[PAX] The Impeachment of Donald J. Trump

It’s never a proxy for the country that hosts the majority of the battles. It is however a proxy for other countries that have geopolitical ambitions.

Here’s some context.

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yeah but Russia's proxy in this war is.....Russia. This is like saying the American Revolution was a proxy war between France and England, and the colonists were simply subjected to geopolitical forces that have been mounting over a long period of time
 
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That’s debatable but I understand your perspective.

My point was that it is a proxy war for the US and I don’t believe we have any reason to be engaged. Biden put us in that war for the money and the US had no reason to be engaged in that conflict unless we look at the situation as NATO and Russia having geopolitical issues. The problem with that is NATO should not be initiating conflict through expansion, yet it is. NATO is not a country.
 
 
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Ask yourself why this is happening. The stock market indexes are not a measure of economic health or government policy - especially when we’re talking about a 3 month period. I suspect that some money is being moved to bonds, gold, and crypto currencies to offset the risk of fraudulent behavior related to bureaucratic agencies giving favor through regulation and government contracts being selected to favor alignment between itself and politicians devoted to specific committees.

It’s a well known fact that some politicians have been oracles of the stock market through insider trading at the expense of private investors.

The S&P organization specifically has been deemed incredibly corrupt when it comes to the housing market and their ratings of sub prime assets. All of this has been related to deregulation of financial markets as it relates to commercial and investment banking. It caused millions of people to lose their homes, instability in the housing market, and the latest nugget of investors, (predominantly the 3 big investment houses of BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street - all invested in each other) purchasing the majority of homes across the country. It’s a stock market cabal.

Now, I haven’t reviewed all of the indexes to determine cause and effect but I did a quick look at the S&P over 5 years and it doesn’t look terribly unstable. I always expect there to be adjustments during government changes. Here’s the current 5yr chart.

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I expect there to be some discomfort in the financial markets during a time when corruption is being addressed on such a large scale. This is not new and has been communicated by everyone. Inflation is expected to continue rising for at a minimum of a year if not longer. Printing money over decades will have this effect because interest on that debt mounts over time.

If debt is tied to prosperity then you get more debt. If prosperity is tied to war, you get more war. The US has had both for a long period of time. Corruption is related to both of these problems.
 
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Few comments:

1. Where is Trump 2017 line?
2. Stocks going down is not necessarily bad for main street and main base of Trump's voters
3. Valuations end of 2024 were record high in the bubble territory
4. It's been 2 months...

Like I said before, pumping the stock market on government stimulus is easy...but the costs are too high for lower and middle classes.

I think Bessent and Trump are front loading the bad news, the plan is to cause a controlled sell off to print the inflation, interest rates and mortgage rates down. They don't mind seeing indices down 10% from the record high valuations. 20% would be a different story...

Market is throwing a tantrum like a teenager that was used to spending with daddy's credit card. But eventually the teenager will just have to accept it and get a job.
 
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  1. Inclusion on watchlist: The U.S. joins countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia on the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist. Our inclusion indicates there are significant concerns about the state of civic freedoms in many places across the U.S.
  2. Reasons for inclusion: CIVICUS cites actions by the Trump administration that threaten democratic norms. These include the dismissal of federal employees, appointment of loyalists to key positions, withdrawal from international organizations, restriction of media access and suppression of protests.
  3. Potential regression in civic space: The U.S., previously rated as having a “narrowed” civic space, risks regressing to an “obstructed” status if current trends continue.
  4. Global implications: CIVICUS warns that the U.S.’s decline in civic freedoms could embolden authoritarian regimes worldwide, and this will undermine global democratic standards like dominos. This is much like the U.S. foreign policy theory on anti-democratic maneuvers by the Soviet Union in which they compared the fall of democracies to that of falling dominos.
  5. Executive actions of concern: The administration’s executive orders aim to dismantle democratic institutions, challenge the rule of law and reduce global cooperation. These maneuvers raise alarms amongst civil society organizations since they are the steps a government system take to move a system away from standards of democracy.
  6. Impact on civil society organizations: There have been significant funding cuts to organizations supporting vulnerable populations that hinder efforts toward justice, inclusion and diversity.
  7. Suppression of dissent: Incidents such as the arrest of activists and increased enforcement measures against protests highlight a crackdown on dissenting voices.
  8. Media freedom under threat: The administration’s actions include restricting media access and revoking security clearances of journalists in a move to pose significant threats to press freedom.
  9. International criticism: The U.S.’s addition to the watchlist has drawn international criticism, with concerns that it undermines the country’s historical role as a proponent of democratic values.
  10. Call for action: Civil society organizations are urging the U.S. government to reverse these trends, restore democratic norms and protect civic freedoms to maintain its standing in the international community.


    List source: khon2.com
 
It’s difficult to take CIVICUS seriously when they’ve been funded by George Soros and his Open Society Foundation. They say that the millions of dollars he’s pumped into the institution does not influence their research but when billionaires fund things they tend to influence everything (especially GS). I’m fairly certain he didn’t do it out of the kindness in his heart.
 
Just call it like I see it. Soros is known for shorting currencies and then using activism and influence to create civil unrest and economic instability. He’s done it in multiple countries and made billions at the expense of harming billions of people financially. Where do you think his billions come from and why so many people criticize him for doing it?

Maybe you truly believe GS is a great guy?
 
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