The Meltdown in Politics

Guest Post by Martin Armstrong

Capitol Hill

The political world is melting down. The press is so bought and paid for and lost all sense of impartial reporting just the news, all I can say is this is beginning of the end. Rejoice – you have a front row seat to witness the decline and fall of the West. It’s only fair. All empires, nations, and city states die. One must consult the history books to gather the evidence of how such things unfold.

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Zucker JeffIn the United States, the effort to prove there was some contact between Trump people and Russia is the great delusion. The left is desperate to use this issue to tie the Trump administration in knots. Exactly what the theory is seems even more outlandish but this is the focus of the press. The head of CNN, Jeff Zucker, is lashing out at politicians for not defending them and elevates John McCain and Lindsey Graham as great champions of the press when in fact they are the two worst Republicans. I would hesitate to even shake their hands. Zucker’s son worked for Cory Booker and the Democrats when he was just 15 years old. Zucker is not unbiased when it comes to politics. He has a personal agenda stamped on CNN.

CNN has routinely cut off reporters when talking negative about Hillary and quickly changes the subject. There is a host of people they have cut off who have been critical of the Hillary/Obama/Democrats and they suddenly always lose the feed. The latest is cutting off a Congressman when they revealed:

“Just today, the FBI comes out and says that 30 percent, 30 percent, of their domestic terrorism cases that they’re investigating are from folks who are refugees. It’s important not to label all refugees bad people, that’s not why I’m here…”

The bias of the press is getting so bad, they are undermining everything they were supposed to stand for. This is a critical aspect in the decline and fall of an empire, nation, or city state. Once the news is compromised, confidence not just in the press, but in everything crumbles. The mainstream media are not honorable independent people. They are big business not much different from the banks. They lobby for their special deals and the support the status quo.

The New York Times at least admitted their coverage of the election was biased. They apologized, but nothing has really changed.

“As we reflect on the momentous result, and the months of reporting and polling that preceded it, we aim to rededicate ourselves to the fundamental mission of Times journalism. That is to report America and the world honestly, without fear or favor, striving always to understand and reflect all political perspectives and life experiences in the stories that we bring to you. It is also to hold power to account, impartially and unflinchingly.”

Senate-House Combined 2017

Even if Trump met with Putin, exactly what does that infer? Did it alter the election? No. Even Obama admitted that no hack altered the vote count. So what is the issue? The press aids the Democrats in trying to blame Putin for Hillary’s loss. But there is not a single shred of evidence that ANY of the leaked emails from the Democrats was ever altered or was fake. The Democrats simply got caught with their hand in the cookie jar and blame Putin. So what is all this Russia thing about? It seems to be just a diversion to discredit Trump and stop the agenda of any reform. A simple technical analysis of Democrat v Republican shows that the former is in a major decline and their agenda has been dying. In fact, look out for 2018-2019. Sheer chaos is coming.

EU ParliamentIn Europe, political forces are also in a state of denial. The EU is collapsing and the politicians refuse to surrender their goals. Instead, they lash out at what they are calling “populism” as with the election of Trump, BREXIT, and the developments in France. The will of the people is not worth anything when it goes against their dreams.

So in both cases, we are witnessing the demise of the West. All of this political fighting is setting the stage for the shift from the West to the East of financial power. The wheel of fortune spins. We lost. What is accomplished by overthrowing Trump? What is accomplished by forcing Europe to remain in the EU with unelected people controlling everything from Brussels? If the press succeeds in overturning Trump, what is accomplished? Do they really think everything can go back to the way it was before? Trump was elected because the silent majority have been silent and not heard and the standard of living always declines. The majority no longer believe that what we leave our children will be better than what we had. It only gets worse.

So what is the goal? It seems to be only to maintain the elite and keep things the way they are. So yes, the media in the USA has degenerated to fake news, but in Europe the very same trend has emerged. This is a serious nail in our coffin and mainstream media has indeed become the sword of our own destruction. Can we prevent this outcome? No. All we can do is hopefully learn from our mistakes and this time try to create a system that prevents such an oligarchy from rising. All Republics historically collapse into oligarchies. As we head into 2018, this is going to get really bad. This is going to be a turning point of great importance in the political world.

 

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Jim B Allen
Jim B Allen
March 8, 2017 11:13 am

YOU ARE FULL OF BULL-S***!

kokoda - the most deplorable
kokoda - the most deplorable
  Jim B Allen
March 8, 2017 11:39 am

Did Martin step on your snowflake.

Gator
Gator
  kokoda - the most deplorable
March 8, 2017 12:33 pm

Martin didn’t step on my snowflake, since I don’t have one, but I also think he is full of shit sometimes. For years he said that 2015.75 would be the great conflagration, then it came to pass with no great meltdown, so the goal posts are moved again to 2018, I guess.

Eventually he will be right, but I have trouble taking a guy seriously who keeps making date predictions and ending up wrong.

Gerold
Gerold
  Gator
March 8, 2017 9:00 pm

Gator, you’re right. Armstrong forecast 2015.75 (the ‘Big Bang’) as the great sovereign debt crisis, something that would have been very easy to recognize.

When it didn’t happen, he called it ”loss of confidence in government” which is very squishy and judgmental. Then he changes his blog link so we can’t call him on it.

2015.75: The Start of Sovereign Debt Crisis

Everything that happened after that date, he attributes to loss of confidence. How very convenient. Yes, not only does he keep moving the goal posts, he covers his tracks. He’s a shyster.

Dutchman
Dutchman
  Jim B Allen
March 8, 2017 11:39 am

I’m not even sure what you’re talking about?

xrugger
xrugger
  Jim B Allen
March 8, 2017 6:31 pm

Now there’s a cogent, well thought out rebuttal. Nice job. Wouldn’t want to get caught up in any of those pesky argumentative debate type thingies.

Stubb
Stubb
  Jim B Allen
March 8, 2017 8:40 pm

Jim must be a reporter with no balls to stand up for truth. Why else would he be triggered?

Jack Lovett
Jack Lovett
March 8, 2017 11:49 am

The MSM is 100% owned by jews. Now the jew controllers have one of their own as the appointed one.
The trumpster zionist Has been in bed with the jews for many years.
The jews have been kicked out of over 100 countries over the centuries.

Unanon
Unanon
  Jack Lovett
March 8, 2017 2:50 pm

Where is Llpoh when you need him?

Ouirphuqd
Ouirphuqd
  Jack Lovett
March 8, 2017 6:55 pm

Why are you such an anti Semite? Are you a blue blood nazi? I don’t catch your logic, history repeats itself, but some choose not to see what is about to happen. I feel sorry for your poor miserable life!

Jake
Jake
  Jack Lovett
March 8, 2017 8:38 pm

Only problem here is they do not own 100%. Since you are so concerned I will keep a close eye on my Jewish friend who is an appliance repairman. Make sure he doesn’t set my appliances up for the Mossad to spy on me while I cook and serious stuff like that.

Dutchman
Dutchman
March 8, 2017 11:58 am

Trump an independent is trying to drain the swamp. Obviously not possible for one man – but you need to start some place.

What ever the candidates party – it’s just nuts to keep up this insanity. Nobody will ever get anything done.

onezeno
onezeno
March 8, 2017 12:19 pm

what does that IMPLY….not infer

BUCKHED
BUCKHED
March 8, 2017 12:33 pm

Trump may “Drain The Swamp ” but the stench from that cesspool will last for a few generations. As long as K Street exists “The Swamp ” will be continuously replenished with slimy creatures .

Flashman
Flashman
March 8, 2017 12:36 pm

Memo to the elites: We’re still armed and you’ll never disarm us. You gotta problem. Big problem.

MrLiberty
MrLiberty
March 8, 2017 12:36 pm

The sooner the meltdown the better. The sooner people finally wake up and realize that under NO circumstances should one WILLINGLY cede power and freedom to another (not even with a supposedly “democratic” election) or the right to rule over you or others, the sooner we can begin dismantling the destructive apparatus of government that has plagued humanity for much of its existence. There is NOTHING wrong with free and voluntary associations, and in fact, they are critical to our survival as nobody can truly provide for their own needs in a vacuum. But there is quite a big difference between a free and voluntary agreement among people and the force and inherent violence that is government. May all be freed of their mental slavery to government as the system melts down before us.

Rojam
Rojam
March 9, 2017 3:48 am

Lol. I have to hand it to Jim B. Not since an infamous “cake” comment from a certain Marie A. has so few words garnered so much dislike.