USA 2020 Elections: Thread

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https://internationalman.com/articles/why-the-us-is-headed-into-its-fourth-turning/
The economic, political, social, and cultural situation seems to have
become increasingly volatile in the United States and more broadly in
the West. Is this a unique situation or part of a recurring historical
cycle?




https://alt-market.us/the-new-confederacy-yes-its-time-for-conservatives-to-unite-against-the-globalist-reset/

The “New Confederacy”? Yes, It’s Time For Conservatives To Unite
Against The Globalist Reset
December 17, 2020 62 Comments
By Brandon Smith

The narrative could not be more transparent or obvious, but then
again, the elites are becoming lazy in their propaganda and the
leftists are not all that bright. Essentially, every time
conservatives (or moderates) organize to defend themselves against
communist or globalist attack we are called “Nazis”, brownshirts,
populists, bullies, etc. Now, I would remind these people that if we
were really going the path of the Sturmabteilung then there would be
rampant intimidation and assault on leftists to the point that they
would be afraid to leave their homes or even identify as leftists.
Conservatives believe in self defense, not coercion and terror
tactics.

Such actions are the wheelhouse of the political left these days. They
are far better than we are at imitating Brownshirt behavior. The
reality is that across the board the only people engaging in
widespread censorship and violence are on the political left, yet we
are supposed to be the “Nazis”?

Historically, there does seem to be a pattern here, though. In Germany
in the 1920s-1930s communist groups were highly active and initiated
street violence, riots and even assassinations. This lured many
Germans in fear of being overtaken by a communist regime to support
national socialism, the other side of the coin when it comes to
tyranny. In other words, to defeat the communists the public supported
the fascists, and the fascists ended up being just as bad as the
communists.

If you study the investigations of historians like Antony Sutton in
books like ‘Wall Street And The Bolshevik Revolution’ or ‘Wall Street
And The Rise Of Hitler’, you will discover there is incredible
evidence proving that BOTH the communists and the fascists were funded
and managed by the same global elites. In other words, the bankers win
either way because they control both sides of the game.

I do suspect that a similar strategy is being implemented within the
US today, and that part of the agenda of globalists hellbent on
getting their “great reset” is to foment civil war in America while
controlling or manipulating both sides of the fight.

It is indeed a Catch-22 for conservatives:

If we roll over and do nothing, then the extreme left and their
corporate and political partners take control of the country and we
will never see freedom again as they assert their “social justice”
mandates along with their lockdown mandates.

If we fight back using the same tactics as the leftists or support
martial law, then we ultimately erase the civil liberties protected
within the Bill of Rights. Those rights will NEVER return (don’t
believe the promises for a second) and we become history’s biggest
hypocrites and a cautionary tale of the “dangers of nationalism” told
to children generations from now, much like the Nazis.

There is, however, another option, and it’s not diplomacy.

The establishment likes to make people think there are only ever two
choices during any crisis, and both choices involve giving up more
freedom or giving government more power. What they don’t want you to
consider is the third option – The people taking power for themselves
and removing power from those that would abuse it.

Why should we rely on a middleman to enact such measures? Why are we
always being told that we need to wait for a president or a government
to do the job we can do ourselves? The liberty movement doesn’t
revolve around Trump or the election, and it should NEVER rely on
martial law as a means to secure our safety. We can do this on our own
without asking permission or waiting to be led by a mascot.

It is true that the political left and conservatives are no longer
capable of finding common ground (except, interestingly, among some
moderate liberals that also stand against forced vaccinations and
medical mandates). In terms of the hard left, their cult is so far
beyond reality now that it would be impossible to reconcile. They live
on another planet and their frothing zealotry is too entrenched for
them to ever see reason.

In their delusional fantasies we are the ultimate villains, and they
are the “noble freedom fighters”. Of course, every single
establishment power platform in the corporate world, in Big Tech and
in the mainstream media is at their disposal, not to mention millions
in funding from globalist organizations like the Open Society
Foundation and the Ford Foundation, so this tale of the leftist
“underdog” makes us double over with laughter at times.

The majority of conservatives just want to be left alone to live our
lives the way we see fit. You know, like real Americans are supposed
to do. But this notion is not acceptable to collectivists. They argue
that we are “all part of a society”…THEIR society, and we must abide
by their ideologies and rules “for the greater good” or suffer the
consequences. In other words, you can check out anytime you like, but
you can never leave.

The fact is, groups in general are abstractions of the mind. Just
because someone declares that you are a part of their society does not
make it so. Walking away is every individual’s right as a human being.
Groups that survive and thrive tend to be built on shared values and
principles. They don’t all need to agree on every detail, but they
can’t be diametrically opposed in every way either.

Usually those with principles that match with an inherent sense of
conscience are the groups that most appeal to people.

That said, there are people in this world (around 1% to 5% of any
given population) that do NOT have inherent conscience, or they suffer
from an ingrained affliction called narcissism. These people are
attracted to movements that seek to dominate others, and they maintain
membership through force rather than appealing to principle. There is
no possible way that this group can ever coexist with people that
value freedom and empathy. At least, not without incredible conflict…

There is a large and growing opposition to pandemic lockdown measures,
social justice policies that amount to cultural Marxism, as well as
the prospect of a Biden presidency which would encourage both of these
travesties exponentially. It’s not all about Biden or the leftists,
obviously. The Reset goes far beyond them, but many conservatives are
looking at the problem more according to what is directly in front of
them and less according to the people behind the curtain.

In light of this the mainstream media is doing exactly what is it
designed to do – Create propaganda to “shame” anyone that dares to
oppose the prevailing establishment narrative. Their most recent
strategy is to label the conservative rebellion against the Reset as
“the new Confederacy”, and to bring up the specter of the Civil War.

This narrative is riding on the back of discussion among conservatives
and state politicians that the possibility of secession should be
explored in the wake of the growing impasse between leftists, the
globalist agenda, and freedom loving Americans.

The establishment and the useful idiots on the left will have none of
it. Despite the fact that all they talked about during the first two
years of Trump’s presidency was secession, now that the shoe is on the
other foot (if Biden enters the White House and maybe even if he
doesn’t) the SJWs and their media counterparts are FURIOUS at the idea
that conservatives might actually succeed where they failed.

Collectivists are good at destroying things, not creating things.
Their calls for secession were a joke because we all know they are
incapable of self sufficiency, and also they have no means of defense.
One look at short lived autonomous zones like “The CHAZ” will give you
insight to what would happen if leftists tried to separate within a
states. It would be a disaster for them.

When conservatives talk about separation, though, the leftists and
globalists listen. They might not ever admit it, but they know we are
actually capable of it.

To be clear, what I believe is happening is that conservatives are
being prodded and provoked, not to separate and organize but to
centralize. I think they want us to support actions like martial law
which would be considered totalitarian. Conservatives, the only
stalwart defenders of civil liberties, using military suppression and
abandoning the Bill of Rights to maintain political power? That is a
dream come true for the globalists in the long term. And despite
people’s faith in Trump, there are far too many banking elites and
globalists within his cabinet to ensure that such power will not be
abused or used against us later.

I think the concept of the “new confederacy” label being used by
leftists and the media reveals what they truly fear, though:

If they can get us to roll over for the lockdowns and medical tyranny
and a Biden dictatorship, they’re happy. If they can get us to support
martial law under a Trump “coup”, they’re happy. But what they don’t
want is for conservatives and moderates to form their own
organizational resistance not beholden to any singular political
figure or top down pyramid structure.

Such organization is happening right now. Millions of liberty minded
Americans are leaving leftist counties and states, taking their wealth
and businesses with them, and going to more conservative regions where
they feel they will be safer. There has not been an ideological
immigration like this in the US for well over a century. The reality
is that conservatives are congregating (FINALLY) and they are starting
to work together for their own security.

In my own area in Montana I have been running local open meetings on
preparedness and current events in the hopes of getting people on the
same page and networked in the event that the current crisis spills
over and rule of law breaks down. Or, in the event that there is an
attempt by the state or federal government to enforce medical lockdown
mandates where we live. These meetings have been expanding in the past
couple of months and needless to say, people in my town are not going
to submit to restrictions and do not plan to hide quietly in their
homes while their community and businesses are destroyed.

These groups are forming across the country, and thank God, because
without community organization there is ZERO chance of survival or
freedom for liberty minded Americans. As I’ve noted in some of my
latest articles, the rebellion against lockdowns and vaccination
mandates is visible even in hard-left states like California and New
York. There is much to be optimistic about. However, the fight is
going to be difficult and there will be ample vitriol leveled against
us as we successfully unify.

Organization requires a tit-for-tat philosophy to do well. Meaning,
everyone must take some risk in order to encourage others to join the
fight.

For example, conservatives want business owners to refuse to enforce
lockdown rules. But, if a business owner makes this courageous choice
and faces off with government health officials, then patriots need to
be there to back them up. This might even mean standing in the way of
law enforcement that is violating the constitutional rights of that
business.

I call this “creating a wall of worry”; many police and sheriffs are
not onboard with the enforcement of illegal mandates, but those that
are need to understand that there are potential consequences for doing
so. The wall of worry is a deterrent, and the larger the group of
people involved the better. Police are not going to risk escalation of
a fight over lockdown mandates if they realize that fight could go
badly for them. And, if people in their own departments are against
the lockdowns, the consequences double if they seek to enforce them.
They should be the ones worried, not us.

Health Department officials are even less likely to push the issue in
the face of opposition.

By extension, if your local sheriff’s department or police department
is standing against the unconstitutional mandates and the state or
federal government threatens them with repercussions, YOU must be
there to offer help and support. They are taking a risk for you, so
you must be willing to take a risk for them.

I am also hearing considerable chatter that many medical professionals
including doctors and nurses are going to REFUSE to take the poorly
tested and questionable Covid vaccine for fear of damaging side
effects. And why should they? Why take a vaccine for a virus that only
threatens less than 0.3% of the public outside of nursing homes?

Medical professionals are under immense pressure to take the vaccine
or lose their license to practice. Conservatives MUST defend them if
they rebel against mandatory vaccination.

This means helping them to set up their own clinics outside of the
controlled system where they can continue to aid people and still make
a living. This means networking liberty minded patients that need
treatments for various ailments to doctors and nurses that will not
demand they show a medical passport and will not report them to the
government. This means protecting doctors and nurses from retribution
should government officials try to punish or arrest them.

Communities will need to build their own localized economies, using
barter and trade and maybe even creating a local currency scrip
(hopefully backed by some kind of commodity). They are going to have
to insulate themselves from the lockdowns economically in order to
defy the lockdowns in a practical way. Otherwise, anyone that does not
conform to medical passports and contact tracing will be denied access
to the establishment controlled economy and die of poverty. We have to
create alternatives. We have to offer people a choice outside of
tyranny, otherwise many will go along with the tyranny.

Finally, conservative communities are going to have to provide for
their own security. Regardless of how the election situation actually
ends, and even if Trump stays in the White House and refuses to
concede, martial law is an unacceptable scenario. Conservatives don’t
need it anyway. We should be establishing localized security
(otherwise known as militias) composed of any able bodied person in
the community that wants to join. These militias would have to form as
unofficial organizations, as it is unlikely that state politicians
will sanction them.

That’s okay. We don’t need them to sanction our own security and
defense. Like I said, we can handle it ourselves.

In the meantime, the leftists will label us “brownshirts”, but as
mentioned they are the people that have proven over and over again to
be violent and totalitarian, so their accusations ring hollow. The
media will call us the “new confederacy”, which is funny because the
majority of the original confederates and slave owners during the
Civil War were Democrats.

We’ll set aside that irony and point out that people have an inherent
right to self defense and to freedom from oppression, and none of us
are slave owners. Anyone that calls for the globalist Reset is an
enemy of individual rights, and anyone that tries to enforce medical
tyranny is on the wrong side of history and of morality.

They can call us whatever they want and make erroneous historical
comparisons until they are blue in the face; it won’t change the fact
that we are seeking to be free and they are seeking to take that
freedom away. This is all that matters.





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tuesdayisoylentgreenday December 17, 2020 at 8:43 am
Reply

Agree with you, BUT… If the Democrats are not stopped and they take
office in Jan.. The first things coming down the road is GUN LAWS and
that will make things worse.. Do not know if there is time to get the
ball rolling on your program, before major problems come about.

    Brandon Smith December 17, 2020 at 9:05 am
    Reply

    It would be a dumb move on the part of the elites. A gun grab
would only speed up conservative organization a hundred-fold. I hope
they actually try it. They would be annihilated.
    Mark December 18, 2020 at 7:39 am
    Reply

    It looks like they’re going to try.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/atf-guidance-ar-15-pistols/2020/12/18/id/1002169/

Hugo December 17, 2020 at 11:36 am
Reply

Brandon interestingly enough the Georgia run off election is on Jan
5th to determine who controls the senate, and congress votes to
certify the upcoming president on January 6th. If Biden does get in
wouldn’t they want total Democrat control of government. House, Senate
and Presidency. They’ve overplayed they’re hand for sure
Who Cares December 17, 2020 at 2:01 pm
Reply

Could this EO be executed without mrtl lw ?

Maybe? If the evidence and presentation is convincing enough?

Crazy times…competing narratives constantly fracturing and
reorganizing according to who will play ball, with what evidence.

One things for sure, we are already a country divided against itself….
politically for now…but seems to be heating up quickly.

Info war indeed…its all about which narrative comes out on top, how
convinced the public is when it’s all laid out

    Who Cares December 20, 2020 at 8:37 pm
    Reply

    This could be done without martial law, using the insurrection
act…if…he has the proof, and goes after specific targets associated
with said proof …

    Insurrection act does not suspend constitutional law. It is used
to enforce rights, which the states refuse to enforce themselves, been
used many times in US, in support of our constitutional rights.

    Interestingly, seems the courts and state have been given plenty
of time, yet failed to act, despite plenty of evidence of voter rights
being…..abused.

    Of course….keeping the misinformed masses from burning the joint
down …better be some indisputable proof.

    See what happens but….Trump is a fighter, and he does have options.
        Brandon Smith December 20, 2020 at 10:45 pm
        Reply

        Unfortunately, Trump is surrounded by globalists within his
cabinet and any use of the Insurrection Act would undoubtedly lead to
full blown martial law and the erasure of the Bill Of Rights. Trump is
not important. Biden is not important. This is not a fight between
them, this is a fight between liberty minded people and the
globalists. Trump is NOT going to save us from that fight, and neither
will martial law.

Gauntlet33 December 17, 2020 at 3:40 pm
Reply

@Brandon, cool reference to the Eagles’ “Hotel California” song.
Also, I agree that Patriots must band up together now “tit for tat” to
through armed militias (“localized security” (as you put it) sounds so
much better), and be ready to fight a defensive battle when the riots
and/or martial law begin, which I believe will begin once the power
goes down, which they’ll initially say is looting of stores for food,
but will escalate for them to then send in the troops.
My question is: Will the globalists (who declare themselves to be
kings in this game) be captured and executed and wiped out, OR will
only their pawns be taken where they live to try global domination
again a few short decades from now? My gut tells me that most of the
globalists will hide and be spared, but we’ll find out.
Last, the irony of the secession movement reminds me of an actual
marriage, where one wants to leave, but then is pissed off when the
other pulls the trigger first.
P.S. I said it before, and I think it’s worth repeating: We all need
to make a list of our local mayors’, health department officials’,
Sheriff’s, and governors’ home addresses, etc. so that if/when SHTF,
we know where to go to “protest”.
JonJon December 17, 2020 at 3:41 pm
Reply

Don’t forget that anyone who questions the narrative are also called:
– Conspiracy Theorists
– White Supremacists
– White Nationalists
– White Privilege (cause we haven’t checked it)
– White Racists
Etc, etc, etc,

    Who Cares December 17, 2020 at 6:53 pm
    Reply

    Baseless character attacks designed to produce a desired emotional
response…or…make the target audience act as desired through rage and
fear, effectively shutting off the logical thinking which makes
humans….well….humans.

    Keep your balance, and keep yer thinkin hats on patriots

Implied Violins December 17, 2020 at 7:24 pm
Reply

Nice article, I agree, its time to get with your tribe and prepare to
fend off the invasion. And thanks for reminding people about not
getting on the martial law/”insurrection” train – I see people like
Dave Hodges, “Jim Stone NSA”, Alex Jones, and Mike Adams of Natural
News jumping on that bandwagon. It does make it easier to see who the
real patriots are, at least.

Being cynical as I am, I fully expect if that does happen, then all
those “sealed indictments” “Q” has been talking about are probably for
guys like us…and people STILL trust Trump. All he did was buy time for
the elites to finish building our prison. The Russian BS, sex
scandals, Supreme Court Justices, election crap, impeachment…it was
all grand theater to keep people from seeing what was really going
down: a carnival barker suckering the masses to distract them while
his audience gets fleeced.

ALL of this was about installing medical martial law. And I’m starting
to think you may be right about enough people standing up to the
vaccines to throw the elites into a panic. That alone may be enough to
unite the nation against them, but I’ll not let myself get lost in
“wishful thinking”.

    Mr. Crowley December 18, 2020 at 7:40 am
    Reply

    Well said. Hear, hear.
    Gauntlet33 December 18, 2020 at 9:21 am
    Reply

    @Implied Violins, I agree with you on all your points.

    Also, although we obviously have to resist, disobey, and fight
back, I tend to think that the globalists are so entrenched and
committed to their quest for global domination that they won’t back
off now and that they’re determined to go for it at all costs and will
throw all available weapons and schemes of attack even at the risk of
further being exposed. Dangerous times for sure, but I think freedom
will prevail as it did when they last tried this during WWII.
    Dawn December 19, 2020 at 10:59 am
    Reply

    I to have noticed the tendency of those you mentioned to support
the idea of martial law and calling for Trump to active the
Insurrection Act. These folks are either stupid or useful idiots for
the extreme leftists. In any case they all have large followings.
    Brandon is right on with his observations. I find myself waiting
for his next piece as he is about as real as it gets. Also appreciate
most of the comments here and learn from them as well!

Will December 17, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Reply

If you don’t already have a friendship with your county sheriff, you
should develop one ASAP. Then ask that sheriff to join CSPOA.org so
that they can learn how to legally defend YOUR
constitutionally-guaranteed rights against over-reaching bureaucrats.
If you know how to handle a weapon safely, the sheriff may choose to
deputize you and many of the other patriots in your county at times
when a larger defense is needed than just the sheriff alone.

    Gauntlet33 December 18, 2020 at 9:36 am
    Reply

    Great idea! I’m going to try to contact mine in Los Angeles County
today who public said he’s against the lockdowns:
https://www.rebelnews.com/la_county_sheriff_says_he_will_not_enforce_stay_at_home_or_other_lockdown_orders

    And we’re getting some legal momentum in our favor too as a Judge
Struck Down LA County Outdoor Dining Ban:
https://www.aier.org/article/judge-strikes-down-la-county-outdoor-dining-ban/

Dan December 17, 2020 at 8:04 pm
Reply

Why should we declare defeat and leave our nation. The radical
traitors should be arrested and sent to a special place.. x
communicated for ever. You can put them on a floating prison in the
middle of the ocean. We had a sovereign confederacy. That will not
work. We must eliminate the threat.

    Brandon Smith December 17, 2020 at 8:18 pm
    Reply

    Who said anything about “leaving”? Congregating and organizing is
not leaving, it’s the exact opposite; it’s preparing for a fight.
Also, eventually the elites will suffer consequences for their
actions, but it will be on OUR TERMS, because martial law is a trap
for fools. Support martial law and ultimate government power and you
are only helping the globalists. You become the enemy of freedom.
        Sam Calabrese December 21, 2020 at 10:49 pm
        Reply

        Brandon well said great article. If trump is with the elites,
martial law following the an insurrection act would then be beneficial
for the elites?

Mike December 18, 2020 at 12:58 am
Reply

I am in total agreeance with this blog entry. It is so difficult to
find, let alone, organize like minded people. Anyway thank you for
starting the resistance. It is hard to believe up until last year I
was just a normal family man enjoying my military retirement and now I
firmly believe that the world is being changed in real time to enslave
freedom loving people.

    Gauntlet33 December 18, 2020 at 9:39 am
    Reply

    It’s nice to hear that you being an ex-military guy know how to
use a gun and that you’re on OUR side. 🙂
    dipfrap December 18, 2020 at 3:03 pm
    Reply

    Thank God for Brandon and people like him waking people up.

Liberty2012 December 18, 2020 at 1:39 am
Reply

Brandon, what part of Montana are you organizing your meetings in? I’m
in Northwest Montana (Trout Creek / Thompson Falls), and would love to
join in, even if it’s a bit of a drive to get to participate. I have
much to learn, and much to share.

There are MANY patriots in the area, both homegrown and transplants,
who moved to get on stronger ground, and we are ready to defend from
leftist incursions. We need to be highly unified and active, as a
team. Surely, we must hang together, or we will all hang separately.

    Brandon Smith December 18, 2020 at 4:02 am
    Reply

    Eureka, about an hour from Libby. I’m happy to network and at
least get groups on a ham channel so we can communicate with each
other in the event of SHTF.
        Gauntlet33 December 18, 2020 at 9:41 am
        Reply

        Brandon, I’ve been thinking about getting a HAM RADIO. Which
one do you recommend? And I know nothing about them so please let me
know what channel I should tune to in order to hear you assuming the
internet goes down?
            TruthAtAllCosts December 18, 2020 at 2:28 pm
            Reply

            @Gauntlet33
            You seem to appreciate Brandon’s information. You should
consider subscribing to his newsletter. He answered this question in
his very first newsletter (and again after, even with added info on
how to improve it). All his newsletters are all available to buy. I
would recommend you get them all.
            Brandon Smith December 18, 2020 at 3:26 pm
            Reply

            If you are looking for quality, Yeasu radios are really
nice. It depends on your price range though.

manuel December 18, 2020 at 2:50 am
Reply

BALLS to the WALL – ACCEPT

Too many slaves in this world
Die by torture and pain
Too many people do not see
They’re killing themselves, going insane

Too many people do not know
Bondage is over the human race
They believe slaves always lose
And this fear keeps them down

Watch the damned (God bless ya)
They’re gonna break their chains (hey)
No, you can’t stop them (God bless ya)
They’re coming to get you
And then you’ll get your

Balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall
You’ll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall, balls to the wall

You may screw their brains
You may sacrifice them, too
You may mortify their flesh
You may rape them all

One day the tortured stand up
And revolt against the evil
They make you drink your blood
And tear yourself to pieces

You better watch the damned (God bless ya)
They’re gonna break their chains (hey)
No, you can’t stop them (God bless ya)
They’re coming to get you
And then you’ll get your

Balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall
You’ll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall, balls to the wall

Come on man, let’s stand up all over the world
Let’s plug a bomb in everyone’s ass
If they don’t keep us alive, we’re gonna fight for the rights

Build a wall with the bodies of the dead, and you’re saved
Make the world scared, come on, show me the sign of victory
Sign of victory, sign of victory
CRNA December 18, 2020 at 6:58 am
Reply

If 50% of all Doctors and Nurses take the vaccine and there are major
complications for all that took it at 6-12 months, who will be
providing healthcare in this country?

    Ron R December 19, 2020 at 10:51 am
    Reply

    All the rest of us with medical/health care training. I’m sure
globalists wouldn’t mind a crippling of our medical industry, as that
would give them further ammo centralize that as well.
        gauntlet33 December 19, 2020 at 11:44 pm
        Reply

        @Ron R, I agree. I figure it’s a win for the globalists on
many levels as they get to wipe out a big part of medical providers
and those that survive can then attest to it working for them for the
sheeple, and those that die will further be attributed as COVID
deaths. It’s no wonder they’ve been designated as the first round of
the proposed vaccinated.
            Ron R December 21, 2020 at 10:55 pm
            Reply

            Yes, and here’s something else to consider: The VAST
majority of health care workers (CNAs, doctors, nurses [I am one], and
others) are younger than the elderly set that is more likely to suffer
the effects of covid-19. Most of those in the health industry are not
at high risk (for dying from cv19 infection), and even if they did get
the virus, most of us would never know it, as we’d be asymptomatic. If
they really wanted to benefit humanity with the vaccine, why not start
with the most vulnerable groups? Why not speak with families of
residents in assisted living and nursing facilities? Probably because
they are not really interested in saving the lives of the elderly, as
that would run counter to their depopulation agenda. The elderly are
expendable, not “viable economically,” as I’ve heard some say.

Mr. Crowley December 18, 2020 at 7:34 am
Reply

One would like to believe that what you envision will work.
“what they don’t want is for conservatives and moderates to form their
own organizational resistance not beholden to any singular political
figure or top down pyramid structure. Such organization is happening
right now. Millions of liberty minded Americans are leaving leftist
counties and states, taking their wealth and businesses with them, and
going to more conservative regions where they feel they will be
safer.”
History has shown that there will be ‘pushback’ when those in power
feel that the status quo is threatened and a show of force is required
to reinforce control. Remember what happened to the Branch Davidians
and those at Ruby Ridge (to name two fairly recent examples)…

    Brandon Smith December 18, 2020 at 3:29 pm
    Reply

    Remember what happened at Bundy Ranch? And that was much more
recent. The Feds ran away when they realized they might actually start
a full blown revolution.
        Dawn December 19, 2020 at 11:02 am
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        That was awesome to see patriots gather together to stand
against the tyranny!
    Ron R December 19, 2020 at 10:55 am
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    Gotta remember that we are living in different times than that of
the Branch Davidians. Lovers of freedom will not go quietly into that
good night, and even if we get push-back, which we should certainly
expect, so what? We push back twice as hard. Sitting on the fence
hurts the rear end. Time for us to get off on one side or the other
and go all way.
    DaBuddha December 20, 2020 at 8:20 am
    Reply

    That wasn’t the case in a Waco TX

Quatermain December 18, 2020 at 8:22 am
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We do actually need a reset. A full Constitutional reset! Starting
with congress and then SCOTUS and if trump cannot pull it out then
POTUS as well. Then start shucking most federal laws of the last 100
years.

    Gauntlet33 December 18, 2020 at 9:45 am
    Reply

    Yup! I was just hearing on the radio today how we still have laws
against being drunk in public, even though it’s a victimless crime. In
general, every law where there’s no victim should be stricken.

Jon Apostolatos December 18, 2020 at 2:21 pm
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Guys, I believe this is what is happening behind the scenes for the
reset. This is NOT a conspiracy theory–just see the piece of the
puzzle come together.

1. As Brandon has shown many times, most investors are really stupid,
and think that the Fed can print unlimited amounts of money to bail
them out. The Fed actually gets its money through Treasury
authorization. Mnuchin has asked the Fed to give back the money it has
on hand, and ended 8 of the 12 programs to inject money into the
economy.
2. The Fed will be out of bullets soon and defanged. I wonder why?
3. Now they want to limit the powers of the Fed over the latest
stimulus bill. Why is that? Why are they all of the sudden saying that
the Fed emergency measure should end now, when we are running straight
into a wall?
J Bolton December 18, 2020 at 3:21 pm
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“What they don’t want you to consider is the third option – the people
taking power for THEMSELVES and removing power from those who would
abuse it.”
Game, Set and Match, Brandon…kudos therefore.

Indeed, there is – now – not a shred of common ground left existent
between those who love the Freedom and Liberty envisioned by the
Founders…and hence no further point in making efforts to ‘meet in the
middle’, which is non-existant.
Several times in the past few decades the notion of an actual State
secession from the United States has been mused on – most notably by
Texas – without that thought being given much shrift; NOW perhaps –
just perhaps! – that idea might actually be duly considered as an
actual alternative to the lunacy the Left is determined to ram down
everyone’s – else’s – throat.
“But when a long train of Abuses and Usurpations pursuing invariably
the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute
Despotism, it is their RIGHT, it is their DUTY, to throw off such
Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”
(emphasis added at points…)
Anyone who has ever read those words – even lightly or briefly – will
remember from whence they came from. So, have we seen enough as yet to
fully know what the opposing camp intends..or no? Dwell on it now, if
you have not already done so…for very soon it will have become too
late to act profitably in that sense. In short, there is a TIME to
act, to preclude the Fall of Night ere it happens…and not after.
As always, I am delighted to have amongst us a spokesman of Brandon’s
ability…many such are yet needed to impell those undecided – gently –
towards the Light. The notion of meeting force with force, slight for
slight does indeed diminish us and allowing ourselves to be drawn onto
a battlefield of THIER creation is the absolute worst thing I can
imagine; one whose outcome is all but certain and wholly unfavorable.
If we cannot live WITH those of that mindset, so be it! Then let US
live apart and seperately…or ELSE. The Union our Forefathers created
is clearly now Corrupted beyond recall, we should not allow any
further energy be expended in attempting to revive a corpse; it is a
fruitless endeavor.
Instead, the recent idea of the “United American Counties” might be
dwelt on – seriously – it’s necessities examined and considered
closely; time is becoming short, exceedingly short…obviously. In the
event that no one has noticed (yes, sarcasm!) The RED States comprise
the bulk of the land area of the (once) United States and if an actual
Secession – en masse – did occur, the the BULK of the natural
resources of the country would be on OUR side; Agriculture, available
Shale deposits, REFINERIES, etc. Frankly, I’d enjoy watching
Biden/Harris attempt to run a country split in half by a Red wedge
which leaves them with little other than an excess of ‘useless eaters’
and very little else.
As a final thought here, IF the other side entertained the idea of
Lincoln-type response to a demand for a peaceable Secession and
responded accordingly, then I would like to point out a single salient
point: the RANKS consist of our sons and daughters, our nieces and
nephews…give THAT order and not only will OUR’S walk away from you,
but they’ll also bring damn near everything they can lay thief hands
on – military equipment – when they come in no small part due to the
preponderance of military bases being in RED Country.
Dwell on that for a bit…think THRICE, act ONCE.

JustOneGuy
Zdravko December 18, 2020 at 11:31 pm
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Brandon, I discovered you by chance. I was trying to find second
opinion and was able to do that just because I persevered and found
you on 6th page of G search (and I should be good at it). So,
definitely not easy to find. This is my first post here. Two
questions.

(1) https://youtu.be/d2UfPcOrwTc How real is this and is there a
timeline? Short summary of a great video is that there is a
coordinated attack on protein supply and shift to whatever they call
meat these days
(2) I am in SF Bay Area now. Work, as you can guess. I am not American
yet, but chose to come here for variety of reasons other than poverty
and standard of living. However, I am utterly unprepared for what is
inevitable. I know math and software, not helpful for what is coming.
Ironically, I have strong connection to land (my family still has a
lot back there), but never truly learned how to work it (‘smart’ kids
do not work land, so they were saying). Adopting that lifestyle now
will create short term stress I may not survive. Long term, has to
happen. What are the tips for someone like me? Which skills I need to
acquire so I can feed my family through first 2-3 years until I
actually learn something?

Thank you again.

    Brandon Smith December 19, 2020 at 3:32 am
    Reply

    Yes, I noticed around a year ago that Google started burying links
that led to Alt-Market. You can still find them once in a while if you
are willing to go several pages into a search. To answer your
questions…

    1) I wrote an article not long ago about the globalist war on meat
and animal protein in our diet. Yes, there is indeed a plan to remove
animal protein in the name of “stopping global warming”. Meat protein
contains several important enzymes that are impossible to reproduce in
vegetable form, and these enzymes are known to increase cognitive
function in the human brain. Our brains were actually tiny until we
became omnivores and started eating meat, after which our brain
evolution exploded and our intelligence grew exponentially. It is my
belief that the globalists (the UN in particular has been on a crusade
against meat in our diet) are trying to remove animal protein because
within a couple generations this would make the average person less
intelligent and easier to control. Here is my article on the subject:

    https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/why-elitist-establishment-so-obsessed-meat

    2) Your best option for now is to retain a location outside of the
city that will be safer during a breakdown in rule of law. Next,
stockpile necessities including bulk foods – At least a year’s worth
to start with, more if you have the money. Finally, if possible,
obtain a firearm and some ammo. I don’t know how if you aren’t a US
citizen yet, and I’m not going to suggest how you should go about it;
all I’m saying is you are going to need one. After doing all of this,
you can then start focusing on skill sets. I would try to learn a
trade skill that involves fixing useful items, such as small engines.
Welding and fabrication would be another useful skill. Use the skill
as a means to barter for items in the future, and over time you can
learn to grow your own food if you have some land to do it. The most
important step is to secure that first year of survival goods and
finding a safe place to move you and your family if things go bad.
        Zdravko December 19, 2020 at 10:20 am
        Reply

        Thank you, Brandon. I am moving to a more conservative area,
still in CA though. Not ideal, but probably better than here.
    DaBuddha December 20, 2020 at 8:29 am
    Reply

    We Korean Americans eat lots of rice. That was our survival food.
We didn’t waste a single grain. I recommend adding rice to your
emergency food supply.

Ron R December 19, 2020 at 10:42 am
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I am one of those nurses who will under no circumstance take the
vaccine. I have a business and have several nurses who work for me. I
will require none of them to get the vaccine, although some of them
would accept it as a condition of employment, but as I said, I will
not require them to get it, and I actually discourage them from
getting it.
However…
The work we do is mandated and supported by state regulators from the
state’s DHHS office. If they require that I get the vaccine (and by
extension require that our nurses also be vaccinated) before we can go
into medical facilities to render the third party services that we
provide, then we will lose our business, completely.
I have a brother who stocks shelves at a local Walmart. I never
thought I would see the day where he has more job security than I do.
But whether or not I am supported by others, I’ll do what I know is
the right thing.
Brad December 19, 2020 at 10:48 am
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The faux left (actually intolerant brown shirts in the service of the
‘cap’) of today are the captured descendants of a grassroots left that
fought for and won many a battle, at great cost in lives, that
bettered the lives of the working classes against a far right wing of
combined industrialists and financial interests. This is a known
history. However as that may have been that old left has been
destroyed by nefarious means (all being fair in love and war) and what
remains is a totally corrupted version given its mission statement by
those same industrialists and bankers but with their now world
spanning interests stated openly as the 4th industrial revolution, the
great reset, sustainable development-global warming-biodiversity
concern et al with all the disguise of feel good rhetoric that also
serves as a means to and end. The spectrum of working class
conservatives, from the professional to common workers. stood by and
watched with glee as the old left was destroyed. Now the same forces
which destroyed that old left is coming to destroy the conservatives
using the new bastardized fascist ‘left’ as the battering ram. In fact
in Britain it is called the New Left. While I fell sorry for the
conservatives of today who will be sold out by the pragmatic self
interests of elected conservative representatives, under grand
political theater, it is my belief that those freedom loving
conservatives must try and make contact with the few remaining freedom
loving lefties to avoid being spun from both their more vital
democratic principles into the waiting arms of the pyramid cap funded
radicals on both ends of the spectrum. This as dialogue is destroyed
and sides of the lesser evil have to be chosen. I’m a old leftie to
some extent but also a reformed leftie and I see that I have much more
in common with democracy and freedom loving conservatives under the
threats seen today than any minor differences in comparison to the
existential crisis of humanity’s survival against the anti human
agendas of the metaphysical mistakes and their golden handcuffed
minions that serve them. Bastions of freedom must have a large enough
tent to accommodate all who choose human freedom and dignity over the
very dark future being rolled out now. It is a game of numbers and our
side needs all it can get. WE, underscored in neon, must also learn to
organize OUR people to be effective. Saul Alinsky provided US the way
to do this in his book ‘Rules for Radicals.” These rules are now in
use against US at the local level and WE must learn to turn the tables
and use those rules to regain what has been lost. Not easy when the
likes of a soulless Sorros put over two million dollars in a county
sheriff campaign but eminently winnable when the truth of the true
nature of inalienable rights are understood as the gift that was given
to human kind.
Bliss December 20, 2020 at 7:46 am
Reply

Anyone have suggestions for low income people living in large cities,
like NYC, that would like to move to more rural areas? People with no
hunting/fishing skills, no backwoods skills, and no
connections/relationships with anyone outside of where they now live?

    Brandon Smith December 20, 2020 at 3:55 pm
    Reply

    I would suggest finding a family member or good friend willing to
move with you to a new area and then planning it out. If no one will
move, then it really does not matter where you go, you could throw a
dart at a map of the US and as long as you don’t land on a major city
you would be better off than being in NY.
        Bliss December 21, 2020 at 7:18 am
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        Thanks, Brandon.
    Gauntlet33 December 21, 2020 at 10:49 am
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    @Bliss, I agree with Brandon, with the exception that if you’re
going to move, then I would suggest moving south to be away from the
extreme cold temperatures you’re in as there’s lots of very affordable
housing in rural areas all the way down to Florida.
        Bliss December 21, 2020 at 2:43 pm
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        Thanks, Gauntlet33
        South would be my first pick.
        Brandon Smith December 21, 2020 at 4:15 pm
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        Florida has a massive population, so I would avoid it. Also, a
cold winter is not always a bad thing; it helps stop wandering looters
from moving around too much.
            Ted Baber December 21, 2020 at 8:36 pm
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            Brandon,
            I’ve read your articles for a long time and appreciate
your work. Northwest Florida is not that densely populated and is
strongly conservative. There is a lot of military representation here
as well. I won’t give specifics about location but there are places to
go here. Sorry, but I’m not a big fan of snow, either!
                Brandon Smith December 21, 2020 at 8:46 pm

                I lived in NW Florida near Pensacola for several
years; the problem is the population density is very high for the
entire state, and that includes the NW. Also, it’s very flat, and warm
year round; meaning, groups of looters and desperate migrants will
have an incredibly easy time roaming the region looking for handouts
(or easy targets). If you live in Florida then I guess you have to
work with what you got, but as a preparedness expert I would never
recommend people relocate there when there are so many better options
in terms of safety and security.

Implied Violins December 20, 2020 at 11:33 pm
Reply

Just an FYI: this article has not posted yet on Zero Hedge. That site
has undergone some radical changes in the last year, and certainly in
the last month, that have completely gutted what it once was: a
bastion of truth and information sharing, especially in the comments
section. So I wonder if Brandon touched some nerves with this article
that upset their new owners? Just wondering out loud…

    Chevrus December 21, 2020 at 8:46 am
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    Yes ZH has changed alot. As a longtime lurker I didnt bother to
log in until somewhat recently.
    I use it as a place to get a laugh or two at the dark comedy.
    cowboy69 December 21, 2020 at 6:01 pm
    Reply

    You mean 2016,once the Jesuit pied-piper ran for prez!Zh is owned
by Serco out of the UK.
    Ron R December 21, 2020 at 11:00 pm
    Reply

    They just publish anything and everything. One article will be
about evidence that covid-19 was planned, a part of the “great reset,”
while the very next article might be on the latest “death toll” from
the disease, written as if a liberal wrote it.

Gauntlet33 December 21, 2020 at 4:01 pm
Reply

Also, I was thinking that people should make a list with addresses of
nearby farmers with whom to trade or buy from in case SHTF.
Aware December 21, 2020 at 7:09 pm
Reply

Brandon – what do you think about the “4th industrial revolution”?

    Brandon Smith December 21, 2020 at 8:47 pm
    Reply

    It’s just another name for the “great reset, which is just another
name for “the new world order”.