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Feb 17, 2023Liked by Elsa

What a great way to put it. So many of us get stuck with the information and end up frozen with no clue of what to do other than share the info usually with like minded people.

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it used to be the fodder of conspiracy theorists to say, "If you don't read the traditional newspapers or watch the MSM you are uninformed, but if you do read or watch them you are misinformed", but now has become more accurate every day. Conspiracies have been conducted for centuries, so those who become convinced of them could hardly be accurately accused of being a theorist. For years, I had a friend who told me about the bankers' desire to collapse our economy and named names which in some circles are connected with the ills of our economy, and thought although I knew him to be a really smart guy, thought he was going off the "reservation" with his ideas. Today, I see his comments as being prescient, as these people are being exposed as enemies of mankind.

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The other 6% are more than just the 6%. The ugly women pseudo security at TJ Maxx that haughtily demanded you wear a mask over your nose and mouth in order to enter the store even after you say you can’t breathe while wearing one. They enjoyed having power over another person even at such a low level. How many turn into impetuous tyrants when given authority? Middle management is ripe with these.

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The most important step to take is to stop using their money. Hold all your wealth in non-monetary assets and those that do not depend on money for their value (e.g. stocks and bonds). Then adopt alternative monetary systems, i.e. accept payment for your goods and services in other things than money. Even local barter will work if you're sceptical of other tokens of value. But physical gold and silver work too. Go a step further and protect your intellectual capital. If you can, work for yourself, not a corporation.

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There is an alternative to the banks in crypto currency. Bitcoin was the first and the only truly decentralized crypto. The banks fear the rise of bitcoin and they are doing their best to head off it’s general acceptance. Read the book The Bitcoin Standard as a good beginner reference.

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Banks are building new branch buildings quickly in the emerging 15 minute “smart” cities.

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It's good to know, Elsa, who the enemy is because unless we understand them and how they operate: As Sun Tzu wisely advises: "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle"

But more importantly we need to know the nature of their weapons and their weaknesses before we can build a strategy to either defeat them or avoid them. Sun Tzu advises further: "If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant."

Here we have some clues as to the direct of attack or rather avoidance, because we know the enemy is powerful, having prevailed for centuries. And you are right to point at one of their weapons - oblique PsyOp: https://www.intelligence101.com/psyops-the-ultimate-guide-to-psychological-operations-psyops/

But I believe their greatest weakness is their absolute need for compliance and adoration. My first weapon of choice is thus: https://austrianpeter.substack.com/p/the-financial-jigsaw-part-2-special-36e?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email but this is a complex tool that needs people to be engaged and this depends on knowledge, belief and faith. We have a long way to go on this one IMHO.

The next weapon of choice is 'avoidance' by creating supportive local economies, not as solitary units, but networked for mutual advantage: https://austrianpeter.substack.com/p/the-financial-jigsaw-part-2-localisation?s=w

And networking on Substack will grown support from like minds. Seymour Hersh answers this proposition: https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/why-substack

These are my intentions which I have written about for some 20 years - we are slowly getting there but if others have alternatives, I am all eyes and ears.

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Thanks Elsa for posting this. I thought Bitcoin Core ($BTC) was a way out of the system, but unfortunately I was wrong. $BTC can be censored as we saw first hand with the Freedom Convoy truckers in Canada. Ever since that day I've been searching for another alternative, a crypto project that is PRIVATE and 100% FUNGIBLE coins (meaning coins can't be tainted, tracked or censored). Please do your own research, but look into Epic Cash. Twitter: @EpicCashTech

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Thank you for the reference to Pick Up Sticks! A childhood favorite. When I lived in Southern California my favorite restaurant was STIX in Laguna Niguel. They were very popular and later opened a satellite location for pick up only, and they called it Pick Up STIX😂😜. I loved it!

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Feb 20, 2023·edited Feb 20, 2023Liked by Elsa

What are your favorite alternative news sources, alternative entertainment sources?

I quit all sources of news except for Fox News a few years ago. Now I’ve also quit Fox News. I get all of my news and articles on Substack. Which now includes you Elsa! (I read several articles before deciding to be a paid subscriber, just so you know…)

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