When I was seven or eight years old, marbles was a favorite activity during recess. Many of the boys my age would come to school with a pocket full of marbles. By the end of the school day, we'd have either two pockets full of marbles, or none at all. One game involved all the players putting his marbles into a hole (the wager). The first player to sink his shooting marble into the hole from a distance won the pot (all the marbles in the hole).
It was loads of fun, and, of course, we tried to squeeze in as many games as possible during the recess. Unfortunately, we were always in the middle of a game when the bell sounded that recess was over. There was no time, or willingness, to end the game orderly, or to allow each player to recoup his wager from the hole. The bell signaled a new game. It was called, "Razoo!" Players, screaming "RAZOO," would dive towards the hole and grab as many marbles as they could. Even non-players could participate. It was an all against all mad dash to grab marbles and run back to class. It wasn't fair by any standards, but it was the law of the playground.
What does a child's game have to do with my thesis, "Is it time to short America?" When I began thinking about writing this diary, That old game popped into my mind. It might not be the perfect analogy, but it works, in my opinion. It seems to me that the America's bell is ringing. All of it's wealth has accumulated into one hole, and greedy hands are desperately trying to grab their share. The game is over. Unfortunately, most of us get left out.
Lets look around, shall we. What do we see. We see an environment in which all of our treasured institutions are collapsing. Churches have become focused on protecting its child abusers, or scamming the poor, elderly, and ignorant of its limited resources. The hoax is alive and well in spite of the obvious.
Our government, at all levels, is corrupt, anti-science, and self destructive. Scientific facts are now considered to be "lies from the pit of hell." In the United States the poor, the minorities, and women are being systemically prevented from voting. We are lied into meaningless wars. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?
Our press has been hijacked. It's become a profit center chasing clicks, not chasing real news. Advertisers are allowed to push fake medicines, and junk science on our airwaves. Verifiable bogus media like The Blaze, Fox, AM radio, and Newsmax are now considered mainstream. CNN, CBS, and the others have mailed it in and are now chasing Fox viewers. CNBC is a total corporate shill who hates the very government that saved it's ass. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?
America's corporate community has devolved into an immoral, tax evading, bribery riddled, nation hating, quarterly driven spread sheet. The banks are the new Bonnie and Clyde. CEO pay is obscene and is not based on performance.
Our heroes are fakes and frauds. Athletes, college and professional, are cheating across the board. Name a sport that isn't stained by performance enhancing drugs, cheating, bribes, point shaving, violence, etc.
More importantly, the nation is divided. Dangerously divided, imv. Our politicians are willing to crash our financial system for partisan reasons. Half of them WANT the country to SHUT DOWN just so they can blame the black man in the White House. They freely create tragic jams to punish their own constituents. Half of the citizenry has armed to the teeth for the cumming apocalypse. We can't even agree to outlaw high capacity drums. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?
I could go on and on and on. I could link the loons screaming dangerous claptrap at town halls. Or the ignorant masses from a Sarah Palin rally. We could write a book. Heck, books have been written.
Where do we get the leadership to save us? The church? The press? Government? No, all have become dysfunctional. It's not going to come from the people. It turns out, we're a nation as dumb as a bag of hammers. The fact that so many of us are blind or incapable of recognizing the obvious should send up warning signs. The bell has rung. The pile of marbles has been pillaged. The game is over. To believe that things will all work out is naive.
It's time to admit what is happening. It's time to save ourselves as best we can. Vote with our feet. And bet against America. There, I said it. What the means is open to suggestion. Short stocks. Hunker down in progressive communities. Focus on day to day living. I've come to the conclusion that the nation is finished. Short America. It's time to protect ourselves because they are screaming RAZOO!
