asked more than 5,000 adults how much they had saved in a savings account. The results were startling: 62 percent said they have less than $1,000 in savings.” That’s right, this poll first took place last year. When there were only 60 something quarters of straight growth. So, what has changed? Recently that question was asked again, this time to more than 7,000 people to see if Americans’ saving rates have improved in the last year or so. And the results were even more surprising — the percentage of Americans with less than $1,000 in savings has jumped to 69 percent.” That’s right. For some strange reason, the number of people that have 1k in savings has decreased, as in, a growing number of people are becoming poorer. But, how can that be?
A recent speech from Donald Trump shed light on this issue when he said — “Take a look at what is going on. They have stripped away these towns bare and rated the wealth for themselves and taken our jobs away, out of our country, never to return unless I am elected president.” Of course, Trump, being the politician running for office has all the right answers, So, it probably wouldn’t be wise to jump on the Trump ship and expect him to perform some sort of economic miracle. Why? Well, as they used to say — “There is many a slip, between the cup and lip,” and fighting against the powers that be is a Sisyphean task.
Explaining this further, Trump noted that — “The Clinton regime is at the center of this power structure. We have seen this first hand in the WikiLeaks document in which Hillary Clinton meets in secret with international banks to plot the destruction of U.S. sovereignty in order to enrich these global financial powers, her special interest friends and her donors. Honestly, she should be locked up.” He continued by saying — “And likewise, the e-mails show the Clinton regime is so closely and irrevocably tied to the media organizations that she, listen to this, she is given the questions and answers in advance of her debate performance with Bernie Sanders. Hillary Clinton York Times.” So, he essentially he said that there is a movement to create a new world order for those at the top, and the media is helping her do it, with Bernie Sanders being the easiest proof. Sounds conspiratorial, right?
Well, he is another conspiracy for you — Press TV reported that — “Recently surfaced photos of American warplanes disguised in Russian camouflage have set the internet on fire.” And why would America do this? Well, apparently, according to The Express — “The practice is routinely used for training purposes and is in fact publicized and encouraged by the US Marine Corps.” It also seems as if this has been practiced for a while, going back to Soviet Times.
However, Yahoo just ran a story where it was noted that — “While the RAF's Tornado pilots have been instructed to avoid contact with Russian aircraft while engaged in ….anti-Isis missions work in Iraq and Syria, their aircraft have been armed with air-to-air missiles and the pilots have been given the green light to defend themselves if they are threatened by Russian pilots.” Get that? Threatened by Russian pilots, or what could appear to be Russian pilots, as portrayed by media.
It seems as if the next major crisis is being set, with a real witches brew boiling right in front of our eyes. As Shakespeare wrote long ago — “Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble”, since, as pointed out by some, this phrase could indicate something bad occurring in the future. Obama is reported to be deciding on what course of action to take in Syria today. Will he stay the course? Will he launch military operations in Syria?
So, what do you think dear listeners — “Will Obama begin military operations in Syria?”
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