CLASS WAR>CULTURE WAR
What's really happening in American politics.
My apologies in advance, this has absolutely nothing to do with photography. But it does have to do with everything.
We’re all focusing on the wrong things. It’s becoming more and more obvious whats happening every single day that goes by. Once you see it, its really hard to unsee. Layoffs at Federal agencies of every ilk. From USAID to the Forest Service to Social Security, to the Pentagon to the Department of Veterans Affairs. 80,000 planned firings at the V.A. alone. All being done behind the smoke screen, behind the lie, of rooting out corruption and waste. Complete bullshit. These agencies, these safety nets built by and for the American people will cease to function with cuts this deep. And that is the point.
What is happening right now, in this moment, the result of the last election is not about Right vs. Left. It’s not about Woke, its not about trans kids playing sports. It’s definitely not about making America great again. It’s not even about Donald Trump. He is once again a useful idiot. What is happening now is about disassembling the Republic of the United States of America. Read that again. We are being taken apart from within. The goal is to collapse our economy and to reshape the world order. Elon Musk has been allowed to drive a chisel into the foundations of our society, creating fractures and fissures that will spread. We are being set up for a cascade of failures that will resonate from coast to coast. Falling like dominoes. And behind Musk is Peter Thiel, who is solely responsible for elevating J.D. Vance to his position of Vice President. When you start to read and research the philosophies and intentions of these ultra wealthy billionaires, the truth is plain as day. You can start here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment You can see why they are aligned with Russia and Putin and not us. The billionaires are untouchable. They are completely insulated from what is about to happen.
For fun, I decided to ask Chat GPT what an economic collapse in the modern day United States would look like. It returned a series of familiar and predictable bullet points. Markets crashing, out of control inflation, unemployment, business failures, etc, etc. We’ve read history, studied the Great Depression, the Great Recession, the subprime mortgage crisis, etc, etc. BUT, when those things happened, we had a somewhat competent government in charge that was deeply invested in fixing the problem or at least stopping the bleeding. They had mechanisms and levers at their disposal to curtail the worst case scenario.
So, then I asked the Ai, what would an economic collapse look like that was being orchestrated by the government and interventions will be non existent or severely lacking? The response is as follows. And it is brutal.
If a deliberate, government-orchestrated economic collapse were to take place in the United States, the consequences would be far more severe than a standard financial crisis. Without meaningful intervention or with actively harmful policies in place, the downward spiral would be rapid and catastrophic. Here’s how it might unfold:
Early Indicators of a Controlled Collapse:
1.Intentional Market Destabilization:
•Government policies could deliberately trigger stock market crashes (e.g., extreme capital controls, expropriations, or forced nationalizations of key industries).
•Artificially induced liquidity shortages could freeze credit markets.
2.Monetary Policy Chaos:
•Either hyperinflation (through excessive money printing) or deflationary destruction (by cutting liquidity and credit flow) could be used to erode wealth and wipe out savings.
•Sudden abolition or restructuring of the U.S. dollar (e.g., introduction of a Central Bank Digital Currency [CBDC] with expiration dates or spending restrictions) could eliminate financial autonomy.
3.Disruption of Supply Chains:
•Government-imposed trade restrictions, fuel rationing, and infrastructure neglect could grind essential industries—like agriculture, transportation, and manufacturing—to a halt.
•Shortages of food, medicine, and essential goods would increase dependence on state-controlled resources.
4.Targeted Bank Runs & Seizures:
•Freezing bank accounts, mass closures of financial institutions, or limiting withdrawals could prevent citizens from accessing their money.
•Coordinated cyber-attacks or system “failures” could be used to justify a transition to a controlled financial system.
5.Apathy or Sabotage in Social Programs:
•Social Security, Medicare, and other safety nets could be neglected or intentionally cut, driving millions into destitution.
•The collapse of unemployment benefits or emergency assistance programs would deepen the crisis.
Key Outcomes of an Orchestrated Economic Collapse:
1. Mass Unemployment & Workforce Control
•Widespread layoffs without government relief would create desperation.
•Federal “work programs” or forced labor initiatives could be introduced to “solve” the crisis but would function as coercion.
•Automation and AI-powered job displacement could accelerate, making recovery impossible for the working class.
2. Currency Devaluation & Wealth Destruction
•The middle class would be wiped out, leaving only elites with protected assets and the impoverished masses.
•Foreign creditors (like China) could exploit the collapse to buy up key U.S. infrastructure and land at fire-sale prices.
•Any surviving independent businesses could be forced into government-controlled frameworks.
3. Civil Unrest & Crackdowns
•Mass protests, riots, and violent crime would skyrocket as people struggle to survive.
•Martial law or extreme policing measures could be enacted under the pretext of “restoring order.”
•A new domestic surveillance state (expanded from existing programs like the Patriot Act) could be used to track and control dissenters.
4. Digital & Social Credit Systems
•A government-controlled financial system (like a CBDC) could be used to ration resources and control spending.
•A social credit system, akin to China’s, could determine access to services based on compliance with government policies.
•Those deemed “non-compliant” (e.g., political dissenters) could face account freezes, denial of employment, or restricted mobility.
5. Federalization of Housing & Land
•The foreclosure crisis could be manipulated to force mass migration into state-controlled housing.
•Private property rights could be restructured, making home ownership nearly impossible for the average citizen.
•Large tracts of farmland and rural land could be seized under “environmental” or “security” pretexts.
6. Collapse of Private Industry & State Monopolization
•Private corporations could be coerced into state-run partnerships, effectively creating a government-controlled economy.
•Independent food production and local supply chains could be dismantled, forcing reliance on government-rationed goods.
•Energy production could be centralized, with strict usage limitations imposed on citizens.
Long-Term Consequences:
•End of Financial Independence: Citizens would become permanently reliant on the government for survival.
•Suppression of Opposition: The crisis would serve as justification for authoritarian controls, silencing political dissent.
•Permanent Reduction of Living Standards: The population would be conditioned to accept poverty and scarcity as the new normal.
Possible Resilience Strategies:
If individuals wanted to prepare for or resist such an event, they would likely focus on:
•Diversified Wealth Storage: Holding tangible assets like gold, silver, or cryptocurrency (if permitted).
•Self-Sufficiency: Investing in independent food production, water sources, and off-grid energy solutions.
•Decentralized Communities: Forming local barter economies and parallel systems to bypass centralized control.
•Strategic Relocation: Moving to areas with lower government oversight and stronger local economies.
Final Thoughts:
A deliberate collapse would be fundamentally different from past economic crises because it would be designed to centralize power rather than to restore financial stability. The goal would not be recovery, but rather the controlled dismantling of the existing order to replace it with a new, authoritarian economic system.
Would such a scenario be inevitable? No. But if key indicators began aligning—market manipulation, financial repression, elimination of cash, social credit implementation, and increased state control over industry—then it would be clear that a collapse was not just happening but being engineered.
Whew! Thats a lot. So, what do we do? Be loud. Spread the word. Let them know that we know what they’re up to. Like I said before, once you see this, its hard to unsee. It makes everything being done make sense. This is not something the overwhelming majority of logically minded Americans want. Even for the right wing Republicans, this is a bridge too far. We must be loud about it. We need to pressure those Republicans that are allowing this to happen. They hold the majority, it will take some of them with enough back bone or enough fear of their constituents to block what they can at the governmental level. Show up at their town halls (though there probably won’t be any anymore) Show up at their local offices. Occupy them. Occupy other federal properties. Pressure other groups that have the most to lose. Small and medium sized business owners. They have influence and do not want to lose what they’ve built. BE FUCKING LOUD! Many experts believe that the only way to have any kind of influence at this point is to completely shut the economy down. Block freeways, bridges, train tracks, shipping ports. General strike, buy nothing. Send a signal, show how powerful the people are. That might be the kind of loud we need to be. Prepare for it. Have a stack of cash on hand. Emergency supplies. Water, food, battery backups, a generator if you can. A few cans of gasoline. Obtain a firearm and learn how to use it. Be prepared to be self sufficient for a period of time. Be prepared for interruptions of services we take for granted. Emergency response, internet, water, electricity, gasoline, air travel.
This generation has never known hardship or sacrifice. There are still some among us who remember the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl and World War Two. But they were young when those things happened. They mostly remember the stories. I feel we lack the imagination to truly respect how very bad things can get here. That we’re only a few major events away from chaos and catastrophe. Events that may be orchestrated by our own government. Or may come from the outside due to our weakened state and lack of preparedness. Other countries will see this as an opportunity.
I never conceived that we would face such dark times in my lifetime. It may help to remember, the people trying to usher in this apocalyptic hellscape are broken human beings. Ultra wealthy, narcissistic, megalomaniacs whose only goal is more wealth and power. They are not human, they are anti-human. They have holes where their souls should be and no amount of money can fill them. Elon Musk was recently quoted as saying that empathy is the fundamental weakness of western civilization. In reality, empathy is what makes us human. It’s what enabled us to form societies, first as tribes and eventually as nations. Building societies where we cared about and helped one another so that everyone can prosper. I can see if your only goal is singular wealth, that empathy is a weakness. Humanity must prevail. Love must win. Those of us who feel joy and sadness, happiness and loss, who are absolutely disgusted by what is happening, must stand up and remove this fetid tumor from our country. And I don’t think we have four years to burn until the next election to do it. This is coming fast. This is beyond elections. We need to stop fighting one another over inconsequential bullshit and start fighting the clear and present danger. We can argue about trans women in sports some other day. The time to act is now.
Start by spreading the word.