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The History of the Future: Trends 2012
Gerald Celente
Lew
Rockwell.com
Monday, Oct 19th, 2009
Autumn 2012, the “Greatest Depression”
has spread worldwide. Billions are unemployed, homeless and
desperate. Countries bankrupt, trade pacts broken, tariffs rise,
borders close.
Protectionist, nationalist and anti-globalization movements
have moved out of the margins and into the mainstream. Immigrants
brought in during boom times – blamed for bringing down
wages, stealing jobs and rising crime – are being rounded
up and deported.
Despite differences between the 1930’s Great Depression
and today’s “Greatest Depression,” unsettling
similarities conjure up memories of pre-World War II. From the
United Kingdom to Russia, war drums eerily beat.
China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore – all countries
that ramped up production to meet insatiable business and consumer
demands of the prior decade – fight for survival.
Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, long industrialized and export
driven, blame China for their mounting trade imbalances, internal
strife and Southeast Asian instability.
Mexico, once the US resort/retirement retreat, is as dangerous
as the Congo, and its government – what’s left of
it – is equally ruthless.
Across much of South America, depression, coups and wars prevail;
few nations have been spared.
In Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan it’s the same news,
different year, different body count: “Five US troops
killed in Afghanistan.” “US drone attack kills 60
civilians in Pakistan.” “Car bomb blast kills 47
in Iraq.”
In the eleven years since President George W. Bush promised
to bring Osama bin Laden back “dead or alive,” there
have been more Elvis sightings than traces of bin Laden.
The US military asks for more troops, more money and more time.
The President and Congress plunder the treasury and sacrifice
more lives all under the pretext of keeping America Al Qaeda-free.
The Israeli-Palestinian peace process remains permanently and
violently stalemated.
Iran, having forged a business/military alliance with China
and Russia, is now a Nuclear Club member, and the world is forced
to deal with it.
Oil-rich nations, having sunk trillions and lost trillions
in high stakes investments, are trying to cope with internal
rebellion and decreased demand for their only cash crop.
India’s miracle economy has run out of miracle, pushing
it back into Third World conditions. Incessant flare-ups with
Pakistan carry nuclear implications.
Canada, Australia and New Zealand are not in great shape, but
compared to most other nations, they seem like paradise.
Africa is Africa. Not much has changed. Corruption, poverty
and conflict prevail. Despots and dictators vie for control.
Newly emerging colonial powers outmaneuver old colonial powers
to commandeer rich lodes of natural resources.
A few countries flourish, some even in the middle of regional
hotspots. Smart citizenry, good leadership, a little luck, energy
and resource self-sufficient – they saw the trends coming
and made proactive decisions.
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