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Episode 382: The Week In Review From A Libertarian’s Perspective(5-18-2013)…
Show Summary:
No notes for today’s show, cause I really did not feel like categorizing everything I said on today’s podcast. So I’m just going to include the gist of today’s podcast in the summary. And the main reason for this is because this show, in its entirety, is a rant against the totalitarian government that has simply became too large and uncontrollable in modern America.
I personally feel that we, the average citizens of the US still have a say in what is happening in our country. In the podcast, I refer to the citizens as the adults and the government as a child that has simply gotten away with too much. Unfortunately, the parents have been horrible adults. But like most adults, we can regain control of our behaviorally challenged child by simply being firm in our conviction and saying, “Enough is enough.”
This will not be easy, as the voting system that we believe in as a representation of true democratic freedom is a farce. The needed change can only take place in grassroots movements, where community and trust is built. Acting together, there is unity and corporation towards a common a goal. The rescue of our once great country from the clutches of quasi tyrants and thugs. The saving of our nation is a worthwhile endeavor, as other people from across the world still look at America as a bastion of freedom and true hope.
When we look to our politicians for answers to these problems, we see cowards and liars. Leadership is needed, not cowardly politicians who point fingers at each other when there is problems on the horizon. A true leader takes responsibility for problems and rises to the occasion to fix the wrongs. My friends, we are the leaders and it is not too late to make a difference.
Lat Cozad
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Episode 374: The Week In Review From A Libertarian’s Perspective(5-11-2013)…
Show Summary:
On today’s show, I will discuss why the Federal Reserve sucks and how this American central bank has enabled the debt nightmare that this country is currently living through. Also, I will discuss why the current stock market rally is a farce and why a severe correction is due in the future.
Other topics for discussion today include the decrease in gun crime throughout America, as firearms sales have increased dramatically over the last fifth-teen years. However, most Americans think that gun crimes have risen during this time period. The main stream media(MSM) has sold this line of crap to gullible American sheeple. Go figure?
I finish the podcast off by discussing why we should stay out of Syria, the possibility of losing control of the internet due to a government shut down/take over. Also, why we should not be sacrificing our young boys and girls who serve in the military, by pissing away their precious life blood in far away lands that most Americans have never even heard of.
Show Notes/Topics And Links:.
Adult Podcast
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This is an adult podcast – you are now officially forewarned
Federal Reserve
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The current stock market rally is a farce
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A correction is way past due
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The Federal Reserve is screwing savers and retirees, as interest rates have been kept artificially low for five years
Gun Crime Diminishes
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Curtsey of the Los Angels Times, Gun crime has plunged, but Americans think it’s up, says study, by Emily Alpert
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Main stream media(MSM) is selling America a line of crap when it comes to gun violence
Internet Shut Down In Syria
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What happens when the internet goes dark?
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Curtsey of NBCNewsTechnology, Syria goes dark again in widespread Internet blackout, by Devin Coldewey NBC News
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Why we should not get involved in Syria and not sacrifice anymore of our boys and girls on foreign soil
Lat Cozad
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I recently read an article by writer Matt Taibbi, a Rolling Stone contributor. The name of the article is “Everything Is Rigged: The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever.” I had to read this piece twice. Twice to grasp the enormity of what Taibbi was describing and twice to wrap my cro magnon noodle around the financial terminology that was being used.
But before I finished the initial read of Taibbil’s piece, something became painfully aware to me. Today’s modern world can now be controlled by one person. Or possibly a very select few individuals, very similar to a politburo.
In times of old, rulers tried to conqueror the world through force of arms. By marching an army into the targeted land and forcing the population to succumb, or die. Unfortunately for said invaders, historically the defenders would rather die than be subjugated to a foreign power. Or at the very least, make life very difficult for the unwanted foreign squatters.
But now the entire world is held hostage by a few banks. Banks that are led by people. And if you go up high enough in the chain of command, you would probably encounter the select few that are pulling the strings.
However, as the title of the post states, there could simply be one person in charge. One person who has positioned themselves through posturing and political guile, to become the de facto ruler of the world. One person, who could wield financial Armageddon against the population of the world.
The rigging of the financial system described in this article is worrisome indeed. At this moment, hundreds of trillions of dollars are controlled by a cartel of bankers(or banksters if you prefer). According to Taibbil, the same banks that were responsible for the Libor rigging are apparently colluding with each other to control interest rate swaps as well.
Essentially the manipulation of Libor, was an attempt to control global interest rates. By colluding to fix interest rates and then controlling interest rate swaps, all parties involved that rely on credit for sustainability are being hosed twice.
As Taibbil puts it,
Because Libor already affects the prices of interest-rate swaps, making this a manipulation-on-manipulation situation. If the allegations prove to be right, that will mean that swap customers have been paying for two different layers of price-fixing corruption. If you can imagine paying 20 bucks for a crappy PB&J because some evil cabal of agribusiness companies colluded to fix the prices of both peanuts and peanut butter, you come close to grasping the lunacy of financial markets where both interest rates and interest-rate swaps are being manipulated at the same time, often by the same banks.
By the end of the article the reader understands that the population of the world is simply at the mercy of a few recklessly untouchable banks. But why are these banks untouchable? Mostly because of the lobbying power that they wield in the halls of Washington, D.C..
That and the fact these banks control the credit markets, but also take part in determining the prices of currencies and commodities. More importantly though, most of these to big to fail banks are responsible for hundreds of trillions of dollars in over-the-counter derivatives. The pure magnitude of debt that these institutions are responsible for is barely imaginable.
In fact, the numbers are so large that the US Justice system will not pursue serious criminal charges against these corrupt banks. Straight from the mouth of our brave Attorney General, Eric Holder.
Article curtsey of the NY Times, author Andrew Ross Sorkin
I am concerned that the size of some of these institutions becomes so large that it does become difficult for us to prosecute them when we are hit with indications that if we do prosecute — if we do bring a criminal charge — it will have a negative impact on the national economy, perhaps even the world economy,” Mr. Holder told the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I think that is a function of the fact that some of these institutions have become too large.”
So that leads to my conclusion that I drew earlier in this post and the reason for the title. The banking/financial system has become so massively bloated that the people sitting behind the plush $80,000 desk are in fact, untouchable. These elite few can now conquer the entire world without even having to field an army to take land by force.
These are very interesting times that we are living in. Hold onto your hats folks. Not to mention the gold, silver, and bullets. This one could be a bumpy ride.
Lat C.
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Episode 367: The Week In Review From A Libertarian’s Perspective(5-4-2013)…
Show Notes/Topics:
Adult Podcast
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This is an adult podcast – you are now officially forewarned
Drones And Stalin
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Very soon, drones will be miniaturized to the point were they can gain easily gain access to your home
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Imagine a world where your intimate secrets are recorded and posted on the internet
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And the repercussions from such information being though out the web could cause major problems for you and your family
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What about law enforcement – doing something “illegal” behind closed-doors? Not anymore, as “cyber snitches” can fly into your homes and record your activities and then sell that information to law enforcement
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Imagine if Stalin had this kind of technological capacity
Why We Have The 2nd Amendment
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The right to bear arms protects civilians from totalitarian governments and despots
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All other rights, including free speech, are guaranteed by citizens’ ability to arm themselves
There Is No Reason For Foreign Wars
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We should not be involved in Syria – period
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Also, there is no reason to have a large standing army in America
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It’s not our responsibility – going to war should be the absolute last solution when all diplomacy has failed
Lat Cozad
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Episode 366: What Happened To The Adventurers ?(5-3-2103)…
Show Notes/Topics And Links:
Adult Podcast
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This is an adult podcast – you are now officially forewarned
Mistake
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I noted in the beginning of the podcast that this was Episode 367 – that would be wrong, as this is Episode 366 – rock on!
What Happened To The Adventures?
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We used to be a people who challenged ourselves
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Now we are stuck in a modern-day life, where we go home and watch ESPN
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In the past, sailors would leave everything that they had and get aboard sailing ships and spend months on the open sea, crossing oceans, in cramped living quarters with other people
Thinking About Becoming An ExPat
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I have seriously been thinking about leaving the country some day in the future
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I also think it would be awesome to learn how to sail and go out on the ocean and visit different countries
Distant Horizons
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Before agriculture, we once roamed the world as hunter/gathers – this drive is still in our blood
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Even it means just getting out and exploring our local communities – think about getting out and exploring
Helpful Links
Matt Bracken
Robert Young Pelton
Lat Cozad
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Episode 360: The Week In Review From A Libertarian’s Perspective(4-27-2013)…
Show Notes/Topics:
Adult Podcast
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This is an adult podcast – you are now officially forewarned
It’s Good To Be King
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Curtsey of The DailyMailOnline.com, Designer golf bags, crystal statues and a $450 bathrobe: Sarkozy and Carla gave Obama and Michelle $40,000 worth of gifts in just one year, by Peter Allen In Paris
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If I were king, just for a day – Nah! What am I talking about
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Talk about an abuse of power, but this happens every stinking day – yet most people think this type of behavior is swell
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The Bush and Clinton administrations were just as bad
Ammo Problems Persist
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Curtsey of FoxNews.com/Politics, Reps challenge DHS ammo buys, say agency using 1,000 more rounds per person than Army, by Staff
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I understand the point of stockpiling, hey I’m the friggin preparedness field, but that’s a lot of ammo
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Why so much?
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Consider that this department never even existed before 9/11/01 – so for one government bureaucracy in a matter of over ten years to command so much power is a bit scary and perplexing from my vantage point
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I came across some .22 LR the other day at Dicks sporting goods – costed like crazy – 3 boxes for 150 rounds was $30.00 dollars – I snatched up three as that was the limit
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More to discuss on this topic in the future
Marx’s Birthday Is May 5th
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Hard to imagine that so many could follow such a fool
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To believe in such in an ideology – a human simply needs to deny their existence as a sentient being
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Would you believe in such a philosophy – that the state is more important than yourself, or your family
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Willing to sacrifice yourself and everybody else to “Forward” such an ideology
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LOL – if that is the case, then tune into AMC’s The Walking Dead series – those zombie creatures are you my communist/socialist friends
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Hungry for flesh? Or hungry because you are standing in a bread line at a state distribution center. What’s the difference?
Later,
Lat Cozad
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Episode 353: The Week In Review From A Libertarian’s Perspective(4-20-2013)…
Show Notes/Topics:
Adult Podcast
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This is an adult podcast – you are now officially forewarned
Terrorist Strike And Repercussions
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Boston terrorist caught and killed – but did they win?
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Two men terrorized an entire city and surrounding areas while a nation watched the chase unfold in real-time
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People did not leave their homes, moved out of their home when the authorities came in to search, businesses shut down – all because two a-holes went out and decide to take innocent lives at a public event
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Fear equates to complacency and the inability for people to want to take risk – risk allows for the potential of a reward
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As a society, we cannot sit in our homes, allowing for the destruction of our personal freedoms so that we can feel safe
Today Is 4-20
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I have no problem with somebody wanting to ingest/inject whatever drug they want into their bodies
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This is called personal responsibility
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Making choices for one’s self is essential for garnering and learning personal responsibility
Training With Arrosoft
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I thought I add this in today’s podcast because that an armed citizenry is essential for the individual freedoms of every person
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Interesting how the ammo shortage is causing people to change their spending habits and tactics
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More on this topic in the future
Later,
Lat Cozad
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Episode 346: The Week In Review From A Libertarian’s Perspective(4-13-2013)…
Show Summary:
On this week’s show, I will discuss the relationship between tyranny and the disillusionment of free speech. Also, I will discuss the recent progression of the gun control debate in the senate. And to end the podcast for the day, a rant in regards to Senate Joe Biden, who gets away with charging taxpayer’s rent for his personal security detail(aka: Secret Service).
Show Notes/Topics And Links:
Adult Podcast
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This is an adult podcast – you are now officially forewarned
The Importance Of Free Speech
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When one side controls the debate through intimation – you are marching down the road to tyranny
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Curtsey of the Washington Post/Style.com, Commencement speaker protests stir a debate over free speech on campuses, By Paul Farhi
Gun Control Debate Rages In Washington, DC
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This is not meaningful legislation
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More like political posturing by both sides
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The reality is that a national gun registry will do nothing to stop criminal activity, as criminals simply do not care if they break the law
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Simply an effort at feel good legislation to make it appear that something substantive will be accomplished
Biden – Taxpayer Landlord
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Why this guy gets away with this every year is beyond me
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Curtsey of Washington Times, Landlord Joe Biden pocketed $26,400 in 2012 renting cottage to the Secret Service, By Susan Crabtree
Later,
Lat Cozad
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Episode 339: The Week In Review From A Libertarian’s Perspective(4-6-2013)…
Show Summary:
The small state of Cyprus is the proverbial cannery in the coal mine. At this point in the development of human societies, we once again stand on the precipices of a potential world-wide war. With the crisis in Europe slowly deteriorating, it will be only a mater of time before the citizens of the many countries that comprise the EU(European Union) turn on their repressive governments. Unfortunately, as history tells us, these uprisings will probably be led by extremists. Very similar to the Nazis, Communist and Fascists groups of the past. We are already seeing the reincarnation of such groups gaining popularity, particularity in places like Greece with the Golden Dawn Neo-Nazi movement and the socialist/communist Hollande government in France.
Cyprus is only the beginning, as that country acted as a testing ground to see how a citizenry of a country will act when their money is essential stolen from them. Stolen by repressive bankster led technocrat government(s) that simply do not care about the people. Unlike Iceland, the citizens of Cyprus bowed to the demands of the bankster elite. But how long can this complacency last? What happens when the people have had enough and start turning to fringe groups for answers? The answer is quite simple my friends. In a word – chaos. And that chaos will once again bring us face to face with the unfortunate prospects of another massive war in Europe.
Show Notes/Topics And Links:
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Cyprus as a testing ground to the what the elite can get away with
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The people of Iceland actually had the balls to stand up the Euorpean elite and not back down
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Unfortunately, the Citizens of Cyprus did not have the fortitude to act
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One reason for this duplicity, is because of the incredibly strict guns laws in Cyprus
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This is why we can simply not hand over our firearms in America
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The deaths of 6 million Jews, 10 million Russians and countless other deaths from the tragedies that were wrought by the terrible Second World War is a testament to why we cannot let such tragedies ever happen again, or be forgotten
Links
Later,
Lat Cozad
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Episode 332: The Week In Review From A Libertarian’s Perspective(3-30-2013)…
Show Summary:
In the land of the free and the home of the brave, there seems to be a problem. So what is this problem my friends? Well, to be honest, why in the hell is the Department of Homeland Security(DHS) buying 1.6 billion rounds of ammo? And the answer is I do not have a friggin clue. I got some suspicions that I will explore at the end of today’s podcast.
Show Notes/Topics And Links:
Adult Podcast
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This is an adult podcast – you are now officially forewarned
This Show
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There were no show notes when I recorded this podcast, so the notes below are more like a general summary of today’s podcast – Enjoy!
Ammo Shortage
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It continues and will probably continue well into the future
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Questions abound in regards to why this happening
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Also, why does the Department of Homeland Security(DHS) need 1.6 billion rounds of ammo?
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Curtsey of FoxNewsInsider.com, California Congressman Doug LaMalfa on DHS Ammo Purchases: ‘It’s a Heck of a Lot of Bullets for Some Very Dubious-Sounding Reasons’, by staff
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Curtsey of USNews – Washington Whispers, DHS Denies Massive Ammunition Purchase, by Elizabeth Flock
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Curtsey of Business Inisder, ART CASHIN: Hunters Tell Me That Rifle Ammo Has Been The Best Investment Of The Last Year, by Sam Ro
My Take
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I think we are heading for a sever economic crisis that will disrupt the daily activities in this country and people in the know are scared
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Keep preparing and try your best to stay ahead of the curve
Later,
Lat Cozad
latcozad@poormanprepper.com
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