N0t_5ure @ N0t_5ure @lemmy.world

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It's almost as if relentless chaos makes it difficult for people to have confidence in the future.

He literally ran on a platform of hurting people.

It really makes clear exactly who the government serves these days.

Bring back Danny Ric!

Newsom has always been a politician first, and now he sees the wind blowing MAGA and seems to be charting a MAGA-lite course. He has no principles or ethics, it's all about what will bring him power.

"Onlycats"

My eyes told me the same thing.

Let's see... In the 2024 presidential election West Virginia voted for checks notes Donald J. Trump, with just under 70% of the vote. I guess they didn't expect the leopards to eat their faces.

Because things don't turn on a dime. It's going to take some time (and reductions in corporate profits) before it sinks in that the game has changed.

It's always the ones you'd most expect.

Perhaps it's starting to dawn on him that his power as a judge is under threat.

There is a reason central banks are buying gold, and that it is making new all-time highs, and recently breached $3K/oz. They're anticipating the demise of the dollar, and minimizing their exposure to the chaos from the U.S. and buying gold instead of U.S. bonds. Look for this trend to accelerate, especially once the U.S. reaches the point where it can't sell enough bonds to finance it's budget deficit, leading to a massive debt crisis and the collapse of the dollar. Gold is already on track to be up >50% this year (up 13.7% so far ytd), and the consistent rise in gold while stocks and other investments fare poorly will only fuel the stampede. I'm confident that gold will end 2025 over $4k/oz, and that 2026 will be even crazier.

That's an interesting point.

"Naturally, the common people don't want war. Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."

• Hermann Goering