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Chris's avatar

Europe is becoming more and more irrelevant. But even with huge debt and 0% growth, they have pipedreams of dictating conditions to the rest of the world. Even the former industrial giant of Germany has dismantled its own energy and manufacturing capability. Europeans are loathe to admit that their superstate has fizzled out. They should have heeded Charles de Gaulle's warning that 'the only political reality is that of nation states'.

Trump's basic intuition that cheap energy will keep consumer prices low has some merit. Unfortunately, the Europeans are going in the opposite direction. We just witnessed Heathrow Airport collapse because its biomass backup generators were not up to the task. Turns out you can't run a modern airport on cabbage leaves!

Renewable energy could be a viable niche sector for the sake of diversification, but it has not yet developed sufficiently to act as baseload unless if we completely change the way we live.

If someone is developing a currency based on renewable energy, I ain't buying it---at least not yet:)

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Radio Far Side's avatar

Ha! Cabbage leaves indeed!

What I see is that the EU dictates policy to the "Global South" by way of NGOs. The NGOs only have power insofar as they have money to spread around. As the gravy train derails, the EU will become increasingly irrelevant, but a serious amount of damage will have already been done.

Basically, we are heading for a trilateral world, with the Americas, EU/Africa, and Russia/Asia. They have competing economic/financial systems - blockchain, BRICS, and various minor competitors. How all this will shake out is anyone's guess, but my money is against the EU being a significant player anytime soon.

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Chris's avatar

EU/Africa? Not so sure. Following a 2021 coup, Mali's new government ordered French forces to leave. In January 2023, Burkina Faso terminated its military agreement with France, giving French troops one month to withdraw. After a military takeover in July 2023, Niger's leadership revoked agreements allowing French military presence, leading to the departure of French soldiers by December 2023. In November 2024, Chad ended its defense cooperation pact with France; subsequently, Senegal, Ivory Coast also requested that French forces depart. These dramatic shifts mark a sea change.

In the vacuum, China and Russia have opened bases and secured a presence in africa. Therefore, the EU is pretty much isolated in the world now. Its dream of serving as a counterweight to the United States has ended. Only delusional wannabes like Micron and Starmer posture to feign some sort of importance.

Where the West sees Pikachu, the BRICS see Tomodachi:)

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Radio Far Side's avatar

True, there's a bit of animosity going on there, but from what I see, the NGOs go in, use the nationaistic impulses to rally everyone into a "collective bargaining" organization, then "align" them with "international standards" so they can all make some money and "have a voice" on the global stage. Then slowly, but surely, the collective in brought to heel and everyone ends up back where they started, but they feel good about it now. Hegelian Dialectic at work.

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Wotan's avatar

What you describe is worldwide slavery with the complete eradication of any form of freedom. It is a Satanic (= Jewish) concept and the problem is global obedience. By that I mean that power per se does not actually exist. It only "exists" because people obey. I cannot see any "white knights" who may fight against the scheme described by you. Consequently, only a worldwide revolution aimed at the eradication/destruction of the powers currently in charge will protect our freedom, i.e. life as we know it. Do you see any chance of that happening or can you think of an effective way of dealing with this problem?

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Riskographer's avatar

They more light shed, the more likely that those resisting will have a chance.

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Wotan's avatar

I do not think that shedding more light will be sufficient. We need some form of action.

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Radio Far Side's avatar

If you are being attacked by a wild animal, it helps to know how the animal thinks and attacks, so you can fight it effectively. As H. D. Thoreau put it, "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root." Gotta know where the root is to strike it.

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wayne john's avatar

so many roots

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Radio Far Side's avatar

You pretty much nailed it. I could use an editor like you. Short, sweet and to the point. If you want to know what's going on, there's a series of protocols that were created back in the 19th century that lay it all out in clear text.

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Wotan's avatar

I would be interested in having a look at these protocols unless they are The Protocols of the Elders", which are already known to me.

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Gwyneth's avatar

I don't think ingesting this level of Grim is particularly healthful (or helpful). The trailer was sufficient.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8228288/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520platform

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Radio Far Side's avatar

I found it highly motivating, seeing as how I have no intention of living that way. For a lot of folks, this IS life and it makes me crazy that they resign themselves to it.

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Bea's avatar

Extremely gross and pessimistic flick. I did watch it all. Interestingly, for the past couple weeks I’d been researching cannibalism in the Americas. The desperation is palpable.

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Jay's avatar

Definitely check out what Iain Davis is working on over at Unlimited Hangout re: Elon, et al and the whole "dark MAGA" concept...VERY RELEVANT to the jigsaw puzzle picture you're piecing together here... here's the 1st installment of that multiple-part exposé of a darkly foreboding, complicated clusterfudge of a story:

https://unlimitedhangout.com/2025/03/investigative-series/the-dark-maga-gov-corp-technate-part-1/

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Radio Far Side's avatar

Very interesting and does seem to parallel what I am seeing. Thanks or the link! I will keep up with it, and well as put out any updates I come across. Cheers!

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Michael Kramer's avatar

What -Renewable energy-most expensive form of energy known to huemans from cradle to grave-wind don;t blow sun don't shine, all your left with is Mark Carney and his lubtards preaching climate chaos. They are burning downn the trees-not you and me. You mentioned the word water once hydr-carbons. I guess your playing Texas horseshows again!

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Radio Far Side's avatar

"Renewable energy," "green" silliness, and "climate change" are all frameworks on which to hang an agenda. They are meaningless and pointless pursuits to justify installing the Grid. They use fear of the unknown and chaos to get people to capitulate to their "experts".

When you smoke a beehive, the bees go into protection mode. They cling to the comb and fan their wings to keep it cool. They become completely passive in every other respect. You can scoop handfuls of them up with your bare hands and they wont' sting.

Same thing.

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Arthur's avatar

The challenge is that most people don't know what to look for. In fact, they resist looking for "it" because to do so, they would be thinking outside of the comfort of their box.

I have categorized NGOs and QGOs into NGGOs (Non-Government Government Organizations.

Are you familiar with the NGOs, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Area Transportation Authorities (ATAs)? These organizations are regional in concept at the local level. They transcend city, county, even state boundaries. MPOs operate in "regions" of 50k+ in population. ATAs operate in "regions" of 200k+ in population. Sometimes, an MPO has "Transpotation" in its title.

These organizations date back to the days of Rockefeller puppet Nixon residing in the Puppet Hut (a/k/a the White House). Cities and counties are required by law to coordinate with their respective MPO/ATA. Visit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_planning_organization to learn more and see a list of existing MPOs throughout the U. S.

With the exception of one MPO in Oregon board members and committee members are appointed, not elected ..., not that elections usually aren't appointments! Those appointed are usually individuals who have been (s)elected to a city or county government position, placing every one of these appointed individuals in a conflict of interest on almost every issue and policy. Almost without failure, these individuals advance policies that benefit the MPO or ATA at the expense of the city or county for which they have been elected to represent.

I believe a similar system exists in Canada. Isn't it interesting that the new PM of Canada is the super-puppet of the Bank of Canada-Bank of England-GFANZ (Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero) infamy? I don't believe in coincidences and there are woefully few, unintended consequences!

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Radio Far Side's avatar

In fact, I did a lot of work for a German ATA that goes around advising governments to invest in large-scale mass transit systems, and then recommends German manufacturers to design, supply and install the systems. They basically try to rubber stamp the German system wherever they go. They also arrange financing, design fare schedules, and recommend linking local systems with regional systems that snap into national systems. They handle all the surveys and proof-of-concept work that essentially concludes local and regional "authorities" need the German systems.

Nice gig if you can get it.

The whole thing is basically what John Perkins described in "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man," but on steroids using bottomless funding from global slush funds. It's an insidious means of installing global governance via fascist organizations in the guise of "developing" undeveloped countries. The definition of "developed," of course, is to be a cog in the Western fascist network.

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voza0db's avatar

So... Burn the NPP/HPP/GPP/CPP/WindFarms/SolarFarms!

Wait... The Herds of Modern Moron Slaves/Irresponsible, Ignorant, Idiot WILL NEVER do such a thing. We can't stand with the Thought of being Responsible.

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Radio Far Side's avatar

voz- I wouldn't burn them. The toxic fumes will kill everything in sight. Just cut off the absurd amounts of money being laundered through them and they'll die off rather quickly.

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voza0db's avatar

It wasn't a FIRE burn... eheh!

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Michael Kramer's avatar

Well done, I'm surprised you didn;t get in Deagle and the depopulation figures You gotta know Rockefeller and Maurice Strong!

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Radio Far Side's avatar

I'm a bit young to have known J.D., but I did meet Nelson once. I'll revisit the topic again. I was in the middle of editing a REC system framework report and the article at the same time, so I didn't think about all the other great work on topic. There is a form of predatory capitalism, know as mercantilism, that will eat it's own young if not kept in check.

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Keith Maguire's avatar

I got a warm fuzzy feeling from this one, mate. Of course that could be the Xanax kicking in.

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Radio Far Side's avatar

Well, you do trend to the fuzzy side, but how warm you are I will never know, unless we are ever stranded together on a glacier.

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Vonu's avatar

QGO is more likely to stand for quisling governmental organization.

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Radio Far Side's avatar

Works as well as anything else.

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Healing Stories's avatar

You just described this passage in the Bible.

It’s coming, but the beast only rules for 3.5 years.

“He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.”

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭13‬:‭16‬-‭18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/114/rev.13.16-18.NKJV

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Radio Far Side's avatar

That is true, and it did apply to the situation in Roman controlled Palestine back in the 1st century AD, when that particular book came to pass.

Now consider this: suppose that book has been interpretted for you, in order to make you think that prophesy has not yet come to pass, so that it can be used as a psychological framework to get you to capitulate? The interpretation IS the deception.

Here's the thinking: Christians want Jesus to return in glory. Get them to believe that the prophesy is a global thing, and not just related to Judah and a strip of land in the Levant. Manipulate global events to fit the interpretive narradigm. Christians don't fight it, because they think it's a sign of the Second Coming. POOF. Neutralize 1 billion people just like that.

What do you think?

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Healing Stories's avatar

The way I read Revelation, is it is timeless. Seven churches, their warnings were for their time and then those seven churches overlaid in the 2000 year period since Christ’s resurrection, give a good historical overview of church history. Currently, we are a Laodicean church- lukewarm, particularly in the West.

A part of that lukewarm-ness is evident in the fact that so many “Christians” fell for the Covid-scam. To me, it was a trial run for the beast system. Even now, in our circles of believing friends , some are aware and actively praying about the rapidly changing world and others are so complacent- that we are seen as “conspiracy theorists,” and summarily mocked. Our daughter was told at private Christian school “maybe she shouldn’t be looking for signs” by a teacher.

I go back to this verse: 2 Timothy 4:8

And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing.

Handel’s Messiah comes to mind, “And he shall reign forever and ever.”

The “how” might be misinterpreted, but for sure He is coming!

Zechariah 12:10

And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.

PS , I made my husband breakfast burritos- many years ago. He perfected it, and now makes them almost daily. 😀

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Timmy Taes's avatar

I'm lost with this essay. I've lived without electricity. The Amish do it every day. Biofuels are also energy. That's why we eat. Food is valuable.

In the Balkans, after the war, there was no electricity for a long time. The Serbians, Albanians, etc., came up with all kinds of interesting ways to generate electricity. Bic lighters were in high demand. Fire was a basic necessity.

Sometimes, I think the times I spent without electricity were the best in my life.

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Radio Far Side's avatar

I personally have lived for long periods without electricity and didn't really miss it. The underlying assumption here is that everyone wants to be "connected" to the grid to power their phones and watch TikTok, which seems to be the vast majority of folks. It's a case of the carrot creating the stick.

You may have noticed that folks like the Amish are under full-on attack, too. The bastids want every last Mohican jacked in and mesmerized by blinky lights and ring tones.

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Timmy Taes's avatar

Rufus, Yeah, the Amish are under attack. Communism demands that all must follow Marx, or Marxism will fail. Marxism can't handle competition.

Here in Sonoma County, the Marxists don't even want us to live here. First, they tried to get us out using wildfires and power outages. Now, they are going to blow up the dam (Lake Pillsbury), which supplies water to 600,000 people. Without Lake Pillsbury water pumped over the ridge into the Russian River every summer, the Russian River would go dry, and Healdsburg would have no water.

This is a water warfare.

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Radio Far Side's avatar

Marxism is a disease, and the irony is, it has nothing to do with Marx. He's just the Uncle Ben picture on the box.

A while back, I wrote about creating self-sufficient pod communities of 10 families each, or one extended family, with 10 pods arranged around natural and artificial lakes. It sounds like communism, but it is purely for the cultural, political, and economic protection and gain of those living in them.

Might be time to start designing them.

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Vonu's avatar

Eating biofuels will make you quite ill.

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Timmy Taes's avatar

It's all carbon.

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Vonu's avatar

Do you regularly drink biodiesel?

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Timmy Taes's avatar

Vonu, Beer is my biodiesel.

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Vonu's avatar

Most modern beer is not brewed.

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Radio Far Side's avatar

Them it's not really beer, is it? I brew mine in the classic style.

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