One thing I would say about employment in the UK is that much of it is ZHC and combined with insane housing costs many people are literally unable to survive without UC.
When we were at school they told us that the "worst thing ever" would be to be stuck in a "dead esnd job" doing the same thing day in day out.
Well in the present times, a set regular job that pays even minimum wage is almost aspirational to many people and I am sorry but it just isn't right.
You are right of course PC, it just isn't right, but it is where we have landed up because capital (shareholders and CEOs) have hijacked the corporate income stream, converted investments into debt (by share-buyouts) and starved the actual producers (workers) who are now voting with their feet. I believe this trend will continue however much they are coerced into returning to the 'office'.
The scamdemic changed a lot, causing workers to pause, take stock, and realise they were being exploited by GloboCap. The younger generations will not accept this situation and are even now doing their own thing. When advanced economies implode (as ours is doing now) people will make their own plans. Just looking at some failed states around the world allows you to see the results. Here's Venezuela for example - but of a read - but interesting lessons:
So weird that you mention Venezuela because I will admit I didn't know much about it until I worked with a whole load of Venezuelans in a warehouse at Christmas in 2019.
Opened my eyes, it really did.
I am going to read your link as well so thank you for that.
But then you can move on to Sri Lanka, Lebanon, and maybe Libya? All are missing from the MSM - forgotten on the scrapheap of history after 15 minutes of notoriety. The number of failed states is enormous and growing which means so much suffering in the world is hidden.
And this is true of my own little village which is inundated with many rich Londoner's having discovered Bruton during lockdown and realised their city life is a disaster, apart from the money; which of course many are discovering other priorities in their lives now. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/failed-states
I saw a local delivering a food package to a neighbour a few weeks ago and asked what she was doing. She said she was a volunteer with the local food bank. What, in Bruton, I was shocked? She said she had 60 customers, all hidden, suffering in silence and alone. I do what I can to help, but it's never enough and it's not getting any better.
The hell games continue in the US and UK, always postponing the pain. Maybe I shall be wrong in thinking the end of the game is in progress. The WEF and all thoughts of a central anything producing improvements in lives is always the dream that can never happen. The best governments take a minimalist approach to managing affairs but that doesn't please those who wish to control. So the cycle tries again.
We seem to have lost a lot in recent years in terms of actual freedom. The Mises article reflects that well as people of good character no longer serve our institutions. Not sure how we get them back.
Neither do I understand how we can reverse the trend HH, but I do know that it has to revert to fearless leaders with character, integrity, honesty and authenticity before we can return to an equitable world where people cooperate and act in love rather than fear. In my counselling work I have found the most common root-cause of many dysfunctions is that of fear; our leaders are consumed by it - you can see it everyday in the news.
Fear has enveloped our modern world. Everywhere people are in fear. They fear insecurity, hunger, disease, neighbours, governments, conflict, but most of all they fear knowledge and the truth which they find frightening. This is why Adlai Stevenson declared: “The tragedy of our day is the climate of fear in which we live.” Although I don't think it has always been so - in the 1940/50s as a young child, I was not aware of fear in myself nor my parents, yet we were poor as measured against the excesses of today.
Perhaps it is because we have so much 'stuff', and see our neighbours with even more, that we fear losing what we have or not getting what we want, rather than just modest need? Our possessions have become an identity of who we are and we have forsaken faith as our spiritual spine has weakened and shrivelled. Laura Dodsworth used that expression in her book:
Certainly it is futile to imbibe the mental regurgitations of fear-struck earthlings, who readily admit they are floundering in the fog of fear. Rather we must go to one who speaks authoritatively, namely Jesus.
In response to a question concerning the consummation of this system of things, the greatest prophet who ever lived said: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be great earthquakes and in one place after another pestilences and food shortages, and there will be fearful sights.” Luke 21:10, 11,
The calm before the storm Greg - then when it blows over - and the clouds are scudding across the sky - the sun peeps out - and all is calm and wonderful again! This the cycle of nature. Heave to - batten down - go below with a good single malt and enjoy the ride!
One thing I would say about employment in the UK is that much of it is ZHC and combined with insane housing costs many people are literally unable to survive without UC.
When we were at school they told us that the "worst thing ever" would be to be stuck in a "dead esnd job" doing the same thing day in day out.
Well in the present times, a set regular job that pays even minimum wage is almost aspirational to many people and I am sorry but it just isn't right.
You are right of course PC, it just isn't right, but it is where we have landed up because capital (shareholders and CEOs) have hijacked the corporate income stream, converted investments into debt (by share-buyouts) and starved the actual producers (workers) who are now voting with their feet. I believe this trend will continue however much they are coerced into returning to the 'office'.
The scamdemic changed a lot, causing workers to pause, take stock, and realise they were being exploited by GloboCap. The younger generations will not accept this situation and are even now doing their own thing. When advanced economies implode (as ours is doing now) people will make their own plans. Just looking at some failed states around the world allows you to see the results. Here's Venezuela for example - but of a read - but interesting lessons:
http://thesaker.is/reporters-diary-from-venezuela/
So weird that you mention Venezuela because I will admit I didn't know much about it until I worked with a whole load of Venezuelans in a warehouse at Christmas in 2019.
Opened my eyes, it really did.
I am going to read your link as well so thank you for that.
But then you can move on to Sri Lanka, Lebanon, and maybe Libya? All are missing from the MSM - forgotten on the scrapheap of history after 15 minutes of notoriety. The number of failed states is enormous and growing which means so much suffering in the world is hidden.
And this is true of my own little village which is inundated with many rich Londoner's having discovered Bruton during lockdown and realised their city life is a disaster, apart from the money; which of course many are discovering other priorities in their lives now. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/failed-states
I saw a local delivering a food package to a neighbour a few weeks ago and asked what she was doing. She said she was a volunteer with the local food bank. What, in Bruton, I was shocked? She said she had 60 customers, all hidden, suffering in silence and alone. I do what I can to help, but it's never enough and it's not getting any better.
The hell games continue in the US and UK, always postponing the pain. Maybe I shall be wrong in thinking the end of the game is in progress. The WEF and all thoughts of a central anything producing improvements in lives is always the dream that can never happen. The best governments take a minimalist approach to managing affairs but that doesn't please those who wish to control. So the cycle tries again.
Yes HH - so true. HMG even had a report about minimising the Establishment - they buried it!
https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/2791/pdf/
And Mises has a good assessment on the failure of liberal democracy in the 21st century:
https://mises.org/wire/progressives-liberal-democracy-has-failed-radical-decentralization-answer
We seem to have lost a lot in recent years in terms of actual freedom. The Mises article reflects that well as people of good character no longer serve our institutions. Not sure how we get them back.
Neither do I understand how we can reverse the trend HH, but I do know that it has to revert to fearless leaders with character, integrity, honesty and authenticity before we can return to an equitable world where people cooperate and act in love rather than fear. In my counselling work I have found the most common root-cause of many dysfunctions is that of fear; our leaders are consumed by it - you can see it everyday in the news.
Fear has enveloped our modern world. Everywhere people are in fear. They fear insecurity, hunger, disease, neighbours, governments, conflict, but most of all they fear knowledge and the truth which they find frightening. This is why Adlai Stevenson declared: “The tragedy of our day is the climate of fear in which we live.” Although I don't think it has always been so - in the 1940/50s as a young child, I was not aware of fear in myself nor my parents, yet we were poor as measured against the excesses of today.
Perhaps it is because we have so much 'stuff', and see our neighbours with even more, that we fear losing what we have or not getting what we want, rather than just modest need? Our possessions have become an identity of who we are and we have forsaken faith as our spiritual spine has weakened and shrivelled. Laura Dodsworth used that expression in her book:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/State-Fear-government-weaponised-Covid-19/dp/1780667205
Certainly it is futile to imbibe the mental regurgitations of fear-struck earthlings, who readily admit they are floundering in the fog of fear. Rather we must go to one who speaks authoritatively, namely Jesus.
In response to a question concerning the consummation of this system of things, the greatest prophet who ever lived said: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be great earthquakes and in one place after another pestilences and food shortages, and there will be fearful sights.” Luke 21:10, 11,
It's quite depressing. So who is Hunt actually representing? Oh, I know the answer.
The calm before the storm Greg - then when it blows over - and the clouds are scudding across the sky - the sun peeps out - and all is calm and wonderful again! This the cycle of nature. Heave to - batten down - go below with a good single malt and enjoy the ride!