Yesterday I had an encounter during Rosary Group at the Senior Center. A 90 year old Bavarian man who has a degree of dementia kept equating Putin with Hitler. I finally said that the comparison might be unfair, as what we are told about Putin on mainstream news might not align completely with the truth. I mentioned that he is quite a champion of the Russian Orthodox Church. A woman who helps run the group piped up, annoyed, saying that she didn’t think this bore any discussion. I asked why not? She said “Because it doesn’t bring me joy.” I suggested kindly that perhaps she ask herself why the thought of a Christian moral presence in Russia is a threat to her joy.
The narrative battlefield which seems akin to a tv series just keeps getting better. I sure hope we get a season 3 in 2028. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, great work...great work...great work... ... ....
I remember when I was in B-school and the idea was floated that monopoly was bad and competition is good. Most everyone accepts that, without understanding that the true enemy was faux competition dressed up as a free market. Oligopoly.
Which is what we have, and it naturally ends up as you describe here -- engineered scarcity for the benefit of the oligarchs.
Until a builder comes along, explains the game, takes apart the pieces, and Builds Back Better for real.
Trump is not, nor has ever pretended to be, a champion of free enterprise. Yes, he is deeply committed to free enterprise IN AMERICA. He knows globally there is no such thing, and he isn’t trying to make it so.
What stands out to me here is the deeper question beneath the personalities and geopolitics: who gets to control scarcity, and who benefits when scarcity becomes the organizing principle of an economy? Your argument that the real contest is over whether private power continues to dictate the terms of energy access is fascinating, especially where you frame the oil companies as having treated crisis itself as a source of leverage and profit. That feels like the larger story worth watching—whether this is actually the beginning of a shift from managed scarcity toward something closer to public accountability.
Some people with whom I spend quite a bit of time are addicted to scarcity. So much so that every move that Trump makes that advances his agenda is framed as 'he is enriching himself' or 'he is scared of Iran' that no amount of explanation about reversing scarcity works. One could blame MSM, but I do not believe MSM is the one responsible for this. It is higher education or taking a snapshot from a higher point of view, the addiction to education, not just any education but college education.
That addiction is hard to break. Why? Addiction to scarcity. They have no idea what abundance really means; think its impossible and when I explain that abundance has no relationship with bank account size, they give me a funny look and after awhile say, the world is about money. The change from scarcity to abundance is a mindset that apparently is a difficult switch to make.
I go into a grocery store and notice no price changes, just like they don't. What I do notice is that the size of the item, specifically produce, has gotten larger: larger heads of lettuce, larger radishes that are actually sweet, larger cabbages, bigger bunches of broccoli, etc. I haven't noticed a change in packaged items, like coffee, tea, or meat. I also notice that the bargain grocery store has a lot more cutouts of higher priced items, like dessicated coconuts, venison, flour, or organic protein powders. I also notice more availability of certain bulk items at stores which sell them. Looking at their supplier sites, there is more availability of larger sizes. This leads to better management of food budget that allows more food for a given amount of money.
So while consumers, who automatically buy what's on display without thinking will not see significant price changes, the consumer who asks how can I change my buying habits to accommodate these disruptions will notice that many common sense decisions, like distributors selling directly to consumers, bulk purchases and the use of cash saves quite a bit over time, sometimes as much as $5000 a year. I haven't gotten to the $5K threshold but I have reached $2.5K to $3K a year. Part of that is the decision to ditch the vet and feed my dog fresh, which amounts to maybe another 1K or so. I am noticing more opportunities of labor for food discounts than before, which to me suggests that Trump's attempts to dismantle the globalist supply chains are working.
If we talk about abundance, framing it in terms of money will always lead to the scarcity mindset. However framing it in terms of availability will gradually shift over time the mindset from scarcity to abundance, which is what you want. Abundance mindset is what allows the shift in buying habits that will lead to better cash flow and these buying habits will carry into the Golden Age; I do not think it will be prices dropping to 1950 prices. It will be more availability for those who choose to buy from certain suppliers and over time, we will see prices fall, but those will have to do with new supply chains coming on line. What wii break these cartels is a supply chain that is more decentralized, which I think is the goal of the Way that is Not A War but Looks Like One and as these ripple through the economy we will see significant price changes.
While I believe the rise of the DSA is organic, I do not believe the losses of entrenched Democrats are. I believe that the Establishment's tools for cheating in primaries have been dismantled enough to allow the rebellion against the political class to actually work and the rise of the DSA could not come at better time. It provides a real contrast to either side of the populist uprising and makes messaging much easier.
It's not just the American Energy Cartels Trump is dismantling. His strategy includes the International Energy Cartel run straight out of the city of London. That's the real target. And, Iran (and Israel) are their proxy states. That's Trump's real target. The American Energy companies with also be a target if they don't align with America first principles though.
What a gifted mind you have been given, it has paved the way to better understanding of what has happened in the past years and, more importantly, what opportunities lie ahead! Thank you for all you do as it helps us understand without the fear our enemy employs best.
“Thus, the cartel has a choice to make, one between capitulation and humiliation, cooperation and domination.”
Since these big American Oil companies favor profits for their shareholders over any patriotic conscience, then clearly they are not on board with the America First ideology.
Exxon shareholders: US investors hold approximately 53% of Exxon’s shares and Foreign investors hold 47%. Profits for their shareholders come first and foremost, not a Patriotic loyalty to their fellow Americans.
That said, pricing at the gas pump varies (according to Brave) by an average of $.0.55 per gal higher in Blue States than Red States…another example of Democrat theft for over a decade or two in Dem states!
The bottom line as you have indicated is a humiliation phase…an American Co should be guided by loyalty to their fellow Americans over profit to foreign shareholders.
Yesterday I had an encounter during Rosary Group at the Senior Center. A 90 year old Bavarian man who has a degree of dementia kept equating Putin with Hitler. I finally said that the comparison might be unfair, as what we are told about Putin on mainstream news might not align completely with the truth. I mentioned that he is quite a champion of the Russian Orthodox Church. A woman who helps run the group piped up, annoyed, saying that she didn’t think this bore any discussion. I asked why not? She said “Because it doesn’t bring me joy.” I suggested kindly that perhaps she ask herself why the thought of a Christian moral presence in Russia is a threat to her joy.
BASED!
People need to be challenged, and shaken.
Awesome reply, Kelly 👏👏👏
Why thank you so much Feather 😘
Thanks BB... the Golden Age will not play by the "historical" rules we were force fed.
Trump 2.0 is Disentangling.
Sovereignty must rule the day and I stand at the ready.
God Wins!
God Bless!!!
Thanks as always, Joe!
The narrative battlefield which seems akin to a tv series just keeps getting better. I sure hope we get a season 3 in 2028. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, great work...great work...great work... ... ....
We're allowed to hope for it!
Nice touch with the Tolkien reference, King Trump(s) the Steward.
It's how I check the current power level of my readership ...
I always enjoy reading a Bright Brief while partaking of 2nd Breakfast.
I remember when I was in B-school and the idea was floated that monopoly was bad and competition is good. Most everyone accepts that, without understanding that the true enemy was faux competition dressed up as a free market. Oligopoly.
Which is what we have, and it naturally ends up as you describe here -- engineered scarcity for the benefit of the oligarchs.
Until a builder comes along, explains the game, takes apart the pieces, and Builds Back Better for real.
It's exactly what happened in Russia in the 1990s, albeit much more quickly and obviously.
Same thing happened here post FDR.
Good times for both countries.
Trump is not, nor has ever pretended to be, a champion of free enterprise. Yes, he is deeply committed to free enterprise IN AMERICA. He knows globally there is no such thing, and he isn’t trying to make it so.
Lot of conservatives are going to have to reevaluate what 'free markets' mean.
How exciting!
Thanks for the support!
What stands out to me here is the deeper question beneath the personalities and geopolitics: who gets to control scarcity, and who benefits when scarcity becomes the organizing principle of an economy? Your argument that the real contest is over whether private power continues to dictate the terms of energy access is fascinating, especially where you frame the oil companies as having treated crisis itself as a source of leverage and profit. That feels like the larger story worth watching—whether this is actually the beginning of a shift from managed scarcity toward something closer to public accountability.
Some people with whom I spend quite a bit of time are addicted to scarcity. So much so that every move that Trump makes that advances his agenda is framed as 'he is enriching himself' or 'he is scared of Iran' that no amount of explanation about reversing scarcity works. One could blame MSM, but I do not believe MSM is the one responsible for this. It is higher education or taking a snapshot from a higher point of view, the addiction to education, not just any education but college education.
That addiction is hard to break. Why? Addiction to scarcity. They have no idea what abundance really means; think its impossible and when I explain that abundance has no relationship with bank account size, they give me a funny look and after awhile say, the world is about money. The change from scarcity to abundance is a mindset that apparently is a difficult switch to make.
I go into a grocery store and notice no price changes, just like they don't. What I do notice is that the size of the item, specifically produce, has gotten larger: larger heads of lettuce, larger radishes that are actually sweet, larger cabbages, bigger bunches of broccoli, etc. I haven't noticed a change in packaged items, like coffee, tea, or meat. I also notice that the bargain grocery store has a lot more cutouts of higher priced items, like dessicated coconuts, venison, flour, or organic protein powders. I also notice more availability of certain bulk items at stores which sell them. Looking at their supplier sites, there is more availability of larger sizes. This leads to better management of food budget that allows more food for a given amount of money.
So while consumers, who automatically buy what's on display without thinking will not see significant price changes, the consumer who asks how can I change my buying habits to accommodate these disruptions will notice that many common sense decisions, like distributors selling directly to consumers, bulk purchases and the use of cash saves quite a bit over time, sometimes as much as $5000 a year. I haven't gotten to the $5K threshold but I have reached $2.5K to $3K a year. Part of that is the decision to ditch the vet and feed my dog fresh, which amounts to maybe another 1K or so. I am noticing more opportunities of labor for food discounts than before, which to me suggests that Trump's attempts to dismantle the globalist supply chains are working.
If we talk about abundance, framing it in terms of money will always lead to the scarcity mindset. However framing it in terms of availability will gradually shift over time the mindset from scarcity to abundance, which is what you want. Abundance mindset is what allows the shift in buying habits that will lead to better cash flow and these buying habits will carry into the Golden Age; I do not think it will be prices dropping to 1950 prices. It will be more availability for those who choose to buy from certain suppliers and over time, we will see prices fall, but those will have to do with new supply chains coming on line. What wii break these cartels is a supply chain that is more decentralized, which I think is the goal of the Way that is Not A War but Looks Like One and as these ripple through the economy we will see significant price changes.
While I believe the rise of the DSA is organic, I do not believe the losses of entrenched Democrats are. I believe that the Establishment's tools for cheating in primaries have been dismantled enough to allow the rebellion against the political class to actually work and the rise of the DSA could not come at better time. It provides a real contrast to either side of the populist uprising and makes messaging much easier.
It's not just the American Energy Cartels Trump is dismantling. His strategy includes the International Energy Cartel run straight out of the city of London. That's the real target. And, Iran (and Israel) are their proxy states. That's Trump's real target. The American Energy companies with also be a target if they don't align with America first principles though.
What a gifted mind you have been given, it has paved the way to better understanding of what has happened in the past years and, more importantly, what opportunities lie ahead! Thank you for all you do as it helps us understand without the fear our enemy employs best.
Thanks for the education, BB.
“Thus, the cartel has a choice to make, one between capitulation and humiliation, cooperation and domination.”
Since these big American Oil companies favor profits for their shareholders over any patriotic conscience, then clearly they are not on board with the America First ideology.
Exxon shareholders: US investors hold approximately 53% of Exxon’s shares and Foreign investors hold 47%. Profits for their shareholders come first and foremost, not a Patriotic loyalty to their fellow Americans.
That said, pricing at the gas pump varies (according to Brave) by an average of $.0.55 per gal higher in Blue States than Red States…another example of Democrat theft for over a decade or two in Dem states!
The bottom line as you have indicated is a humiliation phase…an American Co should be guided by loyalty to their fellow Americans over profit to foreign shareholders.