From: PerformanceArt PerformanceArt Subject: Listen To Me, Or Don't. *I* Am Listening To Me...

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dollar-dips-early-trading-kiwi-204656151.htmlhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/dollar-dips-early-trading-kiwi-204656151.html

It was a few weeks ago, when I was incrementally buying small quantities of food, silver and gold, and sanitizing supplies---while being laughed at---that I saved, as a reminder, a couple of articles that basically said, "WTF? This Financial/Medical Crisis Is ***DIFFERENT*** than the ones that have come before." Over a decade ago I bought five gallon buckets of 'survival' supplies and a quantity of precious metals and then stored them. I didn't 'warn' anyone to do the same, or proclaim that I was particularly more astute or smarter than those who didn't do so. In fact, I didn't particularly think that was the case. I merely thought it was a good move, like financial advisers who suggest that one 'diversify' their risk between competing markets. In the recent 'ascent' of the current 'crisis' I have been ahead of the curve in getting out in front of it and the actions I have taken have, so far, proven to have increased the survival and sustainability of myself and those I love. Maybe I have just been 'lucky' or maybe I have been 'right'... It doesn't matter, because my sole purpose for this missive is to urge my friends and family to give serious, rational thought to the events that are currently taking place and to realize that they have to take *responsibility* for their future and their ability to care for those they love and humanity in general. The article I have shared, above, is the 'first sign' of the US dollar 'weakening' and beginning to stumble. Just like the 'first signs' that the coronavirus was going to cause some problems. The Russians purposefully abandoned the OPEC alliance in order to throw a monkey wrench into the current state of our non-renewable resources economy. Not because they have *bad* intentions, but because they are looking for the best forward path for their own country, economy and people. Saudi Arabia then took further actions, in retaliation, because they are MORONS who don't fully understand that they are playing into the hands of other countries, like Russia and China, that are jockeying for position in replacing the US as the go-to safe haven investment/currency source. Many things are 'happening' and 'changing' behind the scenes that you and I aren't privy to. Do you want my *prediction* about how it is all going to play out? Sorry, don't have a clue... All I want to communicate to my friends and family is that things are 'different' than they have been up to this point in time. I have two copies of 'The Black Swan' so current events haven't 'surprised' me. Stock up on whatever you need to carry you through uncertain times. Get yourself some precious metals, some CryptoCurrency and a supply...dare I say 'hoard'?...of good, old-fashioned fiat currency. If any of the foregoing 'hits the skids' the others will vastly increase in value. Have you ever had anyone tell you they wouldn't accept a pound of gold for a loaf of bread? Me neither...

Breaking News: Science Has Proven That If You Plant A Garden You Are Less Likely To Go Hungry! All I am saying, is that the only thing you can 'hoard' that has the possibility of 'saving' you is...common sense. If you are receiving this email, it is because I love you and that is what I want you to know.

Your government may send you a check for a thousand dollars, to help you out. Or a million, and coupons for a thousand loaves of bread. The coronavirus may kill millions and totally destroy our financial structure or it may just go away tomorrow. It has happened before. The last 'crisis' came to the point where everybody, those in power and the common citizen, wondered if everything was going to 'implode' and destroy civilization as we know it. It was avoided and we all went, "Whew!" and continued on as if nothing had happened. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_economic_crises?fbclid=IwAR1l1qqua4SDL...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_economic_crises?fbclid=IwAR1l1qqua4SDL... If you want to PANIC!!!

1st century The Financial Panic of AD 33. The result of the mass issuance of unsecured loans by main Roman banking houses. Well, it's been done before...many times...and we're still here.

So, here's the deal... What should you be doing in 'a time of crisis?' You should be doing what you should have been doing all along. And you *know* what that is...for you. I can't give you any advice, because I know what is right for me, and you know what is right for you. Saint Peter denied Christ three times, then picked himself up and did what he knew he needed to do. Buddha sat under a tree until he 'figured it out' and proceeded to live his life accordingly. Mahatma Ghandi realized 'all men are brothers' and it gave him the strength to live his life as if that were true. Mother Teresa had no fear of the lepers, because she knew what she needed to do. You know whatever it is you need to do. Do it. If you decide that what you need to do is say, "Hey! I'll count on California to grow all of my food and save nothing but fiat money because the government said, 'Don't worry, we're *good* for it...'" I will *cringe* but...good luck to you. I have stored up some food because...I need to eat most every day. I have bought some gold and silver because...it has been an acceptable form of payment for thousands of years before Visa and Master Card came along. I have some investments in CryptoCurrency because it is the wave of our financial future...if everything doesn't totally go to shit. I have a stash of fiat currency in case the Powers That Be manage to keep *that* scam going in the foreseeable future. And I'm planting a garden, tomorrow, because I really, really, really like eating...

This missive would be *thousands* of pages long if I were telling you about all of the bad things I've done, and all of the ways in which I have managed to screw up, but it is immeasurably shorter because I am merely trying to inform you what I have done, lately, that has proven to be effective for the current situation that we are all in.

My hope is that this communication will inspire you to think about *your* life and *your* values, contemplate the current state of your environment and the world around you, and take steps to ensure that you and those you love will emerge on the other side of whatever 'crisis'...real or imaginary...that currently exists, and find yourself saying, "I feel pretty good about myself."

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